The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education and Retail Drinks are at loggerheads over retail alcohol sales statistics during COVID-19 as FARE criticises the industry’s “predatory instincts”.
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In-home drinking in spotlight after “misleading” FARE poll
FARE’s newly-published poll indicates Australians were drinking more at home before COVID, but Retail Drinks slams it as “misleading” over alcohol home delivery claims.
BA denounces pregnancy label mandatory colours
The Brewers Association of Australia wants mandatory labels and recommends “moving to them expeditiously” but has denounced mandatory colours as adding “unreasonable and unnecessary costs”.
Brews News Week #269 Confounding Variables
A big week in the brewing industry as the podcast team look at 4 Pines small business grant, trademark battles and new research from FARE.
Big brewers back venues as alcohol sales decline
Overall alcohol sales and and volumes are down between at least 10 and 30 per cent according to Alcohol Beverages Australia, as brewers step up to help their venue customers.
Pregnancy warning labels scrapped
Ministers have scrapped plans by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) body to introduce new pregnancy risk warning labels on cans.
Brews News Week: Defend It Or The Big Guys Will End It
Our final Brews News Week for 2019. Making news: CUB donates water to Queensland and NSW farmers, and more social media posts go before ABAC.
ABAC upholds One Drop Kellogg’s IPA complaints
Alcohol advertising watchdog ABAC has upheld three complaints about One Drop Brewing Co’s Kellogg’s Cornflakes Nitro Milkshake IPA, saying that the packaging has “strong or evident appeal to minors”.
Brews News Week: More Powerful Than FARE
Pete and Matt discuss the news of the week as several beers receive ABAC’s judgement and one of Colorado’s oldest breweries downsizes.
FARE condemns Kellogg’s cornflakes brew
The chief executive of the FARE has slammed a partnership between Kellogg’s and NSW brewery One Drop, and in an unusual move, announced publicly that the organisation will be complaining to ABAC about it.