'Summit organised to help save Diageo jobs'

A summit aimed at saving up to 900 whisky industry jobs will take place today. Campaigners will meet in Glasgow to map out the next stage of the campaign to save the jobs at Diageo - Scotsman​

A fall in demand for premium beers in the UK and the rest of Europe saw the maker of Stella Artois and Beck's post a fall in sales yesterday. The US-Belgian group Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer, said that sales had fallen 1.1% in the second quarter of the year, in spite of the launch of Stella Artois 4% - a weaker version of the famously strong lager aimed at consumers downgrading from premium to standard brands - The Guardian ​

United Arab Emirates is the most expensive place to buy a pint in the world, costing around £7. The cheapest is Panama at 30p - The Times ​

If frugal Britons are swapping a holiday in Spain for their local beaches this summer, Ian Rogers has not seen any sign of them. The owner of Barry Island Pleasure Park in south Wales says after a promising start to the holiday season, the rides in his fairground have sat idle throughout much of July, no thanks to the weather - FT​

The iconic Brown's Hotel in Laugharne, made famous as the favourite drinking haunt of poet Dylan Thomas, is get a new life as a boutique hotel and conference centre - Western Mail​

An energy drink called Simply Cocaine was blasted by anti-drug campaigners yesterday. The drink, with a cartoon character called "Charlie" on the bottle, has double the caffeine content of Red Bull - The Sun ​