On the Rocks: The Story of Trump Vodka
On the Rocks: The Story of Trump Vodka Why Americans don’t order Trump & tonics Source: Bloomberg Businessweek By Max Abelson April 20, 2016 “Trump steaks,” said Donald Trump. “Where are the steaks? Do we have steaks? We have Trump steaks.” The billionaire Republican presidential candidate was giving a victory speech in […]
ABLE says alcohol packaging targets children
ABLE says alcohol packaging targets children Source: ABC News 7 By Will Hutchison, Reporter April 19th 2016 A growing number of parents are afraid that alcohol companies are increasingly targeting their kids. There’s a recent trend of alcoholic drinks that look and taste like soda and juice. They have parents worried that […]
Life Expectancy for White Americans Declines
Life Expectancy for White Americans Declines African-American men gained 0.4 year of life expectancy in 2014, to 72.2 years Source: WSJ By Betsy McKay April 20, 2016 Life expectancy fell for the U.S. white population in 2014 and remained flat for all population groups combined, according to data released Wednesday by the […]
Higher alcohol Not Your Father’s Root Beer to go national
Higher alcohol Not Your Father’s Root Beer to go national Not Your Father’s Root Beer started with a 5.9 percent alcohol version. Now a 10.7 version will get national distribution. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune) Source: Chicago Tribune Josh Noel April 19, 2016 Not Your Father’s Root Beer is going national – […]
MADD donates state of the art alcohol screening devices to Timmins police
MADD donates state of the art alcohol screening devices to Timmins police Timmons Today By Frank Giorno April 17, 2016 CANADA, Ontario, Timmons – The Timmins Police Services and the Timmins and Area MADD Chapter donated two Dräger alcohol detection devices to the traffic section of the Timmins Police Service yesterday. The two Dräger Alcotest […]
Neighborhood’s Effect On Drinking
Neighborhood’s Effect On Drinking ARG By Katherine Karriker-Jaffe April 2016 The socioeconomic makeup of a neighborhood may have a greater influence on people than previously thought, Associate Scientist and lead author Katherine Karriker-Jaffe suggests. The study published in Prevention Science showed men who live in affluent neighborhoods held attitudes more favorable to drinking and were more likely to […]
United Kingdom: Drunk offenders to attend lessons on the effects of alcohol to avoid criminal charges
United Kingdom: Drunk offenders to attend lessons on the effects of alcohol to avoid criminal charges International Business Times By Joe Gamp April 17, 2016 A new scheme is being trialled to help tackle anti-social behaviour and binge drinking, which would see offenders attend a two-day course to learn about alcohol and how better to handle […]
Washington, DC: Bill to limit neighborhood groups from protesting liquor licenses
Washington, DC: Bill to limit neighborhood groups from protesting liquor licenses GW Hatchet By Honora Gibbons, Hatchet Reporter April 17, 2016 D.C. Council members are tired of neighbors protesting liquor licenses. At large D.C. Council members Anita Bonds and David Grosso presented a bill earlier this month that would place limitations on community members’ ability to […]
AK: Update to alcohol laws passes House with rider
AK: Update to alcohol laws passes House with rider News Miner By Matt Buxton April 18, 2016 JUNEAU — The bill to update the state’s alcohol laws passed the House, but not before it picked up an unexpected passenger. Senate Bill 165 lessens the penalties for minor consuming alcohol charges and reworks the membership requirements […]
Control State Results for March 2016
Control State Results for March 2016 Control State Results April 15, 2016 During March, nine-liter spirits case sales in the control states grew 8.4%. Rolling-twelve-month volume growth of 3.1% compares favorably with February’s 2.7%. Alabama, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming reported monthly volumetric growth rates in […]