Business of Beverages
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This is a podcast for curious and creative people working in the global beverage industry: from makers to marketers, from brewers to bartenders, from distillers to drinkers. Each episode brings you insights that are relevant to everyone in the beverage industry who wants to build their knowledge about the people, products and plans behind the liquids we love.
Host Will Keating and Co-host Pádraig Fox bring all their experience, wit and charm to interviews with guests who are a mix of true subject matter experts, cutting edge innovators and living legends.
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Business of Beverages is hosted, edited and independently produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a purely independent capacity. All studio recording is carried out at Hellfire Studio. All music is courtesy of Roundstone and ©.
Episodes
156 episodes
The Quizness of Beverages
Our Short silly quiz continues!Which drinks business was founded in 1824? Which well known drink was originally created to be a mixture for Whiskey? If you have a suggestion or clues for a drink we should tackle, please click...
The Quizness of Beverages
Our short silly quiz continues...Which drinks business buys more Saffron than anybody else? Which drink was created in Australia by Thomas Mayne?If you have a suggestion or clues for a drink we should tackle, please click on the l...
The Quizness of Beverages
Our Short silly quiz continues!Which drinks business was bombed in WWII? Whose "Traditional" beer isn't as traditional as you might think?If you have a suggestion or clues for a drink we should tackle, please click on the link abo...
BizBevPod Book Club - Chapter Two
In this episode you'll learn which beverage books should be next on your reading list, if you have already finished the books we recommended in our first Book Club!Follow...
The Quizness of Beverages
Our Short silly quiz continues!Which beverage brand was founded by a Swiss watchmaker to settle upset stomachs? Which drink was launched in 48 countries in a few short years, only to be withdrawn from all in an even shorter timescale?
BizBevPod Book Club - Chapter One
In this episode you'll learn which beverage books should be next on your reading list.In the first of what we hope will be a regular feature, Foxy and Will are joined by the drinks polymath,
A matter of taste: How FlavorActiv killed "The Man From Del Monte"
In this episode you'll learn how product taste testing went from a status driven lottery (where one mythical taster/ "man from Del Monte" could decide on the quality of a whole batch) to a systematic quality tool for companies to improve their ...
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The Quizness of Beverages (A.K.A. A Shot Of...)
More quiz fun, this time with a pair of unexpected beverages.Please send us suggestions and/or questions using the link above. Please also subscribe to help us keep the pod ad free.
Mighty Mouse - Honesty beats Sustainability for Mouse Kingdom Liqueurs
In this episode you'll learn how Mouse Kingdom Liqueurs believe that honesty > sustainability when it comes to making luscious, low-impact, local liquids in Manchester. We jump straight into a discussion with
The Quizness of Beverages (A.K.A. A Shot Of...)
Happy New Year!Our Quiz is back, better than ever... well actually it's pretty much the same, but that's the way we love it!Please send us suggestions and/or questions using the link above. Please also subscribe to help us keep the ...
Foxy's Tales: Jakarta!
In this episode you'll learn about the vibrant and distinctive beverage culture in Jakarta, Indonesia.Foxy (Pádraig Fox) has been away a lot in recent weeks, trotting the globe and exploring the ...
A Shot of... (The Quizness of Beverages!)
It happened! A listener finally sent us in questions for our short, silly drinks quiz and we're thrilled. Firstly because somebody loves a beverage based quiz as much as we do, but secondly because we didn't have to do the research work ourselv...
Who are you without your history? Eibhlin Colgan from Guinness & Carol Quinn from Jameson on the importance of the past, to the future.
In this episode you'll learn how brands like Jameson and Guinness invest in their future by entrusting their past to Archivists. It's exceptionally rare to get Diageo and Pernod Ricard to agree on anything (!) but the importance of bran...
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A Shot of... (The Quizness of Beverages!)
The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above
Study Brewing & Distilling in Dublin! Rena Barry- Ryan & Terence Delaney explain the advantages of a Post-Graduate qualification from TU Dublin
In this episode you'll learn how Ireland's leading Technological University has created a stackable, flexible, hands on and industry led range of qualifications for students who want to advance in the beverage industry. Guest
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A Shot of... (The Quizness of Beverages!)
The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above
Cask Strength?: Martin Purvis explains why the global cask supply chain can't be taken for granted anymore.
In this episode you'll learn how casks are the underappreciated linchpin of the distilling industry and how their future is looking very uncertain amongst rising demand, restricted supply and changing regulations.
A Shot of... (The Quizness of Beverages!)
The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above
Is that a real job?! - Maggie Kimberl is a professional Bourbon critic & journalist. Dream job? Yes & No...
In this episode you'll learn why independent professional, unbiased journalism is vital to the long term health of the drinks industry.With Foxy unavailable we jump straight into an interview with
A Shot Of... (the Quizness of Beverages!)
The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above
New Wave Non Alcs: Brendan Williams on why the future is functional
In this episode you'll learn what the future holds for non alcoholic beers. Brendan Williams ran the global non alc business for Carlsberg and literally wrote the book on how to ...
A Shot of (Quizness of Beverages!)
The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! Actually, a few people did actually ask for it in the last few months so we were happy to oblige.Can Will recover from the disaster of his last showing on this quiz? If you hav...
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Foxy's Tales: Korea.
In this episode you'll learn what the beverage trends are in South Korea as Foxy recounts his observations and insights from two (!) recent trips to Seoul.In another of Foxy's Tales, Biz Bev Pod's very own Padraig Fox gives his view on ...
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