Category Archives: beer

ABI Withdraws Earnings Estimate

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Anheuser-Busch InBev has joined other major bev/al producers in withdrawing previously announced sales and earnings estimates for this year.  “We are living in

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Barenberg: Bev/Al ‘Highly Exposed’ to Major Disruptions in Hospitality

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

“The short-term shock to demand from the COVID-19 virus is worse than what we saw in 2008-09 with the financial crisis,” Barenberg’s beverage analysts said in a note to clients

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Technomic: Foodservice to See 11% to 27% Decline in Growth This Year

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

That’s Technomic’s conclusion after modeling a number of different scenarios.  It’s not just limited to the places where bev/al is sold.  The K-12 foodservice business is a $22.8 billion

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ABI Using Left Over Alcohol to Make Sanitizers

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Anheuser-Busch InBev said it is using alcohol leftover from producing non-alcohol beers to make sanitizing products it will distribute free of charge.  It expects to make more

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NJ Governor’s Covid-19 Order Overrides City Shutdown of Liquor Stores

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Governments are facing an admittedly tough act balancing health and the economy.  Sometimes there’s little that can be done in the face of stupidity; Pennsylvania’s governor

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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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