By JONATHAN POWELL in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-05-19 09:06 Share CLOSE An employee serves a beer in England as pubs, cafes, and restaurants get back to business after the nation s lockdown was eased this week. JON SUPER/AP
Sales of alcohol around the world dropped by 6 percent last year as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to new figures.
Data from market research group Euromonitor shows consumers bought 15.8 billion fewer liters of alcoholic drinks amid the closure of hospitality venues and restrictions on social mixing.
The Euromonitor data was gathered from more than 100 countries, and highlighted the top 20 alcohol markets. South Africa, India, Spain and Vietnam saw the sharpest drop in sales, The Financial Times reported.
Auckland s best brunch, lunch, dinner and drinks, as recommended by the experts
19 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Hangi Master chef Rewi Spraggon. Photo / Faanati Mamea, Supplied
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Auckland is awash with great options for dining, drinking and playing so sometimes the choice can be overwhelming. To get some help, we turned to local experts.
Rewi Spraggon
Where is your favourite place in Auckland to go for breakfast/brunch?
Amano in Britomart. They re consistent, the bakery is fabulous, and you know what you re going to get - you can guarantee you re going to get fed well and consistently. The staff and the food are top level. My favourite is kingfish and I always ask for their raw dish.
Thais, foreigners arrested for drinking at Patong Beach
Thais, foreigners arrested for drinking at Patong Beach
PHUKET: Patong Police have arrested a group of 12 people, including Thais and foreigners, for sitting and drinking together on the Patong beachfront on Friday night (May 14).
Sunday 16 May 2021, 09:00AM
Medical staff from Vachira Phuket Hospital conduct swab tests on the 12 suspects at Phuket City Police Station yesterday (May 15). Photo: PR Phuket
Phuket Vice Governors Piyapong Choowong (centre) and Vikrom Jakthee (right) oversee the swab test procedure at Phuket City Police Station yesterday (May 15). Photo: PR Phuket
Photo: PR Phuket
Officers arrested the dozen perpetrators for illegally gathering in contravention of the provincial order issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19 across the island, and for drinking alcohol in a public area.
Sideswipe: May 14: Old man apple
13 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Weird weddings I was an event manager at a mansion that did a lot of weddings … My favourite is probably the one where the entire wedding party started drinking at noon for a 6pm wedding. The groom passed out around 5 and we couldn t get him up. So I made him a ham sandwich and propped him up in his bed while I hand fed him. Managed to get him and his boys down to the courtyard and then had to run back in and herd the women down. The bride spilled her mimosa all over her dress, two of the bridesmaids couldn t find their shoes, but everyone was super happy and nice. There were about 150 people at the reception and every single one of them got absolutely hammered. The mother of the bride kept sneaking up on me and hugging me, and the groom made me pose for some photos with them. They also gave me all the leftover wedding cake and a few bottles of wine. I miss them.