Alcohol

World Wide Webb: Beer's Battle Of The Sexes

In a new online only series, ESM senior reporter Ben Webb takes a sideways look at some of the issues affecting the retail and FMCG industries. In this wee...

Alcoholic Beverages From Trees? Japanese Scientists Make Discovery

For centuries, trees have provided mankind with daily necessities such as paper and rubber, now, scientists in Japan have discovered a new use for trees: d...

European Alcohol Sales Enjoy A Boost As Drinkers Embrace New Categories: IRI

New data from IRI indicates that European consumers are becoming more experimental when it comes to their choice of alcoholic tipple, with categories such...

Gruppo Campari Signs Communications Deal With WPP

Italian drinks company Gruppo Campari has signed an agreement with communication services group WPP for the marketing of its brands and products. The ag...

Alcohol Ban Another Drain On India's Weak State Finances

India’s widening alcohol prohibition is threatening to gouge a hole in already stretched state finances. At least four states have announced plans...

Distillers Brace For Pain After India Bans Sales On Highways

As India’s recent ban on liquor stores along highways displaces outlets, the nation’s distillers are bracing for a drop in sales of as much as...

Costco's Private-Label Booze Helps Warm Spirits During Dry Spell

The holidays didn’t go well for Costco Wholesale Corp., whose profit during the period missed analysts’ projections by the most in at least a d...

EU To Consider Self-Regulatory Proposal For Alcohol Labelling: WSTA

The European Commission has said that it will consider a self-regulatory proposal from the alcoholic-beverage sector, which outlines how it will advise the...