BRUSSELS (AP) — A university research survey has found that alcohol consumption in Belgium is remaining mostly stable during the country's coronavirus lockdown, with only one out of four respondents saying they are drinking more while confined at home.
Craft alcohol producers are getting creative about bringing their products to customers during the pandemic. Christine Comeau, the new executive director of the New Brunswick Craft Alcohol Producers Association, said there’s still a demand for products.
MOSCOW -- Local officials across Russia are struggling to identify and implement the necessary measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
The European spirits sector – represented by spiritsEUROPE – has partnered with Close the Glass Loop to boost glass packaging collection to 90 percent by 2030 and put more recycled glass back in the “bottle to bottle packaging loop”.
Retail Drinks Australia has announced that the restriction on consumers’ alcohol purchases in Australia, introduced following the Covid-19 outbreak, has now been lifted.
As of April 14, BC’s alcohol industry has united in an initiative to mitigate the economic downturn resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. The Time to Buy BC campaign encourages consumers to prioritize smaller manufacturers from within the province when purchasing beer, wine, and spirits.
After liquor makers, leading beer manufacturers Bira, Carlsberg, United Breweries and Molson & Coors have knocked the doors of the state governments, seeking permission for an ecommerce portal to sell beer as the industry faces massive losses due to the lockdown.
Restaurants in Kenya have been given a green light to reopen to the public, weeks after they were ordered to shut down to avert the spread of Covid-19.
During Covid-19 lockdown, the overall sales of alcohol products in Ireland have plummeted by 30%, according to Drinks Ireland estimates.
The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) has again written to state governments, asking them to convince the Centre to start sale of liquor in non-COVID-19 hotspots.