How a Bartender and a Sommelier Suggest You Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol

How a Bartender and a Sommelier Suggest You Talk to Your Kids About Alcohol These tips will help you turn a potentially awkward conversation into a productive one.   Washingtonian Written by Nevin Martell August 15, 2017 The birds and the bees may be “the talk” parents are most worried about having with their children, […]

Toward Liquor Control: The Beginning of US Alcohol Regulation

Toward Liquor Control: The Beginning of US Alcohol Regulation   Healthy Alcohol Marketplace By Pam S. Erickson, Public Action Management, PLC August 1, 2017 Critics often attempt to marginalize our alcohol regulations as just Prohibition Era “nanny state” measures attempting to legislate morality. In a recent article in the Washington Post, Dr. Mark Schrad of […]

“Persistent” Use of Energy Drinks Linked to Alcohol Disorder and Cocaine Use

“Persistent” Use of Energy Drinks Linked to Alcohol Disorder and Cocaine Use   Lexology Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP August 14, 2017 A study by University of Maryland researchers has purportedly found that adolescents and young adults whose consumption of energy drinks continued or increased after age 21 are at increased risk of alcohol use […]

RRF New Broadcast, Alcohol Across America

RRF New Broadcast, Alcohol Across America   Responsible Retailing Forum August 14, 2017 The Responsible Retailing Forum’s new broadcast, Alcohol Across America, premieres today. This weekly broadcast will examine the impact of beverage alcohol on public health and safety, the nation’s economy, and American culture. The weekly broadcasts will be on Mondays at 4 PM […]

Arrests of drunken air passengers up by 50%

Arrests of drunken air passengers up by 50%   Source: The Times Oliver Moody August 14 2017   The number of air passengers arrested for drunken misbehaviour on flights and in airports has risen by 50 per cent in the past year, an investigation has found.   Two senior peers have pressed the government to […]

A Comparative Look at the On Premise (Eating and Drinking) and Off Premise

A Comparative Look at the On Premise (Eating and Drinking) and Off Premise   Source: Nielsen August 14, 2017   According to Nielsen and Nielsen CGA data, the past 52 weeks (ending June 17, 2017) were characterized by:   .           Continued trading up as premium segments continued to grow faster than the lower price tiers […]

Trump needs more than fire and fury to defeat US opioid addiction

Trump needs more than fire and fury to defeat US opioid addiction   Source: FT by: Edward Luce in Washington August 11, 2017   He may have been going off-script about North Korea, but Donald Trump’s declaration of war on opioids this week came with the foreknowledge of his advisers. Instead of threatening “fire and  […]

Mexican authorities seize illicit alcohol in crackdown at resorts

Mexican authorities seize illicit alcohol in crackdown at resorts   Source: USA TODAY Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Aug. 12, 2017   Mexican authorities swept through 31 resorts, restaurants and nightclubs in Cancun and Playa del Carmen in recent days, suspending operations at two for unsanitary alcohol and in the process discovered a sketchy manufacturer that was […]

Could alcohol-free beer give the industry a much-needed buzz?

Could alcohol-free beer give the industry a much-needed buzz?   Food DIVE By Christopher Doering August 10, 2017 Dive Brief:   Large beer manufacturers are turning to no- or low-alcohol brews to attract new consumers and increase sales as revenue from its traditional beverages struggle, according to The Wall Street Journal.   The paper said […]