Russian courts closed 156 alcohol-selling websites in five-month period   Source: RAPSI 30/03/2016   Russian courts satisfied more than 114 lawsuits over online sales of alcohol and ordered to close 156 websites and webpages in a five-month period, RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday.   According to the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection […]

Russian courts closed 156 alcohol-selling websites in five-month period

Russian courts closed 156 alcohol-selling websites in five-month period   Source: RAPSI 30/03/2016   Russian courts satisfied more than 114 lawsuits over online sales of alcohol and ordered to close 156 websites and webpages in a five-month period, RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday.   According to the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection […]

Revealed: Britain is third worst country in EU for nanny state regulation

Revealed: Britain is third worst country in EU for nanny state regulation   Only Finland and Sweden are seen as more meddling than Britain, according to a new analysis                                     Source: The Telegraph By Michael Wilkinson 31 Mar 2016   Britain is the third worst country in the European Union for nanny state regulation, a […]

Debunked: Scientists Slam Study Doubting Health Benefits Of Alcohol

Debunked: Scientists Slam Study Doubting Health Benefits Of Alcohol   Source: The Daily Caller Guy Bentley 03/29/2016   A study that cast doubt on the health benefits of alcohol is itself under fire from scientists for massive bias and omitting critical facts.   “Alcohol: Studies showing benefits of drinking flawed, research warns,” newspapers groaned March […]

Excise Officials Bust Illicit Liquor Racket

Excise Officials Bust Illicit Liquor Racket   New Indian Express By Express News Service March 29, 2016 KOCHI, India – Excise officials on Monday busted an illegal brewery that was producing spurious liquors and supplying it in markets using fake stickers and holograms at Ayavana in Muvattupuzha. Following seizure of the smuggled spirit in Palakkad, […]

Louisville man convicted of 7 DUI’s now charged with another

Louisville man convicted of 7 DUI’s now charged with another   Source: WDRB By Ryan Cummings Mar 29, 2016   A Louisville man convicted of seven DUI’s in the past, is arrested again and charged for yet another DUI.   John Przybylek, 32, was arrested Monday night. But despite the stiff charges and his prior […]

Why startup beer brewers are skipping stores and selling directly to locals

Why startup beer brewers are skipping stores and selling directly to locals   Source: Quartz Ethan Fixell March 28, 2016   With over 4,000 breweries in the US today, shelf space in bodegas, supermarkets, and retail stores has become incredibly precious. Many small breweries are now even having trouble getting their hands on cans to […]

Market to GenX at your own Risk

Market to GenX at your own Risk   Source: SVB Wine Rob McMillan March 27th   Let’s talk about Millennials! How exciting is that conversation? Demographers and researchers are laser focused. It’s a feeding frenzy at times because that’s the growth opportunity of future retail. Boomers are old news, nothing to write home about and […]

Weaker drinks ‘to solve health problems’, say councils

Weaker drinks ‘to solve health problems’, say councils   Source: BBC News 26 March 2016   Weaker beers, ciders, wines and spirits are what is needed to tackle drink-related health problems, local councils have said.   The Local Government Association (LGA) has also called on ministers to extend tax breaks on lower-strength 2.8% beers to […]