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Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:27 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:27 GMTjust-drinks.com - RSS feedjust-drinks.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20The top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99130Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:03:00 GMTThe Scotch Whisky Association would accept a ban on alcohol sales below tax in place of a plan to introduce minimum pricing on drinks, the trade body has said.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99119Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:29:00 GMTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has questioned the legality of caffeinated alcoholic beverages and may ban the drinks if producers cannot prove that adding caffeine to alcohol is safe.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99078Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:18:00 GMTWirtz Beverage Group has created a company-wide training and development position.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99077Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:56:00 GMTOne of Russia's major wine distributors has slammed a Russian Government proposal to impose a state monopoly on alcohol sales in the country.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99055Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:56:00 GMTRead the top ten stories published on just-drinks this week.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99062Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMTSpirits group Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) has commenced a public offering of 9.5m shares of its common stock, as it looks to raise finance for its acquisition of Russian Alcohol.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99054Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:39:00 GMTCheaper alcoholic drinks brands will be hit hardest by plans to restore value added tax to its standard 17.5% rate in the UK, an analyst has told just-drinks.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99032Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:52:00 GMTThe Baltic countries have had it tougher than most in the global economic downturn, suffering double digit falls in gross domestic product. But the turmoil has not dented the ambition of Estonia-based AS Liviko, which continues to eye ambitious growth as both an importer to the Baltics and an exporter of its flagship brands, Viru Valge and Vana Tallinn. Chris Mercer flew to Tallinn to speak with Liviko chairman Janek Kalvi.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99041Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMTHere are five facts on Estonian drinks firm AS Livico.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99042Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:58:00 GMTA restoration of value added tax to its standard 17.5% rate by the end of the year will be the "worst possible time" for making changes, the Wine and Spirit Trade Association has told just-drinks.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99024Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:38:00 GMTThai Beverage Public Company (ThaiBev) has reported a slight increase in its nine-month net profits from normal operations despite a fall in total sales revenues for the period.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99027Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:21:00 GMTThe European Forum for Responsible Drinking, the industry-led self-regulation organisation based in Brussels, has named Guillaume de Guitaut, global public affairs director at Moët-Hennessy, as its new chairperson.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99022Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:34:00 GMTC&C Group has appointed strategy director Kenny Neison to the group's board of directors with immediate effect.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99025Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:58:00 GMTThe EU's Alcohol and Health Forum will hold its fifth plenary meeting this Thursday. Industry representatives are hoping the meeting will focus on actions on the ground rather than become a policy 'talking-shop', writes Ben Cooper. Meanwhile, chairman Robert Madelin will once again have to demonstrate his legendary skills for keeping the peace between parties with widely differing views on alcohol-related harm.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99010Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:30:00 GMTA vote in the Scottish Parliament has spurred on the Scotch whisky industry in its attempts to persuade the Scottish Government to drop plans for a minimum price on drinks.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=98998Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMTThe Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) is urging the UK Government to cut excise duty rates on wine and spirits when it restores value added tax to its standard 17.5% rate at the end of this year.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99006Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:51:00 GMTThe UK Government is seeking views on whether to charge a fee for product placement of alcoholic drinks in television programmes.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99002Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:06:00 GMTInternational medical experts are calling for the government to ban the alcohol industry from sponsoring sporting events in the interest of preventing unhealthy alcohol use.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=99004Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:18:00 GMTCentral European Distribution Corporation has posted a huge leap in profits for its third quarter.http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?id=98967Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:33:00 GMT