The ‘sober generation’: Australian teens snubbing alcohol and cigarettes thanks to parents, researchers say
The ‘sober generation’: Australian teens snubbing alcohol and cigarettes thanks to parents, researchers say Source: http://www.abc.net.au/ By Lauren Williams January 12, 2018 Teenagers are turning away from alcohol and other substances so much so that researchers studying the change in attitude have labelled this the “sober generation”. Key points: Over 41,000 […]
Tips Equal Over Half Of Restaurant Staff Income, Report Says
Tips Equal Over Half Of Restaurant Staff Income, Report Says Source: Law360 By Joyce Hanson January 11, 2018 More than half of earnings for waiters and bartenders come from tips, says a new report released Thursday as the U.S. Department of Labor considers reversing an Obama-era rule that prevents employers from redistributing servers’ […]
Alcohol Spending Hit $241.8 Billion in 2017
Alcohol Spending Hit $241.8 Billion in 2017 Source: Wine & Spirits Daily JANUARY 11, 2018 The numbers are starting to come in for 2017, and thus far, beverage alcohol trends seem to have been lukewarm, depending on who you ask. Consumer spending on alcohol was up 2.7% to $241.8 billion for the […]
Sri Lanka removes ban on sale of alcohol to women
Sri Lanka removes ban on sale of alcohol to women Source: BBC News 10 January 2018 Sri Lanka is to allow women over the age of 18 to buy alcohol legally for the first time in more than 60 years. The government said that it was amending a 1955 law that it […]
Russian man rams armored personnel carrier into shop, steals wine
Russian man rams armored personnel carrier into shop, steals wine Source:Reuters January 11th A man rammed an armored personnel carrier into a shop window before climbing through the rubble to steal a bottle of wine in a town in northern Russia on Wednesday morning, according to local media and video posted on social […]
Does Marijuana Legalization Decrease Alcohol Consumption?
Does Marijuana Legalization Decrease Alcohol Consumption? There’s evidence to suggest cannabis should be considered a substitute, not a complement. Source: https://hightimes.com/ Tim Kohut January 9, 2018 There’s a particular conundrum when it comes to state legalization of recreational pot from a retail standpoint. The conundrum is the co-sales and usage of marijuana […]
Here’s How Alcohol Can Damage DNA and Increase Cancer Risk
Here’s How Alcohol Can Damage DNA and Increase Cancer Risk LiveScience By Tereza Pultarova, Live Science Contributor January 6, 2018 Scientists think they know how alcohol damages DNA and increases the risk of cancer. Researchers in England conducted the study in mice, however, experts say that the mechanisms linking alcohol to DNA damage are the same […]
Alcohol industry rolls into fast-growing cannabis market
Alcohol industry rolls into fast-growing cannabis market NZ Herald By Jennifer Kaplan January 6, 2018 Constellation Brands isn’t quite sure whether legal cannabis is friend or foe to the alcohol industry. Either way, it wants in. The maker of Robert Mondavi wine, Corona beer and Svedka vodka is still waiting for the chips to fall […]
Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community: What does it mean for alcohol sales
Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community: What does it mean for alcohol sales Source: Public Action Management January 9, 2018 There is a lot of talk these days about “food desserts” where people don’t have sufficient access to healthy foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables. Many of these are in low income […]
Master distiller provides insight into the ‘Old Fashioned’ science of making bourbon
Master distiller provides insight into the ‘Old Fashioned’ science of making bourbon Science Friday By Stephen Schmidt (no connection to NABCA) January 07, 2018 How much do you know about the science that goes into making bourbon? One would think the citizens of Kentucky — the epicenter of the corn-based whiskey — would know more than the average […]