Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has been arrested by the Scotland Yard, according to media reports. He was later produced before a court in London and was granted bail. This arrest is believed to be the first step to his extradition Read More
Madhya Pradesh to become a dry state
Madhya Pradesh is headed towards total prohibition, as Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced that all liquor shops across the state would be closed in a phased manner. “Alcohol prohibition will be implemented in the entire state by closing Read More
Carlos Brito, AB InBev Chief Executive reviews Indian operations
Anheuser-Busch InBev Chief Executive Carlos Brito was recently in India to review Indian operations. This is the first India visit for Brito after the world’s largest brewer acquired rival SABMiller Plc six months ago. The India headquarter has been recently Read More
Wine set to lose heavily after ban
The wine industry, especially at the hub in Nashik, is likely to take a huge hit after the closure of licensed liquor outlets along the highways. Maharashtra and Nashik hold a lion’s share in wine production and distribution in the Read More
Gurugram’s around 142 bars may not fall under SC’s ban order
After the State Excise department measured motorable distance to determine whether certain bars,pubs and restaurants serving liquor fall under 500 meters of the closes highway, it has emerged that around 142 such establishments have possibly marked safe for conducing the Read More
It’s a bad policy
Is there some kind of competition going on among the ruling bosses as to who first chokes the legitimate liquor business in the country? After Bihar going bone-dry, Kerala going for partial prohibition and Tamil Nadu closing hundreds of licensed Read More
AD SPENDS BY LIQUOR COS UP 58%
Advertising expenditure by liquor companies in India has touched Rs 162 crore in the first six months of 2016, rising 58% from a year ago, according to media buying agency Madison World. Liquor is one of the categories that has Read More