Author Archives: Joel Whitaker

Control States Volume Up 3% in Month.

Control States nine-liter spirits case sales grew 3% from a year earlier, National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association reported. Alabama (5.4%), Iowa (4.5%), Idaho (0.7%), Montgomery County Maryland (20.6%), Michigan (2.4%), Montana (14.8%), North Carolina (4.7%), Oregon (1.5%), Utah (10.6%), Virginia … Continue reading

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Beer Pouring Open Rate Steady

Higher gas prices may lead people to cut back spending at restaurants, as suggested by Technomic, but they haven’t led to a decline in volume or the number of beer-pouring locations open and ready for business, according to BeerBoard, which … Continue reading

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86% Say Rising Gas Prices Impacting Other Spending

Gas prices have exploded, rising on average about $1.40 a gallon in just a few weeks.  And that, a new study from Technomic finds, is hurting restaurants. What consumers are being most affected?  Those in the 18-to-24 age bracket.  Least … Continue reading

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Wisconsin Report Proposes 61 Different Actions to Curb Alcohol Use

With a 54% increase in alcohol-related deaths since 2014, “Wisconsin leads the nation in excessive use of alcohol with reports showing increased alcohol sales and a rising death toll,” according to a new report by the Medical College of Wisconsin’s … Continue reading

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Champagne Shipped More than 34 Million Bottles to U.S. in 2021

Champagne Bureau, USA, said 34,119,758 bottles of Champagne were shipped to the United States in 2021, a 63.9% increase year-over-year in the adjusted final annual figures and the most bottles shipped to any country outside of France. In addition, the … Continue reading

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Eastside Distilling Secures $3 Million Credit Facility

Eastside Distilling, Inc. said it has closed a new secured credit facility of up to $3 million in available principal amount with TQLA, LLC. The Company has entered into a definitive agreement with TQLA, LLC to accept a one-year loan … Continue reading

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