Monthly Archives: February 2018

RNDC Donates $65 Million to Florida School Choice Program

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC), said it donated $65 million to Florida’s Step Up For Students Scholarship Program,

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Splinter Group Spirits Intros Partner Vermouth

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Splinter Group Spirits (Vintage Wine Estates), producers of Straight Edge Kentucky Bourbon, Slaughter House American Whiskey and Whip Saw Rye, introduced Partner Vermouth.

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Innis & Gunn Unifies Packaging

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Innis & Gunn, Scotland’s most awarded craft beer, unveiled a unifying packaging rebrand across its core barrel-aged and craft brewed beers range.

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

How this Brooklyn Craft Brewery Built a Cult Following With nearly 100,000 Instagram fans, Other Half Brewing is a social-media star. PLUS: The Bridge’s exclusive ranking of the borough’s 21 breweries.  Read more here, from The Bridge.

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Major Bev/Al Stocks Drop as Dow Slips 1,100 Points

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

That’s a record-breaking drop as a raw number, and major alcohol beverages stocks weren’t exempt.  But, except for Diageo, the

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Budweiser Places Third in USA Today’s Ad Meter Super Bowl Ranking

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

We didn’t like Budweiser’s ad about the company’s emergency water program.  Actually, we liked the ad but didn’t think it was

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