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Gateway? No Way
Club Soda published its ‘Gateway? No Way’ report to challenge claims that alcohol-free drinks lead people towards alcohol. It brought together research showing that alcohol usually comes first and that no- and low-alcohol products may help people moderate, creating a timely evidence-led story around proposed government regulation.
Why it worked: It hijacked a live policy debate with a clear counterfinding—sequence data debunking the “gateway” claim—backed by named, peer-reviewed studies.
The lesson: Consider timing your pitch to an active consultation and supply a simple, order-of-events dataset that flips a prevailing assumption.
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How this story spread across the media
| Publication | Headline | Date |
|---|---|---|
| thegrocer.co.uk | ‘No evidence’ low & no drinks act as a gateway to alcohol: Club Soda report | Thursday 10th September, 2026 |
| morningadvertiser.co.uk | Club Soda: Alcohol-free drinks not a gateway to alcohol | Friday 18th September, 2026 |