Bottles getting to Japan quicker than France, orders being refused at the Italian border and fewer German tourists buying in bulk on their holidays – the year since Brexit has been one like no other for the whisky industry. Known the world over, there are few products more synonymous with Scotland. But 2021 has been a challenging year for the
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CHINA / SOCIETYChina’s food administrator stresses food security, vows to create a strategic food reserve systemBy Global TimesPublished: Dec 31, 2021 12:59 AM Farmers are drying grain in Huaian, Jiangsu Province on November 2, 2021. Photo: VCGChina’s National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration announced on Thursday it will further enhance the country’s food security by tightening market trading supervision and building a
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The Brewers of Europe, a non-profit body representing more than 12,000 breweries, has said that Europe must continue to support the beer sector as the continent battles another wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The call comes as the body released its 2021 European Beer Trends Statistics Report, which revealed data on the overall decline in beer sales in the first year of the pandemic.
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