Tag Archives: Chris Swonger

87 House Members to FDA: Let Distillers Use Undenatured Alcohol for Sanitizer

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

The Food & Drug Administration needs to update its guidance to allow the use of undenatured alcohol in producing hand sanitizer during the Covid-19 health crisis.  And it

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Senate Passes Covid-19 Rescue Package, House to Vote Friday

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

The Senate passed, 96-0, and sent to the house the massive $2 trillion economic stimulus package, seeking to give American families and businesses a bit of a shield against the

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DISCUS Activates Spirits United to Urge Congress to Aid Distillers

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

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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DISCUS ‘Working to Explore Solutions for Retailers’

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

In a statement, Chris Swonger, president/CEO, said Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. is “working closely with regulators at the federal and state level to develop plans that

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U.S. Distillers Sales Rise 5.3% in 2019 to High, Gain More Share from Wine, Beer

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Distillers’ sales in the U.S. rose a record 5.3% last year to a record $29 billion, volumes rose 3.3% to a record 239 million cases, and market share advanced to 37.8% of the total

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DISCUS, SpiritsEurope Call for End to Tariff War

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

After EU tariffs were imposed on U.S. whiskey in 2018, U.S. whiskey exports to the European Union declined 29% between January and November 2019 (compared to

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