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The VinePair Podcast: Diageo Bets Big on NA Spirits

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Last week, Diageo announced that it had acquired Ritual Zero Proof, the top-selling non-alcoholic spirits brand in the United States. Could this be Diageo buying up any potential competition to Seedlip, a brand that’s been in the portfolio since 2019? With Seedlip already in its portfolio, why add another brand?

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Who Let the Fizz Out? Why Bubble-Free Booze Is on the Rise

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Bloating and burping are proof that life’s not always a gas. In 2019, a trio of University of New Hampshire graduates founded one of the first bubble-free booze companies, NOCA — a portmanteau of non-carbonated — as a counterpoint to then-ascendant hard seltzers. Highlighting a drink’s lack of carbonation is a smart sales pitch.

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