How AI Is Changing Beer
AI is transforming beverage production from quality control to recipe development. Examples include Propagate Lab's Yeast Buddy chatbot and custom AI models creating novel beer recipes, showing practical tech applications.
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AI will help wine sales in hospitality but won’t replace humans
Why does this matter?
AI-driven beverage personalization tech like Preferabli shows how BevTech tools are solving real operational problems—reducing waste, improving staff onboarding, and increasing sales through better product matching rather than upselling.
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As Artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in hospitality, db hosted a webinar earlier this year
DRINKS Powers Forbes' Entry into Wine Commerce
Why does this matter?
Major media brand Forbes launches wine commerce powered by DRINKS platform, validating BevTech infrastructure and demonstrating content-to-commerce opportunities for beverage founders.
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Super-premium-plus spirits fall 15% in 2025
Why does this matter?
BevTech founders need to understand the premiumization reversal and shift to value-tier products, as this fundamental market trend impacts product positioning, pricing strategies, and growth opportunities in emerging markets.
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Irish whiskey, agave and no-alcohol products were the only bright spots for the spirits sector last
Constellation Brands - Data Scientist
Why does this matter?
Data scientist role at major beverage CPG company (Constellation Brands - Corona, Modelo, etc.) signals tech talent opportunities in the beverage industry.
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Drinkubator
Why does this matter?
Drinkubator is a beverage-focused accelerator/incubator program that directly serves BevTech founders by providing resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities in the beverage startup ecosystem.
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Annandale makes ‘major breakthrough’ in net zero whisky
Why does this matter?
World-first renewable energy storage system deployed at Scottish distillery demonstrates how craft beverage producers can eliminate fossil fuels from production while reducing costs—a scalable solution applicable across heat-intensive beverage manufacturing.
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Scottish distillery Annandale has commissioned what it calls a 'world first' decarbonisation