The India-UK FTA has reduced customs duties on Scotch whisky, offering significant cost advantages to Indian premium whisky makers like Radico Khaitan, Allied Blenders & Distillers, and John Distilleries. These companies expect better margins and accelerated growth due to lower input costs.
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Bacardi rum bottled in Florida is back on the shelves at LCBO stores across Ontario and listed at lcbo.com, despite an ongoing ban on U.S. alcohol.
Retail Drinks Australia has released its new Retail Liquor Industry Safety & Security Report, which reveals the increasing theft, violence and safety risks facing liquor store workers and customers.
Experts have warned that restrictions on imported alcohol could lead to empty shelves - though the move may offer a boost to domestic producers.
In 2024, the EU exported 29.8 billion worth of alcoholic beverages, indicating a 10.9% increase since 2019 (26.9 billion).
Exports were dominated by wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines, representing 56.2% (16.8 billion) of all alcoholic beverages.
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging all of his fellow premiers to join his province and others in taking steps to remove barriers to the free flow of goods and workers within Canada, pitching it as a way to shore up the economy against the effects of American tariffs.
In Brussels, the European Commission is taking steps to adapt the wine industry to changing consumer habits by promoting alcohol-free wine.
This week, Europe will push ahead with its first countermaneuver - one of potentially several to come.
In her Spring Statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a resolute defence of her government's fiscal strategy, doubling down on the "stability rule" and "investment rule" first set out in the autumn.
On 14 March, the Albanese government announced it will extend a crackdown on unfair trading practices to small businesses in its ongoing efforts to address power imbalances between small and large businesses.
