Heavy-drinking Lithuania bans alcohol ads, raises minimum age
Heavy-drinking Lithuania bans alcohol ads, raises minimum age Source: Medical Xpress June 1, 2017 Lithuania on Thursday banned alcohol advertising and raised the legal drinking age to 20 from 18 as part of efforts to curb consumption in one of the world’s hardest-drinking nations. The measures, which also include a ban on […]
Beer sales slide as global alcohol consumption falls
Beer sales slide as global alcohol consumption falls Source: FT by: Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Consumer Industries Editor June 3, 2017 People are drinking less, according to industry figures that make sobering reading for brewers and distillers banking on growth from rising numbers of youngsters reaching legal drinking age. The global market for alcoholic […]
NFL Lifts Liquor Ad Ban, Raising Pressure on Beer
NFL Lifts Liquor Ad Ban, Raising Pressure on Beer Source: AdAge By E.J. Schultz June 03, 2017 The liquor industry is finally ready for some football. Whiskey, vodka, rum and other spirits will be allowed to advertise in NFL games this season for the first time according to new league rules that give […]