Goldman downgrades beer stocks because millennials like wine better →
Market data indicates beer consumption among the 35 and under demographic is decreasing, and shifting to wine instead. Goldman Sachs downgraded Boston Beer Company and Constellation Brands as a result.
Progress on winegrape exemption from FDA's produce safety rule →
The Senate Committee on Appropriations approved a bill that includes a policy urging the FDA to distinguish between grape varietals so that growers of winegrapes may be eligible for exemption or exclusion from the Food Safety Modernization Act’s produce safety rule. The California Association of Winegrape Growers submitted a request to FDA to exempt winegrapes from the produce safety rule on the basis that they are rarely consumed raw.
Heineken and U.S. Beverage import partnership brings specialty global beer brands to US →
Heineken Americas Export has partnered with U.S. Beverage (USB) to import certain international specialty beer brands into the US market, including Gosser from Austria, Gruzcampo from Spain, and Dragon Stout from Jamaica, among others.
Alcohol improves memory, scientists say as study finds drinking helps people recall information →
Researchers at the University of Exeter conducted research testing the effects of alcohol on memory and found participants who drank more remembered more of what they learned. The theory is that, when drinking, the hippocampus switches to “consolidating memories,” instead of learning new information.
