The approximately seven-year New Year’s Resolution trend that appears to have gained traction, Dry January, is billed as a health trend. In fact, the first line of a recent press release I received was emphatic, “The latest New Year’s trend has nothing to do with alcohol—literally.”
Today, the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) released the Beer Purchasers' Index (BPI) for November 2019. The index surveys beer distributors' purchases across different segments and compares them to previous years. A reading greater than 50 indicates the segment is expanding, while a reading below 50 indicates the segment is contracting.
Risks of binge drinking among students, especially during initiation ceremonies, made headlines this year when new guidance was issued in response to the death of Ed Farmer.
In a recently published study, 99 percent of middle school and high school students surveyed for the study had heard of Budweiser/Bud Light, the top spender on advertising, and 44 percent said they had used the brand.
Cannabis industry lawyers are calling for greater clarity around regulation of the cannabis industry. Panelists at the 2019 Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) Conference in Washington D.C. this month said the ongoing vape crisis in particular highlights the need for better regulation.
Washington, DC, Dec. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Beer Institute–one of the nation’s oldest trade associations representing America’s brewers, beer importers and industry suppliers–today announced Alex Davidson has joined the organization as its director of media relations.
Although drunk driving fatalities in the United States have been reduced by nearly 50% since the early 1980s, thanks to harsher penalties for DUI’s and the work of awareness groups like MADD, alcohol-impaired driving remains a serious problem on America’s roadways.
Cannabis is becoming recreationally or medically legal in a growing number of states in the United States, as neighboring countries like Canada and Mexico have either legalized the drug or are well on their way to doing so.
How do you get a teenager to care about the damage alcohol might do to her body when the part of the brain responsible for this kind of thinking hasn’t developed yet?
We did an analysis which showed that a surprising number of industry members who are required to file operational reports do not file them on time in compliance with federal regulations.