New Zealand: On-demand liquor delivery – the changing face of alcohol
New Zealand: On-demand liquor delivery – the changing face of alcohol Voxy.co.nz Contributor: Fuseworks Media October 18, 2017 New Zealand is coming to grips with on-demand liquor sales and its rapidly changing the way people shop for alcohol. The liquor industry constituted to $434 Million is sales for the June quarter nationally1. Boosted by buoyant […]
Divorce Found To Increase Risk For Alcohol Use Disorders, And Remarriage To Lower It
Divorce Found To Increase Risk For Alcohol Use Disorders, And Remarriage To Lower It Source: Forbes Zhana Vrangalova October 16, 2017 It should come as no surprise that divorce is linked to alcohol (ab)use. Research consistently shows that, compared to married people, divorced people drink more and in more harmful ways (e.g. binge […]
High spirits: France mulls massive tax hike on strong liquor
High spirits: France mulls massive tax hike on strong liquor Source: The Local 16 October 2017 The price of Cognac and Calvados could soon soar with the French government mulling a massive hike in taxes on strong alcoholic drinks as part of a crackdown on beverages that are bad for your health. […]
Heed Heineken’s Warning: Cannabis Is A Threat
Heed Heineken’s Warning: Cannabis Is A Threat Source: Cowen October 16th The Cowen Insight Last week, Heineken noted that beer is plagued by competition from wine and spirits, while the industry should also be mindful of expanding cannabis access. We concur, as the next 12 months will bring rapid change. A state-by-state analysis […]
New Technology Analyzes Fingerprints to Determine Alcohol and Substance Use
New Technology Analyzes Fingerprints to Determine Alcohol and Substance Use The Merkle By JP Buntinx October 11, 2017 Human fingerprints have proven to be a substantial and reliable source of information. While most people assume these can only be used to identify individuals, the use cases of fingerprints go a lot farther. New research shows […]
Amazon to open its first bar
Amazon to open its first bar Source: http://www.drinksbulletin.com.au by: Naomi Kaplan October 09, 2017 Amazon is opening a pop-up bar in Tokyo to promote alcohol sales on its site. While the company has opened physical bookstores, bought Whole Foods and is testing a food market without cash registers at its Seattle headquarters, […]
IL: Liquor inspection pilot program getting high marks for focusing resources locally
IL: Liquor inspection pilot program getting high marks for focusing resources locally Illinois News Network By Greg Bishop October 12, 2017 ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK-A pilot program dubbed LC13 by those involved has the state re-allocating resources to local governments in order to inspect retail liquor establishments. And it’s getting some high marks from those participating […]
New Zealand: Up to two more hours a day for booze sales at Auckland bottle stores and supermarkets
New Zealand: Up to two more hours a day for booze sales at Auckland bottle stores and supermarkets NZ Herald October 13, 2017 Licensed Auckland supermarkets and bottle stores would be able to sell alcohol for up to two more hours each day under the council’s latest proposal. Auckland’s provisional Local Alcohol Policy is continuing […]
Trouble Ahead: A Third Of Teens Think It’s Legal To Drive Under The Influence Of Marijuana
Trouble Ahead: A Third Of Teens Think It’s Legal To Drive Under The Influence Of Marijuana Forbes By Cheryl and Christopher Jensen , CONTRIBUTOR October 13, 2017 A third of teens in a new survey think it’s legal to drive under the influence of marijuana in states where recreational use by adults is legal. What could go wrong? […]
Statistics show changes in frosh drinking culture, one year after hard alcohol ban
Statistics show changes in frosh drinking culture, one year after hard alcohol ban The Stanford Daily October 13, 2017 New data on undergraduate alcohol consumption suggests that freshman drinking rates have dropped a year after the controversial restriction on hard alcohol was first introduced. Since fall 2016, the latest iteration of Stanford’s alcohol policy has seen a […]