alcohol
British government plans for minimum price on alcohol
Friday, March 23, 2012
The British government has announced today that it wants to set a minimum price on beer, wine, and spirits. It hopes the move will help prevent alcohol-related crimes and deaths in the country.
Guinness, Johnnie Walker owner sees rising profits
Friday, February 10, 2012
Diageo, the alcoholic drinks giant that owns brands like Guinness and Johnnie Walker, says that its profits rose 15 percent last year despite flat sales in beleaguered Europe.
Four Loko drops caffeine from its beverages amid an expected FDA ban
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
What do you have when mix you four beers with two cups of coffee?
Some call it Four Loko - the canned beverage sold by Chicago-based Phusion Pro...
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Experts try making George Washington's peach brandy
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
The next time you step into the liquor store, you could be stepping back in time. Marketers are trying to recreate peach brandy made by George...
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Times-Picayune to cut back jobs and production schedule
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BostonPeng | May 24, 2012
High-frequency trading: Bad for markets... and the soul?
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First I'd like to thank everyone for listening to what I had to say, it's really an honor to have been on marketplace. Second...
Nick Hanauer on the TED talk, income inequality controversy
If the idea of "trickle-down economics" hasn't worked---when governments have actually *tried* it, rather than a form they...
kingjon | May 18, 2012 Time to bring back Glass-Steagall?
I can finally agree with Robert Reich100%. To our detriment, banks have forgotten that there is a difference between manipulating money, and...
pauliswood | May 16, 2012
