Monthly Archives: March 2020

Export Group Urges Delay in USMCA, Other Rules to Combat Virus

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

American Association of Exporters & Importers, of which National Association of Beverage Importers is a member, urged President Trump to provide “immediate

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Dixie Vodka Donates $20,000 for a Virtual NASCAR Race

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

What was supposed to be the Dixie Vodka 400 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway morphed into a virtual race televised on FS1.

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DISCUS Activates Spirits United to Urge Congress to Aid Distillers

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

With the Senate nearing completion on its COVID-19 legislative relief package, Distilled Spirits Council kicked off a Sunday morning “Spirits United” grassroots push activating

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Glenmore Distillery Ceases Operations After Employee Tests Positive

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

A third party was sanitizing the Sazerac Co. unit after the temporary closure in accordance with Centers for Disease Control & Prevention guidelines.    

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Molson Coors Pledges $1 Million to Help Bartenders

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Molson Coors Beverage Co. pledged $1 million to the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild, a nonprofit that supports bartenders and other service industry professionals, millions of

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MGP Increases Sanitizer Production

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

MGP Ingredients is “doing everything we can to address an exponential increase in demand for our industrial alcohol, which is used in the production of hand sanitizers and

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