One needn’t spend an abundance of time in the drinks industry in order to become impressed by the sheer volume of jargon it regularly produces. From old favourites like ‘super-premium’ – I keep waiting for “ultra-mega-premium” – to newcomers such as ‘long drink,’ there would seem to be no end to the bafflegab the industry regularly generates and embraces.
Will beer’s forays into functional stick?
Brewers need to walk a tightrope when playing the 'functional' card for their wares. Category commentator Stephen Beaumont surveys the landscape.