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.
With lockdown restrictions lifting in parts of the country, business owners are eager to get back to work but wary of welcoming guests and staff back to dining rooms
The Distilled Spirits Council of the US (Discus) and the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) are urging the elimination of punitive tariffs on spirits as the US and UK begin negotiations for a free trade agreement.
MIAMI & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 30, 2020-- Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world's pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol— today announced that Heaven Hill Brands, the nation’s largest independent, family-owned and operated distilled spirits supplier, will expand distribution of its portfolio in the U.S with the Company.
In recent years, the blurring between retail and foodservice had already started with the proliferation of high-end food halls throughout North America — a model that was already familiar to much of the rest of the world, especially throughout areas of Europe and Asia.
As boredom mounts, inebriation can’t be far behind. With so many Americans stuck inside during coronavirus-related quarantine, alcohol consumption has perhaps unsurprisingly been on the rise as a whole, but the true story of this particular cataclysm when it comes to booze is not the level of consumption...
St. Patrick's Day is a major celebration worldwide and is inseparable from alcohol, with the beer industry seeing some of the largest purchase increases. For large corporations, this involves simple adjustments to supply chain technology to make larger raw material purchases.
BOULDER — The Brewers Association, a Boulder-based national association of brewers, has laid off 23% of its staff “in order to maintain the long-term viability” of the trade group, which represents the interests of small and independent U.S. craft brewers.
Despite innovative concepts to deal with the present nationwide lockdown, like restaurants offering pick up service, fine dining take out delivery and restaurant parking lot drive-in-movie theaters, restaurants are not doing well.