The state Senate today approved sweeping changes to Wisconsin's alcohol policies, using the amendment process to bypass a committee holdup that had prevented the package from coming to the floor.
Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) is partnering with local businesses to curb alcohol-impaired driving during the holiday season. ABS is distributing beverage coasters that feature a QR code directing patrons to an online list of alternative rides to get home safely when drinking. The coasters will be distributed to bars and restaurants free of charge.
Wine and spirit businesses are calling on the chancellor to freeze alcohol duty until the end of parliament, when Jeremy Hunt delivers his Autumn Statement on 22 November.
Diageo has issued an unexpected trading statement to warn that this year's revenue and profit will be significantly lower than the group previously expected – a blow which has had a serious knock-on effect for the European drinks sector.
When Krista Marquick discovered kratom, it filled a hole in her life that quitting alcohol had left -- kratom is often served at specialized bars, so it provided a way to socialize with friends and unwind after work without, she thought, the risk of addiction.
A new study, believed by its researchers to be among the first to examine the combined effects of alcohol and caffeine intake on sleep, found that the two popular substances take unique tolls on slumber.
The results of a new study into the relationship between food and wine will be unveiled at wine2wine Business Forum in Verona on 14 November 2023. Amongst the key findings are the importance of the food menu over the wine list and a strong consumer preference for simpler wine lists and lower pricing. The study was conducted on behalf of Quench Magazine for wine2wine Business Forum.
WASHINGTON -- Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for September 2023:
The September 2023 estimate is 13,200,000 barrels, a decrease of 7.4% compared to September 2022 removals of 14,256,962.Alcohol consumption among young people (15–19-year-olds) carries significant health risks and no benefits. Drinking among young people may appear to have little change over the past two decades globally.
More than 400 UK businesses have written to the chancellor asking for a duty freeze on alcohol in the autumn statement on 22 November.
There are fears that the government will increase alcohol duty yet again following the 10.1% increase for spirits in August.