Pre-loading adds to UK alcohol problems
Pre-loading adds to UK alcohol problems Source: Public Action Management By Lise Gervais August 11, 2015 Like other places, the UK has a problem with alcohol-fueled violence. According to the National Crime Survey of England and Wales, in 47 out of 100 cases, victims report that the perpetrator appeared to be under the […]
A Team Of MIT Bartender Robots Serves Beer More Efficiently
A Team Of MIT Bartender Robots Serves Beer More Efficiently Yes, please Source: Popular Science By Kelsey D. Atherton August 10, 2015 Using robots, a team at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory has solved an ancient problem: needing another beer but not wanting to stand up and get it. Two […]
Australia suggests Vegemite sales limit amid ‘alcohol abuse’
Australia suggests Vegemite sales limit amid ‘alcohol abuse’ Source: BBC News 9 August 2015 Vegemite is something of an Australian culinary icon! Australia’s government says some communities should consider limiting the sale of the popular Vegemite spread because it is being used to make alcohol. It says the yeast-based product is […]
Beers are becoming craftier, but pubs are bearing the brunt
Beers are becoming craftier, but pubs are bearing the brunt A microbrewery opens every other day but 29 public houses close a week Source: FT by: Aleksandra Wisniewska August 10, 2015 When beer lovers congregate for the start of the Great British Beer Festival in London on Tuesday, they will do so […]
Half of UK nightclubs close in ten years as Brits abandon rave culture
Half of UK nightclubs close in ten years as Brits abandon rave culture Experts predict dramatic decline in clubs will leave the UK worse off ‘culturally, socially and economically’ Source: The Telegraph By Lucy Clarke-Billings 10 Aug 2015 Nearly half of nightclubs in Britain have shut their doors in the last decade […]
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 […]