New Bill Seeks $48M For In-Vehicle Alcohol Detection
New Bill Seeks $48M For In-Vehicle Alcohol Detection Manufacturing.net By Melissa Fassbender, Editor July 28, 2015 A new bill has been introduced that would provide funding to the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as part of a collaborative research effort to prevent drunk driving injuries and fatalities. According to […]
First Taco Bell to Sell Alcohol Agrees to Have Bouncers
First Taco Bell to Sell Alcohol Agrees to Have Bouncers Source: DNAinfo By Alisa Hauser July 29, 2015 The owner of the nation’s first booze-serving Taco Bell has agreed to hire a security guard to watch the door on weekends and to stop selling liquor by midnight when it opens next month. […]
Does the shape of your glass affect how a beer tastes? (Excerpt)
Does the shape of your glass affect how a beer tastes? (Excerpt) Like premium lager and craft beer, branded glassware is on the rise. Can the shape of your tankard really affect the taste of your tipple, asks Jonathan Wells Source: The Telegraph By Jonathan Wells 29 Jul 2015 There’s nothing better […]
Poll finds people with higher incomes drink more
Poll finds people with higher incomes drink more Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 28th July, 2015 Eight out of 10 upper-income, educated adults in the US say they consume alcohol, compared with half of lower-income Americans, poll results have revealed. According to Gallup’s annual poll of American consumption habits, income […]
Bill To Enact Alcohol Tax Squeaks By Navajo Lawmakers
Bill To Enact Alcohol Tax Squeaks By Navajo Lawmakers Source: Law360 By Caroline Simson July 28, 2015 The Navajo Nation has approved legislation proposing a 3.25 percent tax on alcoholic beverages sold in its casinos, which will be used to combat drunk driving on the Navajo reservation. The tax, approved by the […]
Study: Beer companies create 1.75M jobs
Study: Beer companies create 1.75M jobs Source: The Hill By Tim Devaney 07/28/15 The beer industry is responsible for more than $250 billion in annual economic impact and the creation of millions of jobs, according to a new industry report. The Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association issued the report […]
Strong demand for coffee shop cocktails
Strong demand for coffee shop cocktails Source: The Spirits Business by Melita Kiely 27th July, 2015 Research by CGA Strategy has identified “huge potential” for serving alcoholic drinks in coffee shops, with cocktails proving to be the most popular tipple of choice. The global on-trade consultancy firm questioned nearly 1,800 consumers last […]
These 11 brewers make over 90% of all U.S. beer
These 11 brewers make over 90% of all U.S. beer Source: MarketWatch By Jason Notte July 27, 2015 The story of beer in the U.S. in 2015 is basically whatever narrative you choose to believe. The Brewers Association craft beer industry group tells us there are more than 3,400 breweries in the […]
Schumer Pushes Technology to End Drunken Driving
Schumer Pushes Technology to End Drunken Driving Plans to co-sponsor a bill to fund DADSS (Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety) technology Source: WSJ By Corinne Ramey July 26, 2015 U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer pushed on Sunday to step up federal funding for technology that he said could stop drunken-driving-related deaths, a […]
Alcohol is next plain packaging target, warns Australian lawyer
Alcohol is next plain packaging target, warns Australian lawyer Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 27th July, 2015 Australian regulators could introduce graphic warning labels on alcoholic beverages, similar to tobacco packaging, cautions lawyer Benjamin Rubinstein. “I think there has been rumbling among the public health community about what’s next: is […]