Iowa State University, November 18, 2019 Douglas A. Gentile, Brooke J. Arterberry, Patrick K. Bender, Kristi A. Costabile; Beer advertisements and adolescent drinking Knowledge, expectations and behaviour. 2019 in: Addictive Behaviour Reports; The results show that overall levels of advertising expenditure were strong predictions of adolescents’ beer brand awareness, preferences, use, and brand loyalty. Advertising … Read More →
Irish Examiner Reporter, Tuesday, November 12, 2019 By Joe Leogue Regulations on alcohol advertising need to go beyond where they are displayed, and tackle the content of the ads themselves, according to an advocacy group. Alcohol Action Ireland’s call for tighter controls on the content of alcohol ads comes on the day new rules were … Read More →
12 November 2019; Dutch Bank ASN and ASN investment funds no longer invest money from customers in companies that produce alcoholic beverages (brewers, winemakers and producers of other alcoholic beverages). The shares and loans from ASN are now alcohol-free. ASN also does not invest anymore into retail stores selling drinks, at least if the alcohol … Read More →
Move is one of a suite of measures aimed at ‘changing the culture of drinking in Ireland’ 11-11-2019 The Irish Times Tim O’Brien Minister for Health Simon Harris: said Ireland’s relationship with alcohol ‘is not good, damages our health, harms our communities and harms many families’; Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times The first of … Read More →
China’s alcohol industry heads for high-quality development Wim van Dalen, president of EUCAM: “The article below shows that China appears to be giving full scope to the promotion of alcohol use. Given the increasing worldwide concerns about the increase in alcohol consumption, it is at least surprising that the Chinese alcohol industry appears to get … Read More →
It’s the first liquor brand to sell via ads in Instagram Stories By Ann-Marie Alcántara News from adweek.com For anyone looking to have a Thirsty Thursday—or any other day of the week—Patrón has become the first liquor brand you can order via Instagram. The 30-year-old brand is working with MikMak, a social video commerce agency, … Read More →
A Massey University researcher is calling for an international convention to control alcohol marketing similar to the one that has been used to help reduce tobacco harm worldwide. As the global alcohol industry relies on unhealthy heavy drinking for the majority of their profits, the author says the industry often opposes effective health interventions like … Read More →
The Guardian, Alex Hern and Frederik Hugo Ledegaard; 9 okt. 2019 Exclusive: algorithm may expose thousands of under-18s to harmful targeted adverts Facebook has marked hundreds of thousands of children as “interested in” adverts about gambling and alcohol, a joint investigation by the Guardian and the Danish Broadcasting Corporation has found. The social network’s advertising … Read More →
15 October 2019; www.stap.nl Today it was announced that there will be again a Holland Heineken House in Tokyo during the 2020 Olympic Games. This time it will be part of TeamNL Tokyo Center, a temporary Holland pavilion, where Dutch companies can present themselves during the Games in Japan. Heineken continues to organize in Holland … Read More →
Firms and bodies are casting doubt on health advice for expecting women to abstain from drinking The Guardian Denis Campbell Health policy editor Mon 14 Oct 2019 Alcohol firms and bodies they fund are encouraging women to drink in pregnancy – putting their unborn child in danger – by publishing false and misleading information about … Read More →