Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

DISCUS Activates Spirits United to Urge Congress to Aid Distillers

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

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

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

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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Tennessee Distillers Turn to Sanitizer Production

Tennessee distilleries are pivoting operations, repurposing the alcohol to hand sanitizer and surface cleaner production from whiskey-making. Distillers are working rapidly to

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FDA Clears Way for Production, Details Minimum Requirements

Normally, production of hand sanitizer requires federal permission.  Food & Drug Administration has waived that requirement for the duration of the public health

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