May 30, 2014
Liquor Stores Go Mobile
Mobile apps can match taxi drivers to passengers, travelers with spare bedrooms and now liquor stores with people who want beer, wine and spirits delivered to their doorstep. Drizly has...
May 11, 2014
UK: Whiskey asset Whyte & Mackay finds a buyer at...
UK-based whiskey firm Whyte & Mackay has finally found a buyer after months in limbo following owner United Spirits’ agreement to divest the business in the wake of its Diageo...
April 30, 2014
Scotland: Minimum alcohol price spat goes to EU Court of...
Scotland’s whiskey industry has pushed its case to prevent a government-induced minimum price on alcohol all the way to the European Court of Justice, say reports. A court in Edinburgh...
April 15, 2014
Loomio’s Tech Tool Raises near $100k for Crowdfund Target
Loomio, a start-up company in New Zealand, is close to raising $100,000 for a venture that offers a free open source decision-making tool for the masses, The Zealand Herald is...
April 08, 2014
Start-ups Move Into the Big Leagues
Several new payments startups earned recognition this week for swimming into the big leagues and, highlight this week’s Startup Roundup. One such company, PayStand, said bye-bye to beta to take...
February 24, 2014
Singapore: Beer duties cause riff between vendors, consumers
A recent hike in beer duties is threatening price hikes in pubs, but Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry is warning sellers of the alcoholic beverage not to raise prices...
February 06, 2014
US: AB Inbev beer merger spree keeps brewing
Just weeks after alcohol conglomerate Anheuser-Busch Inbev announced plans to acquire Korea-based Oriental Brewery in a $5.8 billion deal, reports say AB is set to continue its beer merger spree....
January 20, 2014
Multinational: Possibility brews for beer mega-merger
While a theoretical merger between two of the world’s largest breweries – Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller – would certainly earn intense scrutiny from major competition regulators, reports say such a...
January 13, 2014
Japan: Jim Beam buyout marks record-setting business for Japan
Japan-based alcohol distillery Suntory announced a major acquisition plan of US-based whiskey giant Jim Beam, a deal reportedly made for $13.6 billion and one that could throw Suntory to the...