Abstinence trends to boost non-alcoholic drinks sales – study (Excerpt)
Abstinence trends to boost non-alcoholic drinks sales – study (Excerpt) Source: Just-Drinks By Andy Morton 17 November 2016 Global non-alcoholic beverage sales are to jump by almost one third over the next five years as consumers move away beer, wine and spirits, a new study has claimed. Health concerns over alcohol will help boost sales […]
Pennsylvania: Lawmakers assess liquor law overhauls, consider more privatization
Pennsylvania: Lawmakers assess liquor law overhauls, consider more privatization Source: WITF by Katie Meyer Nov 17, 2016 On the heels of passing a sweeping liquor reform bill this summer and expanding beer sales just recently, some state lawmakers are considering moving to privatize alcohol sales in Pennsylvania even further. A House panel heard from several […]
Maryland: Leggett proposes Montgomery Liquor Authority to upgrade service
Maryland: Leggett proposes Montgomery Liquor Authority to upgrade service Source: Washington Post By Bill Turque November 17 Montgomery County would retain its lucrative monopoly on alcohol sales but create an independent liquor authority to improve customer service under a proposal unveiled Thursday by County Executive Isiah Leggett (D). The county collects more than $22?million a […]
Japan Could Give Tourists Tax Break On Alcohol
Japan Could Give Tourists Tax Break On Alcohol the drinks business By Lauren Eads August 22, 2016 Japanese alcoholic drinks such as sake and Japanese whisky could become exempt from tax for foreign tourists if a request by its tourism agency is accepted. According to Kyodo News, the Japan Tourism Agency wants to […]
India: Kerala government drops online liquor sale plan
India: Kerala government drops online liquor sale plan The Hindu August 21, 2016 The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has dropped its plan to start online liquor sales during the Onam festival after it ran into criticism from all quarters. The CPI(M)-led government has said no such decision has been taken. […]
Association against policy to segregate alcoholic drinks
Association against policy to segregate alcoholic drinks Borneo Post Online By Lim How Pim August 22, 2016 KUCHING: A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has appealed to the government not to make it compulsory for coffeeshop proprietors to display alcoholic drinks separately from other beverages. In making this call, Malaysia-Singapore Coffee Shop Proprietors’ General Association […]
Denver is first city in America to allow pot in bars and restaurants
Denver is first city in America to allow pot in bars and restaurants Source: Associated Press November 15, 2016 Denver has approved a first-in-the-nation law allowing people to use marijuana in bars and restaurants. Denver voters weighed in on Proposition 300 as eight other states legalized marijuana for medical or recreational purposes […]
Full 9th Circ. To Rehear Calif. Store Booze-Ad Ban Appeal
Full 9th Circ. To Rehear Calif. Store Booze-Ad Ban Appeal Source: Law360 By Kat Greene November 16, 2016 The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday agreed to reconsider its decision reviving an advertising company’s challenge to California’s law barring liquor producers from paying retailers for in-store marketing after an army of amici came forward to […]
Mass. leads the way for a national crackdown on ‘pay-to-play’?
Mass. leads the way for a national crackdown on ‘pay-to-play’? Federal regulators have struck a record-high settlement from a Massachusetts beer distributor. Source: Boston Globe By Dan Adams Globe November 16, 2016 Federal alcohol regulators on Wednesday vowed a national crackdown on “pay-to-play” in the beer industry, taking aim at an illegal […]
Homer Simpson Wisdom about Alchol
Springfield’s most popular resident certainly has a way with words. Here are a few of his best pearls of wisdom: Beer. Now there’s a temporary solution. When will I learn? The answer to life’s problems aren’t at the bottom of a bottle, they’re on TV! In America, first you get the sugar, […]