Underage Norwegian teenagers turn a profit on out-of-date beer
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OSLO, Norway  - Confronting a grocery store with its promise to pay shoppers a bonus if they found any products with expired freshness dates, two enterprising teens turned a 7,000 kroner (&#36;1,331 Cdn) profit by loading up shopping carts with out-of-date beer they weren't old enough to buy.
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Two in five 15-year-olds in the UK has tried cannabis, which is more than anywhere else in Europe, figures show.
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Business & money: Brewing giant looking for a partner in a bid to seize control of its Russian joint venture with Carlsberg
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NEW YORK  - Parents who believe their young  teen is likely to drink excessively may prompt him or her to  adopt drinking behaviors that mirror those negative  expectations, according to a study from Iowa State University.
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Pernod Ricard, the liquor maker, said its annual profit rose less than forecast as a result of higher spending on advertising. Profit for the year ended June 30, excluding interest, taxes and amortization, was 1.26 billion euros ($1.6 billion), missing some analystsÂ estimates. Net income rose 32 percent, to 639 million euros. The results are the first full-year numbers since Pernod bought Allied Domecq for $13 billion last year. Pernod, which is based in Paris, said it increased its marketing spending during the year to 1.04 billion euros from 593 million a year earlier.
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Excessive drinking is worse among teenage girls than boys, says new research by the European School Survey Project. A survey of 2,000 15 and 16 year-olds found 26 per cent of boys and 29 per cent of girls
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Getting drunk may be considered a normal  part of having fun for youngsters in northern Europe, but not  so in Italy where teenagers look down on friends who drink too  much.
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Credit card companies are increasingly marketing a variety of cards that are a hybrid of credit, debit and gift cards to teenagers.
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About half of the alcohol advertising on radio is aired during youth-oriented programs, according to a new study that suggests beer and liquor companies are not abiding by a self-imposed ban on advertising to teens.
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Germany and beer go together like Porsches and the autobahn, but health-conscious residents are turning from the country's traditional beverage in favor of juices and bottled water, sending suds sales down to the lowest levels in 15 years.
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Sweet alcoholic drinks aggressively marketed to young people are anything but "cool and fashionable" and are luring troubling numbers of teens &#151; especially girls &#151; to engage in underage drinking, the American Medical Association said Thursday.
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Beer cans of all shapes and sizes, signs from long-defunct brands and even business cards from microbreweries were among the items collectors sought as they gathered this week for an event dubbed the CANvention.
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The GlacÃ©au deal offered evidence that coming up with a new beverage, or putting a new twist on an old one, can be lucrative.
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[World News]: London, Oct 20 : You might not count the number of bottles you have gulped down while on a drinking binge, but a beer company has finally taken up the responsibilty of instilling the virtue of sensible drinking in people.
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Adolescents' retail tastes are bringing Too solid same-store sales.
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The nationâs largest brewer posted a 11 percent rise in profit as it sold more beer at higher prices.
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Danish brewer Carlsberg is to put up beer prices, despite good sales in Eastern Europe and other regions.