Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

What We’re Reading —

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Is This The Future of Premium Liquor Marketing? With the huge rise of premium spirits sales and the growing importance of marketing and branding, is it time to explore

Posted in Spirits, What We're Reading | Comments Off on What We’re Reading —

F.Y.I. —

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Climate Change Blamed As Floods Overwhelm Venice, Swamping Basilica and Squares It’s bad, with “apocalyptic” floods sweeping through the lagoon city, flooding its historic basilica and inundating squares and

Posted in FYI | Comments Off on F.Y.I. —

RNDC Halts Deliveries in Michigan to Solve Warehousing Issues

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Republic National Distributing Co. said customers with standard delivery dates of Wednesday (11/13), Thursday (11/14)

Posted in beer, Spirits, Wine | Tagged | Comments Off on RNDC Halts Deliveries in Michigan to Solve Warehousing Issues

Craft Brew Alliance Sales Fall 10.2%, Firm Posts Loss in 3rd Quarter

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

In what is expected to be its final earnings report as a public company, Craft Brew Alliance reports net third quarter sales

Posted in beer | Comments Off on Craft Brew Alliance Sales Fall 10.2%, Firm Posts Loss in 3rd Quarter

City Brewing to Produce Most of Pabst Brewing’s Brands

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Pabst announced a long-term production contract and said it intends to transition most of its production volume to City

Posted in beer | Tagged | Comments Off on City Brewing to Produce Most of Pabst Brewing’s Brands

Women Spend Less on Wine than Men– Study

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

For as long as I’ve been covering the alcohol beverage industry, we’ve been told that women do the bulk of bev/al buying.  But a

Posted in Wine | Comments Off on Women Spend Less on Wine than Men– Study