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The coronavirus pandemic has upended many markets in the last 19 months, while creating some new opportunities. One market opportunity near the start of the pandemic came as people stayed at home, first entirely and then less so, consumed more alcohol. However, there has been pushback against increased consumption as the National Institutes of Health sees that increase in the use of alcohol as a public health problem, which has become more acute during the pandemic. More restaurants are offering alcohol-free mocktails, and craft brewers are entering the non-alcoholic beer market.
This non-alcoholic movement has already started and I don't see it slowing down for several years.
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The coronavirus pandemic has upended many markets in the last 19 months, while creating some new opportunities. One market opportunity near the start of the pandemic came as people stayed at home, first entirely and then less so, consumed more alcohol. However, there has been pushback against increased consumption as the National Institutes of Health sees that increase in the use of alcohol as a public health problem, which has become more acute during the pandemic. More restaurants are offering alcohol-free mocktails, and craft brewers are entering the non-alcoholic beer market.