VA: Virginia ABC Hosts Alcohol Industry Trade Summit to Encourage Fair Practice
VA: Virginia ABC Hosts Alcohol Industry Trade Summit to Encourage Fair Practice Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control News Release July 14, 2016 RICHMOND – In a proactive effort to collaborate with alcohol industry members, the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s Bureau of Law Enforcement hosted a trade practice summit in Charlottesville Tuesday […]
GA: Georgia law says teens can have alcohol (sometimes)
GA: Georgia law says teens can have alcohol (sometimes) AJC By Camie Young, For the AJC July 15, 2016 According to the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, 8.7 million American kids ages 12-20 consume alcohol. In Georgia, 23.6 percent of children in that age range reported drinking within the past month, according to a […]
MA: A kegful of self-serving arguments
MA: A kegful of self-serving arguments The Boston Globe By Dante Ramos July 14, 2016 The usual recipe for booze regulation is: one part public interest, nine parts rent-seeking. As the Globe’s Dan Adams recently reported, local craft beer brewers have been trying for years to win the right to switch distributors, and […]
Health consciousness set to increase, says William Grant Market Report
Health consciousness set to increase, says William Grant Market Report Imbibe By Laura Foster July 15, 2016 The annual William Grant Market Report 2016 has been released, and amongst the continuation of such drinks trends as drinking less but better, and interest in experiences, health consciousness is apparently going to be a growing aspect. […]
Australia: Coles now delivering booze at night
Australia: Coles now delivering booze at night Source: news.com.au July 15th COLES has launched evening and Saturday booze delivery. First Choice, part of Coles’ liquor business, will become the first national retailer to offer the service in the rapidly growing $344 million online liquor market. New delivery options have been rolled […]
Big brewers see big potential in non-alcoholic beer
Big brewers see big potential in non-alcoholic beer Source: the drinks business by Steven Green 13th July, 2016 Anheuser-Busch InBev, who will soon make a third of the world’s beer are said to be keen on dipping into the low and non-alcohol brew market in a bid to tap into drinkers looking to […]
Smoking alcohol warned to be more dangerous than drinking
Smoking alcohol warned to be more dangerous than drinking Source: the drinks business by Steven Green 13th July, 2016 Residents in the United States are being warned that the re-emerging trend of smoking alcohol is more harmful than just drinking. A number of videos have recently appeared online apparently giving youngsters tips […]
Massachusetts: A kegful of self-serving arguments
Massachusetts: A kegful of self-serving arguments Source: Boston Globe By Dante Ramos July 14, 2016 The usual recipe for booze regulation is: one part public interest, nine parts rent-seeking. As the Globe’s Dan Adams recently reported, local craft beer brewers have been trying for years to win the right to switch distributors, […]
Alcohol survey points to pervasive problem drinking on American college campuses
Alcohol survey points to pervasive problem drinking on American college campuses Source: newsok.com Eric Schulzke, Deseret News July 13th A survey conducted by a psychology professor at the University of Houston suggests alcohol may govern college campus life even more than most people suppose, and it may be affecting the way students eat. […]
‘Drunkorexia’ pandemic sweeps US colleges
‘Drunkorexia’ pandemic sweeps US colleges Source: the drinks business by Steven Green 13th July, 2016 A new survey from the University of Houston’s psychology professor has suggested that alcohol governs modern life on campus. Dipali Rinker, a public health professor at the University of Houston found that the term ‘drunkorexia’ is used […]