Monthly Archives: September 2017

What Beam Suntory Is Doing to Promote Responsible Drinking

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Earlier today, the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking issued its annual report on progress the industry is making to reduce the misuse of alcohol globally. The full report is available here: http://www.iard.org/.  We’re not covering that report because, frankly, as … Continue reading →

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Budweiser Honors Virginia with Special Packaging, Brewery Tours

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Budweiser is opening the doors of its Williamsburg, Va., brewery as part of its summer celebration which specifically celebrates Virginia this year. Virginia is one of 11 states whose namesake is featured on

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Brown-Forman Opens Slane Distillery in Ireland

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

It’s on the site of the Slane Castle estate, which has been owned by the Conyngham family since 1901. Construction of Slane Distillery started

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A-B, Heineken USA Leaders to Address NBWA Convo

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Joao Castro Neves, North America President and CEO of Anheuser-Busch, and Ronald den Elzen, CEO of Heineken USA, will speak during the National Beer Wholesalers Associations’s 80th Annual Convention and Trade Show. Castro Neves will speak during the general session … Continue reading →

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Underage Drinking Cut in Half, Federal Survey Finds

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

At first blush, the latest federal figures on alcohol use are bad for the industry.  Among those 12 years old or older, 50.7% of the population drank in 2016, down from 51% of the population in 2002. But there’s good … Continue reading →

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Senate Appropriators Raise Budget for NIAAA, NIDA

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 3.5% increase in funding for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, to $500,491,000 from $483,525,000.  President Trump’s FY 2018 budget request was for $361,356,000 as part of a proposed cut in appropriations … Continue reading →

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