United Kingdom: Kids Drinking Alcohol: 14% Of UK 11-Year-Olds Admit To It, But It’s 5 Times More Likely When Their Friends Do It First
United Kingdom: Kids Drinking Alcohol: 14% Of UK 11-Year-Olds Admit To It, But It’s 5 Times More Likely When Their Friends Do It First Source: Medical Daily Mar 3, 2016 A new study finds that one of every seven UK 11-year-olds have drank alcohol, and that the odds of drinking go up if […]
Trump Vodka
Trump Vodka Source: Lehrman Beverage Law by Robert C. Lehrman March 3, 2016 Trump is riding high in the polls at this very moment. So high that Mitt Romney just attempted to slow Donald’s roll, by saying “what ever happened to Trump Vodka?” Indeed. All faithful readers of this blog had to know […]
Ibotta partners with Anheuser-Busch to offer beer discounts on app
Ibotta partners with Anheuser-Busch to offer beer discounts on app Source: The Denver Post By Tamara Chuang March 3rd Noted: Mobile shopping app Ibotta announced Thursday that a new two-year partnership with Anheuser-Busch will reward customers who are of drinking age with up to $5 cash back on beer purchases at restaurants and […]
A rare glimpse into a beer distributor’s ‘pay-to-play’ tactics
A rare glimpse into a beer distributor’s ‘pay-to-play’ tactics?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” / Source: Boston Globe By Dan Adams March 04, 2016 The owner of the Massachusetts company recently hit with a multimillion dollar fine for paying illegal kickbacks to Boston bars also runs a beer distributor in Brooklyn that […]
Confirmed: 2 Glasses of Wine Before Bed Helps You Lose Weight
Confirmed: 2 Glasses of Wine Before Bed Helps You Lose Weight Pass the Merlot, please! Source: Shape By PureWow Mar 01, 2016 Good news for anyone that prefers Cabernet over cardio: Drinking two glasses of wine before bed could actually be the magic pill that helps you lose weight, according to two […]
Up to six alcoholic drinks a week does not pose heart attack or stroke risk
Up to six alcoholic drinks a week does not pose heart attack or stroke risk Harvard study contradicts chief medical officer’s claim drinking “any level of alcohol regularly carries a health risk” Source: The Telegraph 2 Mar 2016 Having up to six alcoholic drinks a week does not pose a long-term risk […]
Whisky industry is accused of blocking bid to cut drink deaths
Whisky industry is accused of blocking bid to cut drink deaths Figures show a fall in alcohol sales in Scotland has stalled Source: The Times Mike Wade March 1 2016 The Scottish government’s campaign to combat alcohol abuse has been stopped in its tracks by the opposition of the whisky industry, campaigners […]
Government policies lead to fall in alcohol consumption
Government policies lead to fall in alcohol consumption Source: BBC 1 March 2016 A new report has found that government policies have had a positive impact on alcohol consumption in Scotland. NHS Health Scotland found that a ban on multi-buy drinks promotions was among a number of successful initiatives. However, it […]
Beer distributor to pay $2.6 million fine in pay-to-play case
Beer distributor to pay $2.6 million fine in pay-to-play case Source: Boston Globe By Dan Adams March 02, 2016 The largest distributor of craft beers in Massachusetts will pay a fine of millions of dollars to avoid a 90-day suspension of its liquor license, a record-setting penalty imposed after the company was caught […]
Is It Time to End Tipping?
Is It Time to End Tipping? Some say tipping is unfair and counterproductive. Others say servers will lose money and service will suffer without it. Some restaurants have started to move away from tipping, with mixed results. Source: WSJ Feb. 28, 2016 It has been the American way for more than […]