Fast casual restaurants get a bump from alcohol service

Fast casual restaurants get a bump from alcohol service   Adult beverages are a largely untapped opportunity for many fast casual restaurants-but that may be changing.   Source: Restaurant Hospitality Gina LaVecchia Ragone Aug 4, 2015   Could adult beverage experiments by fast food giants lead to broader alcohol sales across more segments of the […]

Venezuela Is Running Out of Beer

Venezuela Is Running Out of Beer   Source: TIME Victor Luckerson Aug. 8, 2015   The largest beer distributor in Venezuela is beginning to shut down some its breweries, causing widespread frustration in an already resource-strapped country.   Cerveceria Polar, which distributes 80% of Venezuela’s beer, says the lack of barley, hops and other ingredients […]

United Kingdom: One in seven drink more alcohol than water

United Kingdom: One in seven drink more alcohol than water   Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 7th August, 2015   A new study has revealed that on average one in seven adults in the UK choose to drink alcohol over water.   The research was conducted by home carbonation product maker SodaStream, which […]

Iran plans to set up treatment centres for alcoholics

Iran plans to set up treatment centres for alcoholics   Health ministry acknowledges ban is no solution for alcoholics   Source: FT by: Monavar Khalaj in Tehran August 9, 2015   Undeterred by the threat of lashes or even execution, Shayan, a 32-year-old real estate broker, and a Muslim, has been drinking alcohol most of […]

Millions of Americans admit to drunk driving, CDC finds

Millions of Americans admit to drunk driving, CDC finds   Researchers say alcohol-impaired driving crashes have accounted for about a third of all U.S. crash fatalities in the past two decades.   Source: CBS News August 6, 2015   A new study finds that close to 2 percent of American adults — about 4.2 million […]

Court OKs Approvals For Booze Sales At Pa. Gas Stations

Court OKs Approvals For Booze Sales At Pa. Gas Stations   Source: Law360 By Matt Fair July 31, 2015   The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a pair of precedential rulings on Friday rejecting arguments that the state’s liquor control board had improperly allowed Sheetz Inc. and Acme Markets Inc. to sell alcohol at locations that […]

NH: Liquor Commission Supports Campaign to Build Homes for Injured Vets

NH: Liquor Commission Supports Campaign to Build Homes for Injured Vets State org partnered with Fabrizia Spirits, Southern Wine & Spirits to raise $11K for Homes for Our Troops.   Concord Patch By Tony Schinella (Patch Staff) August 6, 2015 The New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) partnered with Fabrizia Spirits and Southern Wine & Spirits […]

FL: Gun shop wants to serve alcohol near shooting range

FL: Gun shop wants to serve alcohol near shooting range   Lancaster Online By Alejandro Rios, Community Engagement Specialist August 6, 2015 A Florida business owner is a step closer to getting the approval he needs to combine his gun store with an indoor shooting range and restaurant that serves alcoholic beverages. Volusia County commissioners […]

One In Seven Drink More Alcohol Than Water

One In Seven Drink More Alcohol Than Water   The Spirits Business By Annie Hayes August 7, 2015 UNITED KINGDOM – A new study has revealed that on average one in seven adults in the UK choose to drink alcohol over water.   15% of the 1,000 adults surveyed admit they drink more alcohol than […]

Millions of Americans admit to drunk driving, CDC finds

Millions of Americans admit to drunk driving, CDC finds   CBS News By E.J. Mundell, Healthday August 6, 2015   A new study finds that close to 2 percent of American adults — about 4.2 million people — admitted to driving while intoxicated at least once over the prior month.   The study, based on […]