Monthly Archives: May 2022

Alcohol-Related Traffic Crashes Up 5% in 2020 as Total Traffic Fatalities Jumped 11%

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Fatalities in police-reported, alcohol-involved traffic crashes rose 5% last year, just about half the increase in crash fatalities overall. That estimate is courtesy of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration which yesterday provided a preliminary look at traffic fatality data.  NHTSA … Continue reading →

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SGWS Accused of Violating Fair Labor Standards Act

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Savannah Perez, a “sales consultant” for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits in Texas, sued both the parent company and its Texas unit alleging it violated the Fair Labor STandards Act by not paying overtime for time worked in excess of 40 … Continue reading →

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Vintage Wine Estates Sales Up 68%, Reverses Loss

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Vintage Wine Estates reports a 68% growth (organic, up 44%) in revenue, or $32 million.  Acquisitions represented $11.4 million of that revenue. VWE earned $2.8 million, or  5 cents a share, in the FY 2022 fiscal quarter.  A year earlier … Continue reading →

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Fishers Island Enters Florida and South Carolina

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Fishers Island Lemonade is now sold in 14 states and online.  It was one of the first spirit-based canned cocktails in the U.S. In a related development, the company introduced the Fishers Island Variety 8 pack with three of the … Continue reading →

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Smooth Ambler Debuts Cask Strength Bourbon

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Smooth Ambler is launching Founders’ Cask Strength Series Bourbon, the first line extension introduced since the inaugural Rye recipe release last year.  It’s aged 5 years, non-chill filtered and comprised of 71% corn, 21% rye and 8% malted barley.  SRP: … Continue reading →

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White Claw Says It ‘Reinvests’ Lemonade with New Product

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

White Claw, the leader in the Hard Seltzer category, is introducing something entirely new: White Claw Hard Seltzer Refrshr Lemonade. Rolling out nationwide beginning this month, White Claw Refrshr will debut with four distinct Lemonade flavors – each crafted to … Continue reading →

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