American Beverage Licensees Executive Director John Bodnovich Statement on the TTB’s Ruling on Category Management and Tied House

American Beverage Licensees Executive Director John Bodnovich Statement on the TTB’s Ruling on Category Management and Tied House   Source: ABL February 12, 2016   American Beverage Licensees (ABL) Executive Director John Bodnovich issued the following statement regarding the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) Ruling 2016-1, “The Shelf Plan and Shelf Schematic […]

Alcohol-impaired driving crimes spike immediately after drinking age

Alcohol-impaired driving crimes spike immediately after drinking age   MedicalXpress February 10, 2016 A new study led by a Northern Medical Program (NMP) researcher shows that alcohol-impaired driving crimes spike immediately after the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) is reached, indicating that minimum legal drinking age legislation in Canada can have a major impact on […]

MADD: Car-Locking Systems Stopped 1.77 Million Drunk Drivers

MADD: Car-Locking Systems Stopped 1.77 Million Drunk Drivers   ABC News By Brian Witte, Associated Press February 10, 2016 ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Car-locking systems have stopped more than 1.77 million people from driving drunk since states first passed laws requiring offenders to install them in 1999, Mothers Against Drunk Driving said in a first-of-its-kind report […]

Theresa Hancock can often tell when a liquor store is about to close.

WASHINGTON – Theresa Hancock can often tell when a liquor store is about to close.   The owners “call me all the time, try to sell me their licenses,” said Hancock, who has owned the Sunnyside Liquor Store since 1988.   Hancock has been getting more of those calls in the last few years as […]

Asia: Liquor in Indonesia should not be banned, but controlled: Industry

Asia: Liquor in Indonesia should not be banned, but controlled: Industry   Asia One February 12, 2016 The alcohol industry has called on the House of Representatives to draft a bill that would become the legal basis to regulate the distribution of alcoholic beverages in society. If such a bill was passed into law, it […]

Rhythm and booze

Rhythm and booze   FT By Ludovic Hunter-Tilney February 12, 2016 For years the drinks industry has poured money into a music scene that celebrates alcohol. How will they react to trends that show their target audience drinking less?   Most nights out from my twenties are forgotten — some were hard enough to recall […]

Will the new UK alcohol guidelines mean we drink less?

Will the new UK alcohol guidelines mean we drink less?   Cambridge News February 12, 2016 Last month, the UK’s new alcohol guidelines warned that drinking any level of alcohol increases the risk of a range of cancers – and recommended men and women should consume no more than 14 units of alcohol per week. […]

A Town Is Building a Public Beer Fountain to Attract Tourists

A Town Is Building a Public Beer Fountain to Attract Tourists   TIME By Denver Nicks February 11, 2016 SLOVENIA , CENTRAL EUROPE – Zalec, a small town in central Slovenia, is famed locally for the hop farms that surround it in what is known as the “valley of green gold.” Soon, however, according to […]