Alcohol

Consumer

Will the Drink Industry’s Hangover Last Through 2025?

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In a 2023 Gallup survey, 62% of American adults under 35 said they drink alcohol, down from 72% twenty years earlier.

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Consumer

Pernod Ricard Dumps Most Wine Holdings as Grapes Sour

Paris-based Pernod Ricard announced Wednesday that it’s selling most of its wine portfolio to a consortium of Australian wine investors.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Gets Virtual (plus more from Square & Disney)

Roaming in VR, Video analysis of food service counters, and Gaze tracking displays

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Patent Drop

Nike Wants You to Take a Seat (plus more from Uber & Adobe)

Nike’s game chairs, Uber’s walking profiles & Adobe’s real-time content personalization

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Patent Drop

Disney Introduces Smart Toys (plus more from Microsoft & PayPal)

feat. Disney’s Fitbit for kids, Chat bots that mirror their users & AR Commerce3 new patent summaries this week from Disney, Microsoft and PayPal

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