Sales of alcoholic beverages declined by 2.4% in volume in Norway to 392 million litres in 2023 compared to the preceding year.
The decline was seen for spirits, wine and beer segments, according to the latest data from Statistics Norway.
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) along with over 100 UK wine and spirit producers, retailers and hospitality businesses have called on the government to cut duty in a 'last-ditch plea' ahead of the Budget announcement on 6 March.
Bar owners who are misled into selling alcohol to minors with fake IDs may soon have a way to prove their innocence using surveillance camera footage under a proposed rule change.
The health ministry on Monday rolled out its first guidelines on alcohol consumption, aiming to reduce associated health risks.
The guidelines set out the amount of alcohol consumed that raises the risk of developing diseases and conditions in an effort to encourage people to drink in moderation.
Once Australia's leading wine export destination, wine producers have been heavily impacted by the closure of the Chinese market as a result of political tension which led to China's imposition of tariffs on imported wine from Australia.
As the federal government is set to raise its alcohol tax, Ontario says it is halting increases in the province's beer tax and LCBO labeling rates that were set to begin March 1.
"This increase may be the result of inflation-indexed rates, which the government has consistently suspended over the past six years, resulting in an estimated $200 million relief," the province said in a statement news release.
The latest IWSR Ecommerce Strategic Study suggests that alcohol ecommerce is finally entering into a period of normalisation following the Covid boom and subsequent post-pandemic correction.
EDINBURGH -Scotland is reportedly gearing up for a notable 30 per cent hike in the lowest price of alcoholic beverages, a move aimed at tackling alcohol-related problems.
La Tour d'Argent, the historic Parisian restaurant that served as the inspiration for Chef Gusteau's in "Ratatouille," has found itself at the center of a perplexing caper.
A recent inventory of the restaurant's wine cellar -- which boasts over 320,000 wines, some dating back to 1870 -- revealed that 83 bottles had gone missing since inventory was last conducted in 2020.
The government has opened a consultation on whether digital age verification should be used for alcohol sales in convenience stores and for home delivery.
The role of the consultation, which closes on 30 March, will examine whether technology has a place in age restricted sales of alcohol in retail and hospitality, as well as whether to "amend legislation in order to specify that for sales of alcohol that do not take place face to face, age verification should take place at the point of delivery as well as sale."