States may allow home delivery of liquor through quick commerce platforms like Swiggy, BigBasket, and ZomatoDeliveries were allowed temporarily during the Covid-19 lockdowns in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Assam with restrictions. Howe...
16 Jul, 2024, 07.55 AM IST
Qatar to allow beer sales at World Cup games 3 hours before kickoffThis year's World Cup is the first to be held in a Muslim country with strict controls on alcohol, presenting unique challenges for organis...
03 Sep, 2022, 10.59 AM IST
UB talking to states to allay fears over home delivery of beer: MDWith the onset of pandemic, many states invoked the Disaster Management Act to include the home delivery provision of alcoholic beverages i...
01 Mar, 2022, 09.40 AM IST
Summertime sadness: Is it time to allow home delivery of beer?The craft beer industry saw exponential growth before the pandemic almost washed it away. As microbrewers try to get back on their feet, th...
14 Sep, 2021, 08.46 AM IST
Online sale of liquor in Guwahati Municipal Corporation areas comes into forceThe online sale of liquor in the first phase is limited to Guwahati Municipal Corporation area only, which may be further extended to other...
23 Jul, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
Delhi liquor home delivery brings cheer for Swiggy, Zomato and othersSwiggy, Zomato, Amazon, Grofers and Flipkart are considering liquor home delivery in Delhi after the Arvind Kejriwal-led government allowed...
02 Jun, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
Delhi allows home delivery of liquor; take-away of draught beer from micro-breweries also permittedThe rules also permit the holders of the necessary licences to serve liquor in open spaces such as terraces, the courtyards of clubs, bars ...
01 Jun, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
India's beer market may see acquisitions, entry of new players despite pandemic disruptions: UBLBesides, UBL, a market leader in the segment, also expects the export of beer to grow with support from the government.
29 Aug, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Building beer for home consumption by leveraging online retail is key now: United Breweries' MD Rishi Pardal"Building beer for home consumption is a key marketing task for us. A new channel (online) is emerging and the first thing is not to make i...
17 Aug, 2020, 10.22 PM IST
Beer jostles for space in the Indian fridge amid Covid-19 crisis; hard spirits gain advantageWhile consumption of alcohol is not taboo in most Indian households, the habit of stocking beer in a family fridge is not routine. Its shor...
27 Jul, 2020, 10.08 PM IST
Covid-19 Impact: Karnataka allows microbreweries to sell existing beer stock as takeawayCurrently, Sikka is working out supply logistics to sell 10,000 litres of existing stock of consumable craft beer “Buyers can also bring th...
13 May, 2020, 09.01 PM IST
Allow us to sell liquor stock: Hotels, restaurants to govtAs per industry estimates, any standalone restaurant from an established chain could have alcohol inventory of ₹10-25 lakh lying with it. F...
06 May, 2020, 08.27 AM IST
Brewers seek nod for home deliveryAiba, which represents 83 manufacturing breweries including United Breweries, Carlsberg, Bira, and Molson & Coors, has proposed creating sp...
28 Apr, 2020, 02.00 PM IST
Liquor apex body CIABC seeks nod from govt for online sale, reopening of pubs & restaurants in non-Covid-19 hotspotsIn its second letter to various state governments within a week, CIABC has urged them to allow online sale of liquor as social distancing e...
11 Apr, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
Covid-19 Impact: Brewers call for online sale of beer“Beer industry alone contributes over Rs 50,000 crore per year as revenue to the state exchequer which can be well-invested in healthcare n...
10 Apr, 2020, 09.52 PM IST
Sales at microbreweries face a dry run for the first timeAbout 170 microbreweries mushroomed in the past decade as the country’s high population of millennials showed keen interest in craft beer, ...
06 Dec, 2019, 12.40 PM IST
FIFA World Cup 2018: Food sites, bars saw over 25% jump in sales on Sunday as consumers go all out to enjoy“We ran multiple FIFA-centric promotions through the month ourselves as well as along with restaurant partners. The final being on a Sunday...
17 Jul, 2018, 10.06 AM IST