A temporary freeze on alcohol taxes (they call them duties in the UK) was recently reversed by the country's new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, adding new worries to a beer industry still reeling from the economic impact of the pandemic.
As people in their 20s and 30s, who value special experiences, emerge as the main consumer group for the alcoholic beverage market, brand-new beverages with differentiated value such as distilled soju and beer from craft breweries are rising to the top of sales rankings.
A new alcohol awareness campaign in Quebec wants young people to uncork their feelings. Instead of asking residents to reflect on how much they drink, Éduc'alcool is focussing on the why. "Do I drink because I feel like it or because I need to?" is the refrain of a new awareness campaign the org launched on Monday.
Russia's Ministry of Finance is planning to increase the minimum retail price for strong alcohol, such as vodka, according to the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency.
Responding to the launch, an E-mart24 official said: "A growing trend of people drinking solo or with friends at home led to the launch of E-mart24’s alcohol-focused convenience stores.
The department of Finance began a comprehensive multi-year review of the Northwest Territories' (NWT) liquor legislation in 2020. The aim of the review was to identify how liquor laws can be modernized, streamlined and responsive to the needs of NWT residents.
Social Development Deputy-Minister, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, is today taking the 9-9-9 Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) campaign to Delmas in Mpumalanga to educate about the dangers of consuming alcohol while pregnant.
In a short documentary produced by Reuters, some of Ukraine's top winemakers shared the process of getting back to work following a months-long halt in wine production and trade following the Russian invasion.
A can of P.E.I. craft beer is increasingly hard to come by at local liquor stores and restaurants these days.
Some breweries on P.E.I. are seeing record demand and are having trouble keeping up.VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Finance Ministry has announced that government-run liquor stores are implementing limits on alcohol sales in response to job action affecting several distribution outlets, effective immediately.