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 […]
Analysis: Alcohol is America’s biggest drug threat
Analysis: Alcohol is America’s biggest drug threat Source: BDN By Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post March 28, 2016 America’s communities are besieged by a highly dangerous, addictive drug. Its users can become agitated and violent, harming themselves and family members. It’s incredibly toxic and even lethal at high doses. Many people who start abusing […]
Bartender accidentally sets customer on fire
Bartender accidentally sets customer on fire Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 17th March, 2016 Footage of a bartender accidentally setting a patron alight while pouring alcohol onto a flaming cocktail has surfaced online. In the video, which was filmed at a bar in Moscow, the barman is seen setting three […]
Tsingtao Earnings Fall 14% as China Slowdown Curbs Beer Drinking
Tsingtao Earnings Fall 14% as China Slowdown Curbs Beer Drinking Source: Bloomberg Rachel Chang March 28, 2016 China’s second-largest brewer, Tsingtao Brewery Co., reported a 14 percent drop in 2015 earnings after an economic slowdown and a consumer shift to different types of alcoholic beverages hurt beer demand. Net income was 1.71 […]
Doctors demand ‘goon bags’ of cheap wine be ‘taxed out of existence’ because they encourage binge drinking
Doctors demand ‘goon bags’ of cheap wine be ‘taxed out of existence’ because they encourage binge drinking Doctors have called on the government to increase the taxes for cask wine Referred to as ‘goon bags’ the cheap wine is a staple for underage drinkers Physicians want the alcohol to be taxed […]
Oregon: Guest opinion – Why liquor privatization is wrong for Oregon
Oregon: Guest opinion – Why liquor privatization is wrong for Oregon Hood River Distillers CEO Ron Dodge shares his view on a move towards private spirits sales in Oregon Source: Portland Business Journal Mar 25, 2016 If you stopped by a Fred Meyer store in Vancouver, Wash., last weekend looking for your […]
Tennessee: As wine in grocery stores looms, Tennessee alcohol head resigns
Tennessee: As wine in grocery stores looms, Tennessee alcohol head resigns Source: The Tennessean Dave Boucher March 25, 2016 The sudden resignation of Tennessee’s top alcohol regulator Thursday stunned lawmakers and industry leaders, raising new questions about the state’s contentious transition to legal wine sales in grocery stores. Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission […]
United Kingdom: Alcohol on sale for as little as 15.5p per unit, snapshot study shows
United Kingdom: Alcohol on sale for as little as 15.5p per unit, snapshot study shows Belfast Telegraph March 24, 2016 A charity has renewed calls for minimum unit pricing for alcohol after a snapshot study found the recommended 14 units a week can be bought for little over £2. Alcohol Concern’s survey of supermarkets […]