January 22, 2026 (Bethesda, MD) — Abridge – a leading online platform serving alcohol beverage companies, associations, and other entities engaged in international trade – is pleased to announce the addition of a new “packaging” category to its database.
Abridge™ is a comprehensive, interactive database with the latest regulatory norms and compliance information, as well as relevant international agreements, for alcohol beverages throughout 54 markets, representing 110+ countries around the world.
The Abridge™ database includes regulations for wine, distilled spirits, and other alcohol beverages such as ready-to-drink cocktails, wine coolers, and no/low alcohol beverages. Key categories include certification requirements, composition parameters, definitions, labeling rules, production norms, tariff rates, and federal taxation rates.
Abridge™ is now adding the topic of packaging – providing its subscribers with national regulations on packaging dimensions and food contact materials, as well as Extended Producer Responsibility – to the categories currently provided in Abridge’s database.
“We aim to deliver greater value to our subscribers by saving them time and money,” said Bennett Caplan, President of Abridge. “We launched the weekly Abridge Reports two years ago to provide subscribers with a “heads up” on the most significant upcoming alcohol regulatory developments and current news events. Last year, we added taxation rates to our database, and this year we are delighted to introduce packaging information.”
Laurel Parker, Vice President of Operations, noted further, “Abridge will now help alcohol producers of all sizes to find packaging regulations around the world covering wine, spirits, and other beverages. Using our database, producers can make informed decisions as they design and make packaging materials, knowing they are compliant.”
The Abridge™ database provides subscribers with accurate and relevant rules in selected markets. They can compare international regulations by topic, and access key market and industry reports covering the alcohol beverage sector. Abridge™ also offers practical codes of practice, guidance materials, and networking resources with contact details for organizations across the industry and government.
Abridge’s team, with over 40 years of experience, also delivers specialized guidance for subscribers. For a demonstration of the Abridge™ database, please contact Bennett Caplan, President, at bcaplan@abridgebev.com or +1 202.486.1390.
