KOCHI: To check alcohol- and drug-related activities around Christmas and New Year celebrations, the excise department has opened a round-the-clock control room in the city. The special drive will last till January 3, 2023. The district-level operation will be led by a team under an officer of the rank of excise inspector. Squads under circle…
A growing drinking culture with innovative drinks is making the alcohol-beverage industry exciting and entertaining The alco-bev space is shaking things up in restaurants and hotels as new categories of drinks, and innovations are spicing up the segment. Creative storytelling is the new thing observed in the alco-bev space. Making News The F&B industry has…
New Grain-Based Distilleries to Benefit UP in Many Ways, Increase Ethanol Production, Help Farmers The latest in a series of initiatives taken by Additional Chief Secretary of Excise, Sugar Industry and Sugarcane Development, Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Sanjay R. Bhoosreddy, IAS, to benefit the sugar industry as also the sugarcane farmers is the launch of a…
The pandemic had a huge impact on the liquor industry when out of home consumption came to a hard stop. It’s been well over a year now since the world opened up and consumption levels got back up again. So how has the year fared for Diageo India, one of the biggest alco-bev companies in…
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 9 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Pernod Ricard India (PRI), a global leader in the wine and spirits industry, launches an industry-first initiative – #OneForOurPlanet, as it continues its journey towards the removal of permanent mono-cartons from its packaging. With this landmark sustainability initiative, the company is removing 100 per cent permanent mono-cartons from…
Mumbai: French firm Pernod Ricard said consumer confidence in India is at an all-time high, despite inflation. The second largest distiller expanded its Indian business by 21% in the last quarter. “India, which is obviously a key market for us, one of our must-win markets, is performing extremely strongly in this first half, with the…
”Based on the last ten calendar months, the industry is expected to grow in double digits, largely driven by a secular trend in premiumisation across categories. We also see a full recovery in out-of-home consumption while off-trade continue its growth momentum since several quarters now,” said Bikram Basu, VP, strategy and marketing at Allied Blenders…
The government has given in-principle approval for 95 more ethanol projects under the new window of ethanol interest subvention schemes.The decision is expected to add an annual ethanol production capacity of around 480 crore liters in the country. The Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) said, out of these 95 projects, 68 are grain-based,…
New Delhi: Despite inflationary pressure on companies as well as consumer pockets, alcoholic beverage brands saw no dip in consumer sentiment and demand during this festive season. Sharing his thoughts, Amar Sinha, COO at spirits maker Radico Khaitan said, “From a microscopic view of our business, we don’t think inflation has affected our consumers.” He…
NEW DELHI, Nov 2 (Reuters) – India on Wednesday increased the rates at which state-run fuel retailers must buy sugarcane-based ethanol for blending by 3% to 6% effective from Dec. 1, as it tries to promote biofuel and cut imports of costly crude oil. The government said the higher prices would boost supplies of ethanol…