Rhythm and booze
Rhythm and booze FT By Ludovic Hunter-Tilney February 12, 2016 For years the drinks industry has poured money into a music scene that celebrates alcohol. How will they react to trends that show their target audience drinking less? Most nights out from my twenties are forgotten — some were hard enough to recall […]
Will the new UK alcohol guidelines mean we drink less?
Will the new UK alcohol guidelines mean we drink less? Cambridge News February 12, 2016 Last month, the UK’s new alcohol guidelines warned that drinking any level of alcohol increases the risk of a range of cancers – and recommended men and women should consume no more than 14 units of alcohol per week. […]
A Town Is Building a Public Beer Fountain to Attract Tourists
A Town Is Building a Public Beer Fountain to Attract Tourists TIME By Denver Nicks February 11, 2016 SLOVENIA , CENTRAL EUROPE – Zalec, a small town in central Slovenia, is famed locally for the hop farms that surround it in what is known as the “valley of green gold.” Soon, however, according to […]
Michigan: Grocery stores want to let customers shop while drinking beer or wine
Michigan: Grocery stores want to let customers shop while drinking beer or wine Source: MLive Paula Gardner February 11, 2016 An expanding southeast Michigan grocery chain is looking to start a new concept in its stores by turning to by-the-glass beer and wine sales so that customers can drink during a shopping trip. […]
Cheers! Millennials Drink Almost Half the Wine Bought in America
Cheers! Millennials Drink Almost Half the Wine Bought in America Source: NBC News by Lucy Bayly February 11, 2016 Glug! Now that the nation’s millennials are all officially 21, this 79-million-strong crowd of tastemakers is starting to shape the nation’s appetite for wine – buying more per person, spending more per bottle, […]
Scotland: Health professionals call for alcohol-only check-outs
Scotland: Health professionals call for alcohol-only check-outs Source: BBC News 11 February 2016 Scotland should introduce alcohol-only check-outs and ban drinks advertising, health professionals have said. The measures are among 20 recommendations on alcohol marketing made by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (Shaap). It wants alcohol advertising to be devolved […]
Alaska: Gov. Walker proposes bill that doubles state’s alcohol tax
Alaska: Gov. Walker proposes bill that doubles state’s alcohol tax Source: News Miner Matt Buxton February 11, 2016 Another tax proposal, another hearing where legislators are left wondering about its economic impacts. This time it was the House Labor and Commerce Committee that found itself frustrated when reviewing House Bill 248, a […]
South Carolina: “At Rest” Law Would Require Unloading of Booze in S.C.
South Carolina: “At Rest” Law Would Require Unloading of Booze in S.C. Source: Free Times By Eva Moore February 10, 2016 It almost sounds like a joke: Under a bill pending in the state Senate, an alcohol distributor couldn’t sell booze to a retailer unless the distributor had first unloaded the booze at […]
Category Management and “Tied House”
Category Management and “Tied House”?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” / Source: TTB February 11, 2016 In response to industry requests for clarification, TTB has issued general guidance concerning promotional activities commonly associated with category management programs and whether or not those activities are lawful. Specifically, TTB Ruling 2016 -1, The […]