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Our Venues Are Now Selling More Vodka Than Beer Mercantile Chief David Murray on Riding the Storms of War Inflation and Ever Changing Tastes

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AI-generatedThe article describes a shift in beverage sales at Mercantile Group venues (vodka surpassing beer) driven by changing consumer tastes, war, and inflation. No concrete commercial mechanism, investment, regulation, price move, or supply disruption is reported. The impact is limited to one hospitality group's product mix; no sector-wide or commodity-level signal.
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- Mercantile Group venues now sell more vodka than beer.
- David Murray appointed Managing Director two years ago.
- Shift reflects changing consumer preferences amid war, inflation, and evolving tastes.
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