Market to GenX at your own Risk
Market to GenX at your own Risk Source: SVB Wine Rob McMillan March 27th Let’s talk about Millennials! How exciting is that conversation? Demographers and researchers are laser focused. It’s a feeding frenzy at times because that’s the growth opportunity of future retail. Boomers are old news, nothing to write home about and […]
Weaker drinks ‘to solve health problems’, say councils
Weaker drinks ‘to solve health problems’, say councils Source: BBC News 26 March 2016 Weaker beers, ciders, wines and spirits are what is needed to tackle drink-related health problems, local councils have said. The Local Government Association (LGA) has also called on ministers to extend tax breaks on lower-strength 2.8% beers to […]
Analysis: Alcohol is America’s biggest drug threat
Analysis: Alcohol is America’s biggest drug threat Source: BDN By Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post March 28, 2016 America’s communities are besieged by a highly dangerous, addictive drug. Its users can become agitated and violent, harming themselves and family members. It’s incredibly toxic and even lethal at high doses. Many people who start abusing […]
Bartender accidentally sets customer on fire
Bartender accidentally sets customer on fire Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 17th March, 2016 Footage of a bartender accidentally setting a patron alight while pouring alcohol onto a flaming cocktail has surfaced online. In the video, which was filmed at a bar in Moscow, the barman is seen setting three […]
Tsingtao Earnings Fall 14% as China Slowdown Curbs Beer Drinking
Tsingtao Earnings Fall 14% as China Slowdown Curbs Beer Drinking Source: Bloomberg Rachel Chang March 28, 2016 China’s second-largest brewer, Tsingtao Brewery Co., reported a 14 percent drop in 2015 earnings after an economic slowdown and a consumer shift to different types of alcoholic beverages hurt beer demand. Net income was 1.71 […]