Craft distilleries in the US are “barely hanging on” and face “severe financial hardship” unless immediate help is made available, the Distilled Spirits Council of the US (Discus) has warned.
As demand for hand sanitizer spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, American agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is supplying industrial ethyl alcohol to support production of hand sanitizer by North American distilled spirits producer Sazerac Company.
Remember when gift cards were going to save America’s bar and restaurant industry? The solution was first touted by major news outlets during the third week of March, after state governments mandated that bars and restaurants close their on-premise operations.
U.S. industry groups, confronted with the economic damage wrought by the pandemic, have started asking lawmakers for more targeted tax relief.
April and May are busy and exciting times on farms, with plants emerging from winter dormancy, and on-farm tilling, pruning, trellis building, twining, etc. Spring 2020 was shaping up to be the first year that total U.S. hop acres would surpass 60,000 in many decades.
In Brooklyn, New York, Rhodora Wine Bar evokes a neighborhood watering hole transported from Europe. Details like distressed wood, mismatched chairs and marble tables honed matte with wear suggest the passage of time.
Gin brand Hendrick’s has launched a social media programme to help bartenders return to work, called Pour it Forward.
Now key industry body Australian Grape & Wine (AGW) is reminding everyone involved in the industry that cash flow is essential to all businesses along the grape and wine supply chain.
The coronavirus pandemic is loosening up liquor laws in states across the country, and some restaurant and bar owners hope that rules become permanent.
As more consumers turn to the convenience of e-commerce to deliver alcohol during the coronavirus outbreak, the recent surge could be indicative of a broader shift that could buoy the largely untapped segment for beer, spirits and wine long after the virus has dissipated.