The iconic image of the larrikin lager drinker cracking open an endless succession of cold ones couldn’t be more wrong, going by long-standing trends in the Australian beer industry, which is seeing consumption slump to a four-decade low.
The UK’s advertising watchdog has upheld complaints against a series of light-hearted Facebook posts from The Scottish Gin Society, deeming them to be irresponsible. Although the posts were not directly linked to a product, the ASA says the posts should...
Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) is to embark on a year-long review of the rules governing sugar claims in relation to alcoholic drinks, amid ministerial concerns of misleading messaging to consumers.
Washington state produces about 60% of the country’s apples, resulting in a flourishing market for hard cider. As public demand for cider options continue to grow, creating an experience and showcasing diversity in the category will be the key to success,...
Mainstream culture has seen huge changes with the rise of social media, the internet, ecommerce and smartphones. Innovation and disruption has turned many industries upside down when it comes to retail and marketing, but to date the drinks industry has...
Far from being just a drink from the past, mead is becoming a ‘drink of the future’ in the premium alcoholic beverages category, according to a report by GlobalData.
Bom Bom Brands has launched Fully Baked, the world’s first alcoholic drink made using a hemp dairy alternative, to expand its line of premium adult beverages.
A Mintel report found that 55% of all American consumers prefer drinking at home to going out; and 61% of millennials say the reason they stay home is because it’s cheaper. In response, bars need to think about offering consumers a unique experience....
An increasing number of brands are drawing on nostalgia as a marketing tool: but alcohol brands that try to appeal to an adult’s inner child must take care that they do not also inadvertently appeal to children today, warns the Portman Group.
SPAR has been told to stop using the description ‘everyday wine’ with one of its products, given that the term could indicate the ‘acceptability of everyday alcohol consumption’.
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) is calling for the introduction of new labeling regulations – such as cigarette-style health warnings, drink drive warnings, and calorie content – on alcoholic drinks in the UK.
Young people are exposed to ‘extensive alcohol marketing’ and governments around the world need to strengthen rules, say public health experts, as a supplement on the subject is published in the journal Addiction. But the Alcohol Information Partnership,...
A Carlsberg UK video has been banned by the UK’s advertising standards authority for linking alcohol with a building site, ‘an unsafe and unwise location in which to consume alcohol’.
Moderate drinking could reduce the risk of death for people with early stage Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
Although research into the ‘apéritif effect’ (where alcohol increases food consumption) is well-documented, a study has linked the brain, as well as the gut, to the phenomenon.
The UK's ad watchdog has cleared Heineken's ‘Open your city’ advert after the Youth Alcohol Advertising Council alleged it promoted excessive drinking.
spiritsEUROPE says the tragic deaths of 80+ people in Kenya who drank bootleg spirits reportedly poisoned with methanol show why the large-scale problem of illicit alcohol should be tackled.
The UK government addressed its Alcohol Strategy consultation yesterday by ditching controversial plans to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol, to applause from industry and outrage from health groups…
Consumer groups have urged the Australian government to make alcohol health warning labels on liquor beverages mandatory to help reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
Parent’s adopting a zero tolerance policy on supplying alcohol to teenagers and children may cut the likelihood of college-age binge drinking later in life compared to more European attitudes on supervised access at restaurants or during family dinners,...
A supplier of specialist enzymes for industrial production says it has developed an alpha-amylase that can ensure greater cost efficiency in manufacturing sweeteners and beverage alcohol.
In the final part of an ongoing series, BeverageDaily.com looks at the issue of pricing on alcoholic beverages amidst industry claims that more expensive products will not deter misuse.
As Scotland moves a step nearer to potentially adopting new proposals on raising the legal drinking age at off-trade retail outlets, the European Union says it cannot impose similar mandatory regulation across the bloc.
Drink makers operating in the UK may face tighter sales restrictions on their products amidst concerns at an alleged rise in hospital admissions from alcohol, according to the country's public health minister.
The self-regulation of alcohol sales and promotion has come under new criticism by a leading alcohol charity within the UK, which claims that current licensing laws at pubs and bars are failing to prevent alcohol abuse in the country.
Knife crime, obesity and skiffle music. Out of all the evils
currently threatening the welfare of Western teenagers, recent US
headlines finger the main culprit as the caffeinated alcoholic
beverage.
Though the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) claims to be winning the
fight to curb irresponsible consumption in its homeland, it has
called for more cooperation between industry and government to meet
responsible drinking aims.
The use of alcohol branding on children's replica shirts is to be
red-carded, as the industry faces further restrictions on how it
promotes its products.
Alcoholic drinks makers could benefit from a new range of enzymes
that claim to increase production at the same times as
significantly reducing operating costs.
Alcohol is the third biggest killer in Europe, the European
Commission has said, urging the drinks industry and governments to
do more but backing away from laws to make them.
Alcohol retailers across Europe could be hit by European Commission
plans to tighten controls surrounding the sale and marketing of
alcohol products in a bid to tackle underage drinking.
Young people who consume energy drinks with alcohol to improve
their stamina on a night out are likely to see no such effect,
suggests new research on the market leader Red Bull.
Girls are more likely than boys to be overexposed to adverts for
alcoholic beverages in magazines, although the figures for both
genders are worryingly high, according to a recent study carried
out by scientists in the US. But is...
The Wine and Spirit Association in the UK last week responded to
the interim report from the government body charged with
investigating means of tackling the growing problem of alcohol
abuse. While the report made no recommendations...
Bertie Ahern, Ireland's prime minister, called on alcohol producers
to act more responsibly this week, urging them not to produce or
market products such as alcopops which are targeted at young
drinkers. Ireland is to introduce...
Wine connoisseurs have always claimed that the shape of the glass
affects how easily volatile aromatic compounds can escape and
consequently the impact on our senses- but does the glass shape
also affect the wine's chemistry?...