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Comment - Soft Drinks - Industry Can Avoid Rising Tide of Regulation
24 May 2013
Soft drinks are becoming a target for health campaigners in the same way as tobacco and alcohol are. Increased taxes are now a real threat. But, as Richard Corbett argues, if producers move swiftly they can see off these threats.
UK: Scots Government 'disappointed' over minimum price battle
23 May 2013
A Scottish Government official has said that the drinks industry's on-going legal challenge over minimum unit pricing is "disappointing", and has argued there is no need for the policy to be decided by European authorities.
TURKEY: Diageo speaks out over alcohol crackdown threat
17 May 2013
Diageo has said it will be "highly disappointed" if Turkey's government pushes ahead with its proposed raft of "severe" new alcohol laws, which includes a ban on drinks advertising in the country.
Analysis - Minimum pricing would boost C&C Group
16 May 2013
C&C Group's decision to turn its back on "unattractive" off-trade deals means it would benefit from a minimum unit price taking effect in Scotland, according to an analyst.
US: Calls for drink-drive limit to be cut across all 50 states
15 May 2013
Transport safety investigators in the US are calling on all 50 states to cut their drink-driving limit.
Comment - Wehring's Way - Minimum Unit Pricing: A Long and Winding Road
3 May 2013
The headlines today (3 May) may suggest that minimum unit pricing is on its way in Scotland. But, for those in our industry who oppose the proposal, there's no need to panic yet. There's still a way to go.
UK: Spirits trade body to appeal judgement backing Scottish minimum unit pricing
3 May 2013
The European trade organisation for spirits has said that it will appeal the legal ruling handed down this morning in favour of minimum unit pricing in Scotland.
US: Monster Beverage Corp San Francisco spat heads to court
1 May 2013
Monster Beverage Corp has sued San Francisco's attorney general, claiming that his probe into alleged marketing to children is “motivated by publicity rather than science”.
International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 110: Divergent Effects of Regular, Moderate and Binge Drinking
30 April 2013
A prospective epidemiologic study relates alcohol consumption measured in young to middle-aged adults to mortality over a follow-up period of 20 years.
DENMARK: UNESDA hails plan to scrap soft drinks tax
29 April 2013
The Union of European Soft Drinks Associations (UNESDA) has welcomed the Danish Government's move to scrap a decades-old tax on soft drinks.
Round-Up - The ICAP Digest - April
22 April 2013
Once a month, the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP), which covers alcohol policies worldwide, will look at what's going on in-market to promote a responsible role for alcohol in society.
AUS: Brewers push for tax freeze - report
22 April 2013
Brewers in Australia are urging the Government to follow the UK's lead by taking action on beer duty, according to local reports.
US: Anheuser-Busch InBev agrees to sell City Beverage stake
19 April 2013
Anheuser-Busch InBev is set to sell its minority interest in its largest US distributor by the end of next year, after striking a deal with authorities in the country.
Industry Engagement on Alcohol Harm & Responsible Consumption - Part I: A Critical Year for Industry Engagement
18 April 2013
In this month's management briefing, Ben Cooper looks at the alcoholic drinks industry's attempts to reduce alcohol harm and promote responsible consumption. Part one of this four-part briefing considers what many believe to be a tipping point in the ongoing debate.
Industry Engagement on Alcohol Harm & Responsible Consumption - Part II: Reaction to the Beer, Wine and Spirits Producers' Commitments
18 April 2013
Part two of this month's four-part briefing looks at the varying reactions to the drinks industry's commitments, issued late last year.
Industry Engagement on Alcohol Harm & Responsible Consumption - Part III: Industry's Relationship with the World Health Organization
18 April 2013
The penultimate part of this month's management briefing focuses on the oft-colourful relationship between the drinks industry and the World Health Organization.
Industry Engagement on Alcohol Harm & Responsible Consumption - Part IV: The Future for Collaboration
18 April 2013
The fourth and final part of this month's management briefing sees Ben Cooper consider how the future looks for the drinks industry's attempts to deal with alcohol harm and responsible consumption.
US: Washington brewers oppose tax plan U-turn
18 April 2013
Brewers have hit out at plans to extend a temporary beer tax rise in Washington state and widen it to small brewers.
US: New York soda ban could make consumers drink more - research
17 April 2013
Banning super-sized soft drinks may see people consuming more not less, according to new research out of the US.
GLOBAL: Drinks industry “no role” to play in alcohol policy creation - WHO
16 April 2013
The alcohol industry has "no role" to play in formulating alcohol policies designed to tackle alcohol-related harm, according to the director-general of the World Health Organization.
US: Energy drinks firms are 'voluntarily' changing - ABA
15 April 2013
The American Beverage Association has responded to a new report by three US lawmakers which calls on energy drinks producers to be more transparent and “better corporate citizens”.
EUR: French study revives alcohol-related deaths debate
15 April 2013
An industry-funded research institute is calling for better methods to evaluate mortality attributable to alcohol, after the publication of a study that claimed alcohol causes 49,000 premature deaths per year in France.
UK: Brewing execs urge UK Gov't to push ahead with minimum pricing
12 April 2013
A group of brewing and pub company executives have asked the UK Government to reconsider its position on minimum pricing, after recent speculation that the planned policy will be scrapped.
Focus - Fighting Alcohol Harm: The European Union's Strategy Under Review - Part I
11 April 2013
Europeans have the highest per-capita consumption of alcohol, and drinking causes nearly 1-in-10 cases of ill health and premature death, according to EU data. The European Commission’s informal alcohol strategy, launched in 2006, is set for a detailed evaluation in 2013, with the policy objective of reducing the health and social harm caused by excessive alcohol consumption.
Focus - Fighting Alcohol Harm: The European Union's Strategy Under Review - Part II
11 April 2013
In the second part of this analysis of the European Union's review of its strategy to combat alcohol harm across the region, EurActiv details the issues that have to be considered.
Focus - Fighting Alcohol Harm: The European Union's Strategy Under Review - Part III
11 April 2013
The third and final part of EurActiv's analysis of the European Union's alcohol harm reduction strategy focuses on the different positions being taken on different issues in different regions.
AUS: Cidermakers cry foul over spirits industry's tax call - report
4 April 2013
Australia's cidermakers and spirits producers have locked horns over alcohol tax ahead of next month's Budget, according to local reports.
INDIA: Anheuser-Busch InBev "cooperating" over SEC corruption probe
26 March 2013
Anheuser-Busch InBev has said it is cooperating with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the body launched an investigation into the brewer's India JV over possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Round-Up - The ICAP Digest - March
22 March 2013
Once a month, the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP), which covers alcohol policies worldwide, will look at what's going on in-market to promote a responsible role for alcohol in society.
UK: Scotland to push ahead with drink-drive limit cut
22 March 2013
The Scottish Government has confirmed it will press ahead with plans to cut the country's limit for drink-driving.
