Cocktails Sip Away at Beer’s Market Share
Cocktails Sip Away at Beer’s Market Share Liquor industry makes remarkable comeback, helped by TV ads, fickle young drinkers Source: WSJ By Tripp Mickle Feb. 15, 2016 Shortly after finishing a full-bodied India pale ale, Jack Knauss asked the bartender at Atkins Park Tavern for a cocktail. “I love beer,” the […]
WSWA President and CEO Statement on TTB Ruling 2016-1
WSWA President and CEO Statement on TTB Ruling 2016-1 Wholesaler Association Chief Says Ruling Underscores Independence, Separation of Tiers Source: WSWA February 12, 2016 Wine & Spirts Wholesalers of America (WSWA) President and CEO Craig Wolf today issued the following statement regarding ruling 2016-1 published February 11 by the Alcohol and Tobacco […]
Distilled Spirits Council & Wine Institute Statement on TTB Kroger Letter (Additional Coverage)
Distilled Spirits Council & Wine Institute Statement on TTB Kroger Letter (Additional Coverage) Source: DISCUS / Wine Institute February 12, 2016 The Distilled Spirits Council and Wine Institute today issued a joint statement in response to the Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) letter to the organizations regarding a program proposed by Kroger. At […]
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 […]
The TTB Speaks on Category Management or, be Careful What you Ask for Because you might Get it!
The TTB Speaks on Category Management or, be Careful What you Ask for Because you might Get it! Source: Hinman & Carmichael John Hinman February 11, 2016 First the good news: the TTB has made it clear today that there are some protected activities in the Category Management realm. Namely, TTB (as specified […]
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 […]