PC gone mad? Alcohol cop brands gin and tonic flavoured crisps (chips) ‘totally irresponsible’
PC gone mad? Alcohol cop brands gin and tonic flavoured crisps (chips) ‘totally irresponsible’ A POLICE officer who specialises in alcohol issues has criticised Aldi for selling gin and tonic flavoured crisps (chips). Source: The Daily Express By Scott Campbell Nov 4, 2015 PC Claire McNaney of Durham Police provoked a furious […]
How Breweries Like Coors, Yuengling And Anheuser-Busch Survived Prohibition
How Breweries Like Coors, Yuengling And Anheuser-Busch Survived Prohibition Source: Forbes Kate Vinton November 4th Prohibition crippled a thriving brewing industry in the United States. Between 1900 and 1913, beer production in the United States rose from 1.2 billion gallons to 2 billion gallons. By 1916, there were approximately 1,300 breweries in the […]
Drug and Alcohol Overdoses Contributing to Rising Death Rate of Middle-Aged Whites
Drug and Alcohol Overdoses Contributing to Rising Death Rate of Middle-Aged Whites /BY JOIN TOGETHER STAFF November 3rd, 2015/ 0 Man with addictions The death rate of white middle-aged Americans is on the rise, driven in large part because of drug and alcohol overdoses, suicide, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver, a new […]
Launch of HOOCH Cocktail App
Launch of HOOCH Cocktail App Source: EFG :: Entertainment Fusion Group November 3rd This round’s on us! HOOCH, the newest must-download app for NYC hip sippers echoes the Prohibition Era speakeasies and creates a modern day, virtual cocktail society. The brainchild of nightlife veteran Aleksey Kernes (Hotel Chantelle), tech industry expert Lin Dai […]
Tracking Employee With GPS Didn’t Violate Law, NLRB Says
Tracking Employee With GPS Didn’t Violate Law, NLRB Says Source: Law360 By Alex Wolf November 3, 2015 A New Jersey alcoholic beverage distributor that fired a unionized employee for stealing time didn’t violate labor laws by installing a GPS tracking device on the employee’s company truck to assist a private investigator following him, […]
The Death Rate Is Rising for Middle-Aged Whites
The Death Rate Is Rising for Middle-Aged Whites Addiction and mental-health issues largely drive a reversal of decades of longevity gains Source: WSJ By Betsy McKay Nov. 2, 2015 White, middle-aged Americans are dying at a rising rate, a new study shows, a startling reversal that suggests addiction and mental-health issues are […]
Should I take a month off drinking alcohol?
Should I take a month off drinking alcohol? Sober October is over – but was it worth it? Yes. Studies confirm that abstaining from booze for four weeks lowers blood pressure and blood sugar, improves sleep and concentration and helps you lose weight Source: The Guardian Dr Luisa Dillner 2 November 2015 […]
Whisky by-products to clean up radioactive waste
Whisky by-products to clean up radioactive waste Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 2nd November, 2015 Scientists have started testing the effectiveness of the excess grain from whisky production in absorbing toxic waste at a nuclear power plant in Scotland. Researchers from the Environmental Research Institute in Scotland hope to clean up toxic waste […]
Burger King applies for alcohol licence in the UK
Burger King applies for alcohol licence in the UK Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 2nd November, 2015 Fast food chain Burger King has applied for a seven-day licence to sell alcohol in branches across the UK. If successful, it will become the first fast food chain to sell alcohol in the UK, and […]
7 wine rules that you should break
7 wine rules that you should break Source: Business Insider Pete Spande Oct. 29, 2015 Wine scares people off. It can make people feel stupid, or at least very self-conscious. And the perceived lack of wine knowledge is a prime cause of people avoiding something they enjoy when in public. I hate how many in […]