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 […]
Oklahoma: Anheuser-Busch warms up to Oklahoma liquor reforms proposal
Oklahoma: Anheuser-Busch warms up to Oklahoma liquor reforms proposal Source: News OK Brianna Bailey February 29, 2016 Anheuser-Busch has reached a deal with Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, that would allow the company to keep its distribution business in the state if the lawmaker’s proposed state question on alcohol reforms passes. Anheuser-Busch had […]
Tennessee: Senate approves cap on liquor store owners
Tennessee: Senate approves cap on liquor store owners Source: The Tennessean Joel Ebert February 29, 2016 State senators are moving ahead legislation that would allow grocers to prepare for wine in their stores — including a controversial new cap on liquor store owners in Tennessee — even as lawmakers in the House of […]
The Difficulty of Enforcing Fair Trade Practice Regulations
The Difficulty of Enforcing Fair Trade Practice Regulations Source: Public Action Management By Pamela Erickson February 2016 Recently, a major case of illegal payments was uncovered in Boston. According to a Boston Globe article, “The owners of some of the most popular bars in Boston received tens of thousands of dollars in illegal […]
Pennsylvania: $100M in revenue boosters in Pa. Liquor Control Board’s sights
Pennsylvania: $100M in revenue boosters in Pa. Liquor Control Board’s sights Source: Tribune BY KARI ANDREN Feb. 25, 2016 State lawmakers grilled officials from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Thursday about how much more money could be wrung from the state-owned liquor system, while largely faulting themselves for not enacting laws to […]