The proposal by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ban duty-free alcohol globally has now been removed. Lobbyists from the European Retail Council (ETRC) and other travel-retail organisations and associated...

The world’s largest brewer has finally managed to reach a deal with unions that will stop the blockades at their Belgian plants after two weeks of production cuts. Supplies of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s...

Wine company Constellation Brands has reported a four per cent decline in sales for the third quarter and 47 per cent decline in net profit as trying conditions in the wine industry force a restructure...

Independent Liquor has refuted suggestions that they may be the subject of a takeover by retail giant Woolworths, advising that the private equity groups behind the company were keen to continue with expansion...

Rumours abound of interest from Australia’s largest supermarket operator in the nation’s market share leader in RTD (ready-to-drink) alcoholic beverages, as they look to give their private...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking into the prospect of a global ban on duty-free alcohol – a move that has taken many by surprise. A strategy paper released earlier this month by...

A new survey of 1,800 chefs has discovered that ‘beer sommeliers’ will represent one of the hottest trends in drinks at restaurants next year. The National Restaurant Association revealed that...

America’s Food and Drug Administration has informed nearly 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into the safety and legality of their products. “The increasing...

The High Court of Australia has overturned a ruling by the Full Court of the Tasmanian Supreme Court that found a publican was responsible for the death of an intoxicated driver. The driver had given the...

Lion Nathan, Australia’s second largest brewer, has delivered a 13 per cent increase in net profit after tax on the back of a 7.1 per cent rise in sales. The maker of Tooheys and XXXX, which was...