Category Archives: COVID-19

Middle Market Embracing Remote, Hybrid Work

More than a third (36%) of middle market companies polled stated they now have employees working remotely who weren’t doing so prior to the onset of the pandemic, according to survey for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and RSM US … Continue reading

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Wine’s Biggest Issues for 2022: Covid, Supply Chain Crisis, Inflation — Ciatti

While the global winegrape broker is hopeful that the Covid virus may be in the proc4ess of transmuting itself from a pandemic to an endemic, similar to the flu, it describes the worldwide shipping container shortage as a “crisis.”  “Trucking, … Continue reading

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Sales of Spirits, Wine Rose as Much as 40% in Early Months of Pandemic

That’s according to a study by University at Buffalo researchers.  While wine and spirits sales soared 20% to 40%, sales of beer declined in the early months of the pandemic compared to like periods in prior years.  The research also … Continue reading

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Bev/Al Indispensable in Fighting Covid

In Quebec, a new rule requires one to have proof of vaccination to buy alcoholic beverages or marijuana.  Result:  First-dose vaccination appointment quadrupled the first day.  The rule goes into effect Jan. 18.  Bev/al and marijuana are sold only in … Continue reading

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Omicron Hits On-Premise: BeerBoard’s Open Rate Below 90 for 1st Time in Year

BeerBoard said the 89% of locations surveyed open and pouring beer fell  last weekend (jan. 5-9). It was the first time in almost a year that the open rate was below 90%.  The last time was Jan. 14-17, 2021), when … Continue reading

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Covid Watch: At Last Biden Does Something Right

He finally realized it would be  a good idea to do testing.  That’s a good thing. So he is ordering insurance companies to cover the cost of up to eight at-home coronavirus tests per “member” per month, starting Saturday. The … Continue reading

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