Beer News: 7-Eleven Customers Can Drink Alcohol Inside Stores / Brits Embrace Breakfast Beer On Vacation

, Beer News: 7-Eleven Customers Can Drink Alcohol Inside Stores / Brits Embrace Breakfast Beer On Vacation

Almost two-thirds of Brits say it is ‘never too early’ for a beer when they’re on vacation. We’ve that, “Words to Drink By” and more

60% of Brits say ‘Never too Early’ for Beer When on Vacation

According to research of 2,000 British tourists from  UK Travel firm On the Beach “three-quarters (76%) of Brits have a pre-travel beer and 60% say it’s never too early to have that first sip when on your holiday (read vacation but with a British accent).

Two thirds of tourists believe having an airport or travel beer before holiday was a specific British tradition, and a highlight of their getaway, with around half (47%) happy to pay more than £7 for the privilege.

When ranking top beer tasting moments, many travelers said a first beer of the holidays was a “British Tradition” and “a moment that couldn’t be missed”.

Whether it’s 3am, 6am or 5pm, we all know that having a pre-holiday beer is a true British tradition, ”chief customer officer at On the Beach, Zoe Harris added,

According to the survey, the top 10 beer tasting moments are:

  1. A beer on holiday (pool or beach)
  2. Airport beer
  3. Football beer (soccer)
  4. Saturday night beer
  5. Post work beer
  6. Wedding beer
  7. BBQ beer
  8. Pub beer
  9. Sunday lunch beer
  10. Hen/Stag beer (?)

 

Words to Drink By

“Beer is the answer but I can’t remember the question”  – Popular quote but we can’t remember who said it first.

 

, Beer News: 7-Eleven Customers Can Drink Alcohol Inside Stores / Brits Embrace Breakfast Beer On Vacation

7-Eleven Allows Customers To Drink Alcohol Inside Stores

In yet another sign that Canada is a more advanced country that the US, Customers visiting 7-Eleven convenience stores in Ontario can now purchase and consume alcohol on the premises. Yep, its true next time you visit a 7-Eleven in the Canadian province you can enjoy a beer rather than a Slurpee.

According to according to Toronto’s City News, “there are 59 7-Eleven stores in Ontario, and 58 of these have now been granted liquor licenses.

“We look at ourselves as a restaurant first that sells convenience store items,” said Marc Goodman, vice president of 7-Eleven Canada. “Traditional convenience store items like cigarettes and other products have continuously declined year after year. And so, as an industry, we need to go and re-shape ourselves.”

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