• Drizly, the Boston-based creator of an online marketplace for alcohol, has added a trio of executives with experience at brand-name companies like Apple, Procter & Gamble, and Vistaprint.

    The startup named Joe Grabmeier as its chief financial officer, a role he most recently held at Adelphic Inc., a Waltham-based digital marketing startup that Time Inc. bought a year ago. 

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  • Nicola Sturgeon has been invited to join an international health taskforce which aims to save "millions of lives".

    The 13-strong group was set up by billionaire Michael Bloomberg to promote policies to tackle obesity and alcohol and tobacco consumption.

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  • Spirits Europe has welcomed the “early ambition” displayed by the EU during Brexit negotiations, but re-emphasised the need for a “flexible” transition period.

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  • BERLIN – Efforts to reform craft beer regulations in Maryland are in full force along the Eastern Shore, but distributors in the industry are voicing their concerns.

    Last year, Comptroller Peter Franchot formed a “Reform on Tap” task force in response to the 2017 passage of House Bill 1283, which imposes certain restrictions on breweries with a class five brewery license.

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  • One LSA freshman, who requested to remain anonymous, said he has paid almost $200, and will pay about another $400 in courts costs and up to $1,000 in probation fees. He also has to complete five days of community service, and though the student foresees a judge accepting his plea and giving him six to 12 months of reporting probation, combined with regular drug and breathalyzer tests, the repercussions aren't over.

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  • New Zealand winemakers say they are more than halfway through a seven-year research project to naturally produce key export wines as low-alcohol drinks.

    The $17 million 'Lifestyle Wines' project is targeting growing markets overseas for wines with only 8 percent to 10 percent alcohol by volume.

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  • Johnnie Walker is hiding something. But the day may come soon when the scotch of international renown lets down its hair to reveal Jane Walker, the feminine counterpart to its Black Label whisky.

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  • More than 50 Israeli wineries, together with international brands, were displayed in the “Sommelier 2018” exhibition from January 15-16 in Tel Aviv. In the past, this gathering — Israel’s largest annual wine event — was only open to professionals in the industry. But this year, it was opened to the public during the evenings.

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  • With the sound of coughing and sneezing down every hallway, the symphony of cold and flu season has begun. Not sick enough to stay home from work, often people are desperate to find anything to help relieve the seasonal congestion.

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  • Guinness has created its first non-alcoholic lager which will be launched later this month.

    With an ABV of 0.5%, Open Gate Pure Brew is the firm's first full flavoured, alcohol-free larger.

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