As Sober October approaches, the low- and no-alcohol category anticipates another strong sales period. The European Union's "More Than Only Food & Drink" campaign is offering expert guidance to retailers and hospitality venues keen to meet rising consumer demand.
New Zealand Winegrowers, the national organisation for the country's wine industry, has released its Annual Report 2025.
Alcohol industry regulator the Portman Group has asked retailers to stop placing orders for a Belgium-produced beer because it places too much emphasis on the beer's strength as a selling point.
Minister of State at the Department of Finance Robert Troy today (15 September) launched the 2025 'Show Me I.D - Be Age OK' Autumn Campaign in Mullingar, showing his support for the country's largest responsible retail and hospitality training programme.
Restaurants and bars across British Columbia are being told to stock up on liquor as the BCGEU strike threatens liquor supply through provincial warehouses.
The Scotch whisky industry is appealing to the UK Government to freeze spirits duty in the upcoming Autumn Budget, following more than 1,000 direct job losses since the Chancellor last increased tax on whisky. Industry leaders are warning that further duty hikes will jeopardise investment, growth and jobs unless ministers follow through on promises to support the sector.
The Government has decided not to reduce the hours alcohol bottle stores can be open amid reforms announced today.
Irish drinkers pay 11 times more excise duty on beer than Germans and 80 times more excise on wine than French, writes Sarah Slater.
The Craft Distiller's Guild of BC is calling on the province to make policy changes to support local businesses. The guild says production caps on the industry prevent companies from growing. Richard Zussman has more.
Rural Ireland is bearing the brunt of a deepening crisis in the pub trade, with closures now happening at a rate of one every 2.8 days, according to the Vintners' Federation of Ireland (VFI).