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Australia suggests Vegemite sales limit amid ‘alcohol abuse’

Australia suggests Vegemite sales limit amid ‘alcohol abuse’   Source: BBC News 9 August 2015   Vegemite is something of an Australian culinary icon!   Australia’s government says some communities should consider limiting the sale of the popular Vegemite spread because it is being used to make alcohol.   It says the yeast-based product is […]

Beers are becoming craftier, but pubs are bearing the brunt

Beers are becoming craftier, but pubs are bearing the brunt   A microbrewery opens every other day but 29 public houses close a week   Source: FT by: Aleksandra Wisniewska August 10, 2015   When beer lovers congregate for the start of the Great British Beer Festival in London on Tuesday, they will do so […]

Half of UK nightclubs close in ten years as Brits abandon rave culture

Half of UK nightclubs close in ten years as Brits abandon rave culture   Experts predict dramatic decline in clubs will leave the UK worse off ‘culturally, socially and economically’                                     Source: The Telegraph By Lucy Clarke-Billings 10 Aug 2015   Nearly half of nightclubs in Britain have shut their doors in the last decade […]

Fast casual restaurants get a bump from alcohol service

Fast casual restaurants get a bump from alcohol service   Adult beverages are a largely untapped opportunity for many fast casual restaurants-but that may be changing.   Source: Restaurant Hospitality Gina LaVecchia Ragone Aug 4, 2015   Could adult beverage experiments by fast food giants lead to broader alcohol sales across more segments of the […]