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Today is National Waitstaff Day

From small diners and bars, up to fancy five-star restaurants, before the pandemic, there were more than 579,000 eating and drinking places operating nationwide. Until recently, almost $600 billion was spent in these establishments, which employed more than 11 million … Continue reading

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New Diageo North America Unit Seeks to Understand Consumer

Diageo North America launches a 17,000-square-foot “collaboration center.” Visitors to the Center will leave with a heightened understanding of the trends currently shaping beverage alcohol purchase and consumption, which they can then apply to their strategic plans in order to … Continue reading

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Intrepid Spirits Launches Cocalero Negro

Cocalero Negro (Intrepid Spirits) is the newest addition to the Cocalero family, a portfolio featuring premium South American-inspired botanical spirits. This new expression (700ml, $29.99, 295 ABV) boosts the spice level of its signature botanicals with the addition of Aji … Continue reading

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Fire Destroys Westport Winery Distillery

The spirit production building for Ocean’s Daughter Distillery, Aberdeen, Wash.,a subsidiary of Westport Winery, was destroyed by fire Saturday (5/15).  The building contained the business’s still, all their warehoused spirits, shipping supplies, tools, and thousands of empty wine bottles staged … Continue reading

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Portugal Wine Exports to U.S. Up 5.3% in Volume, 3.2% in Value Last Year

Although 2020 presented unexpected circumstances,  Portugal’s wine exports grew by 3.2% in value and 5.3% in volume, reaching 846 million euros and 3.1 million  hectoliters, respectively. The United States remained the No. 2 global market for  Portuguese wines, just behind … Continue reading

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Michelob Ultra Offers Exercisers Free Beer

 Michelob Ultra is launching Ultra Beer Run, a new program that allows sweat seekers to trade in their running miles, planks, squats or any act of fitness for a Michelob Ultra beer. The Michelob Ultra Beer Run is a fully integrated, summer-long … Continue reading

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