Don’t sweat the soft stuff

Something very interesting is happening in the drinks sector in Ireland, and many of us may not have seen it coming: a full 25 per cent of our adult population now doesn’t drink any alcohol at all.

As a result, the availability of good, non-alcoholic options is increasingly important to a large number of diners. Treating them as an afterthought is no longer an option, and producers both big and small have been ...