Celebrate Package Liquor Stores this November
Celebrate Package Liquor Stores this November American Beverage Licenses (ABL) November 9, 2015 November 9, 2015 – Bethesda, MD – November is National Package Liquor Store Month, recognized by American Beverage Licensees (ABL) and celebrated in communities across the country. Established in 2009, Package Liquor Store Month is an opportunity to showcase independently-owned package […]
Police target underage ‘dial-a-drink’ services
Police target underage ‘dial-a-drink’ services Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 10th November, 2015 As demand for alcohol delivery services skyrockets, police have promised to crack down on illegal services after a couple was arrested for supplying underage consumers. Last week, officers in Glasgow made two arrests after a couple set […]
People with beer bellies at greater risk of death than those who are obese, stud
People with beer bellies at greater risk of death than those who are obese, study finds Slim adults with a ‘spare tyre’ of fat around their stomach have a twice as high mortality risk than those who are overweight Source: The Telegraph By Camilla Turner 9 Nov 2015 Slim people with beer […]
New York: Governor Forms Group to Modernize NYS Alcohol Laws
New York: Governor Forms Group to Modernize NYS Alcohol Laws Gov. Forms Group to Modernize NY Alcohol Laws Source: WGRZ Kelly Dudzik November 9, 2015 New York State’s liquor laws were written 80 years ago, and now the Governor has formed a group to look at modernizing them. Members of the […]
UK medical chief ‘to lower alcohol guidelines’
UK medical chief ‘to lower alcohol guidelines’ Source: the drinks business by Neal Baker 9th November, 2015 The UK chief medical officer will recommend a “significant” lowering of the safe alcohol consumption guidelines, according to reports. Dame Sally Davies will call on the department of health to drop the alcohol consumption limit […]
British drinkers are charged 13 TIMES more beer duty than the Germans and the second highest rate in Europe
British drinkers are charged 13 TIMES more beer duty than the Germans and the second highest rate in Europe German drinkers are paying just 4p a pint in tax compared to 52p in the UK Average pint of beer in Britain now £3.26 while German bars charge £2.20 Britain’s levy is […]
Jersey ‘considering’ alcohol display ban
Jersey ‘considering’ alcohol display ban Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 6th November, 2015 The government of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, has said it is not ruling out introducing alcohol display bans for shops. Screening off alcohol in a similar way to tobacco may be considered in the future, […]
Beer consumption in Australia is falling at a remarkable pace
Beer consumption in Australia is falling at a remarkable pace Source: Quartz Ashley Rodriguez November 05, 2015 Foster’s may still bill itself as being Australian for beer, but these days that’s not saying much. While beer accounted for about three quarters of the alcohol Australians drank in the 1960s, it now makes […]
Drink firms’ efforts to fight alcohol abuse ‘have not worked’
Drink firms’ efforts to fight alcohol abuse ‘have not worked’ Scathing independent report claims four-year ‘responsibility deal’ between government and drinks industry has harmed public health Source: The Guardian Denis Campbell Health Policy Editor 7 November 2015 Reliance on voluntary action by alcohol firms to tackle drink-related harm has been a failure, […]
New Dutch Guide Advises Not To Drink Alcohol
New Dutch Guide Advises Not To Drink Alcohol The Spirits Business By Annie Hayes November 5, 2015 The Health Council for the Netherlands has released a new set of guidelines recommending that people abstain from alcohol altogether or drink no more than one glass per day. The new guidelines are now being translated […]