The Industry Distilled

Headlines:

1. Unfair spirits tariffs spark industry outrage.
2. Anheuser-Busch and the NRA team up to offer hospitality leaders help
3. NEW WAVE OF COVID Shuts down THE NATION.
4. LATEST Nielson UPDATE Sheds light on On Premise 
5. Diageo Innovation team working overtime on paper bottles and digital cask filling
6. The royal family is making Gin
7. PATRÓN Master Distiller Retires
8. New Yorkers clamor for frozen drinks to go.
9. Bacardi Criticized for US launch Plume & Petal ... backlash ensues
10. Top 10 best-selling rum brands according to Spirit Business International

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Headlines:

1. Yelp data shows that 53% of restaurants closed amid coronavirus have shuttered permanently, 
2. Trump signs extension of PPP small business coronavirus relief fund
3. Facebook is in the hot seat with more than one organization and does seem to care.  
4. Republic National Distributing Company and Young's Market Company announce measures and initiatives to address racial injustice and inequality.
5. Michigan Approves Cocktails to Go Through End of 2025.
6. Massachusetts: Liquor stores, restaurants battle on Beacon Hill over expanding booze sales
7. Alcohol legislation is changing in the wake of the ecommerce boom
8. Mezcal Regulatory Council Sanctioned, Fined by Mexican Government
9. Great Lakes Distillery releases world's first bottled in bond gin
10. The latest growth stats in the world of Cognac and Brandy and best selling brands in 2019

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Headlines:

1. Plantation Rum Brand Name is to evolve with the times
2. BlackLivesMatter - Alcohol industry joins the cause
3. Constellation commits $100 million in venture capital to black and minority-owned businesses
4. More than 10 US States revert back to Phase 2 as Covid cases flare back up.
5. Kweichow Moutai: This 'Elite' alcohol brand is China's most valuable firm
6. California: DELIVERY PERSONNEL BEWARE - THE ABC IS COMING FOR YOU
7. The Old World Turns to a New World Spirit: Rye.
8. Spirit Trends: What are Top 10 selling brands during the Pandemic
9. The Top 10 Selling whiskies brands in 2019 
10. Is Orange the new pink in the world of Gin? 

For more information on The Industry Distilled, please head to industrydistilled.com or catch us live on Facebook every Thursday at 7:30pm EST. Have a story idea? Reach out to [email protected] or find her on instagram @duffontherocks. To find Jason check out @jasonlittrell on twitter or instagram, or search for Jason Littrell on Facebook, Linked In, YouTube, or wherever you get your internet.

This weeks top 10 stories are: 

1. New Round of Potential Tariff Hikes Threatens U.S. Wine and Spirits Businesses Already Reeling From Covid-19
2. Diageo Unveils $100 Million On-Premise Recovery Fund
3. As COVID Cases Rise again, find out what states have put the  On-Premise  in their Crosshairs
4. 2.2 million restaurants worldwide teeter on the brink of collapse
5. The Whisky trail is slowly reopening- this is planned by brands like Buffalo Trace and Barton 1792.
6. The fight to save the English hospitality industry continues as bars are allowed reopening in England starting July 4th
7. New York’s Takeout Cocktail Law Expires Soon, find our why and what new restrictions could mean for the already Cash-Strapped Restaurants
8. The World’s 10 best-selling vodka brands of 2019- the list may surprise you. 
9. Notable spirits launches in May 2020
10. The latest news in the world of Hard Seltzer - Hard Seltzer Ice Cream and Pizza anyone? 

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Headlines

• Americans Increasingly Comfortable Returning to Restaurants
• Restaurants Post-Coronavirus Promote Social Distancing in Creative Ways
• COVID-19: SBA Updates PPP Rule to Implement New Flexibility Provisions
• Airlines ban alcohol on planes in response to Covid-19
• Black Bourbon Society launches Diversity Distilled
• Diageo Forms $20 Million Social Justice Fund To Help Black Communities Recover From Covid-19
• Jack Daniel’s and Uncle Nearest Launch New Diversity Initiative
• A Huge Win for the LGBTQ Workforce
• Licor 43 cocktail competition heads online
• Breaking news: The Restaurant Act of 2020 was proposed as legislation in Both house of Congress

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1. cocktails-to-go passes Illinois legislature: waits for the governor's signature
2. booze take-out, delivery sales to be extended post-corona virus under new state bill 
3. congress expected to vote to revamp PPP loan forgiveness guidance
4. d.c., Maryland, and new mexico relax some restaurant restrictions
5. the NYC hospitality alliance  has been leading the charge to responsibly and safely open outdoor spaces to allow restaurants to serve food and beverages outside.
6. restaurants in some states bouncing back quicker than others
7. new poll states that : americans increasingly comfortable venturing out to restaurants
8. national restaurant association publishes updated restaurant reopening guidance
9. COVID-19 gives rise to new restaurant jobs
10. control state spirits volume up 6.5% year-to-date
11. hard seltzer consumer study
12. production of prosecco rosé gets the go ahead

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1. National Restaurant Association Leaders Meet with President to Discuss Relief Plans
2. Majority of U.S. bars / restaurants will continue takeout / delivery once they can reopen
3. What’s going on in California?
4. To Go Cocktails:  Best practices from around the globe
5. Some Good news: 
6. Where on-premise has re-opened, 1 in 5 consumers have returned & heres what they expect
7. CDC Posts Advice on Reopening U.S. Bars, Restaurants and Workplaces
8. Global: CDC now says coronavirus 'does not spread easily' via contaminated surfaces
9. Coronavirus brings beer drinkers back to Bud Light
10. Super-Premium Brands Take Center Stage In The Gin Category
11. L.A.'S FIRST LEGAL LIQUOR STORE ON WHEELS WILL BE SELLING BOOZE ON THE STREETS STARTING NEXT WEEK
12. UK: 'Sobriety tag' comes into force
13. Help resources 

For more information on The Industry Distilled, please head to industrydistilled.com or catch us live on Facebook every Thursday at 7:30pm EST. Have a story idea? Reach out to [email protected] or find her on instagram @duffontherocks. To find Jason check out @jasonlittrell on twitter or instagram, or search for Jason Littrell on Facebook, Linked In, YouTube, or wherever you get your internet.

1. Senators manchin, romney, leahy, gardner & wyden are pushing a bill to extend ppp loan deadline from 8 to 16 weeks
2. American distilled spirits alliance and american beverage licensees call to restore business entertainment expenses deductibility
3. Removal of tariffs on whisky is back on the table. 
4. Cocktails-to-go bill is approved by senate, and is on way to gov. wolf
5. The economics of it all and why cocktails-to-go is necessary
6. The latest on restaurant reopenings 
7. Solving the beer crisis
8. Trends for 2020: let’s talk about flavored gin
9. A restaurant uses mannequins to enforce social distancing
10. USBG foundation increases its grant disbursements

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1. The Treasury Department makes a small tweak to the PPP, and what this means to the Restaurant industry
2. One Fifth of US drinkers say they would immediately visit bars post-lockdown- what they would like to see happen before they return.
3. Cities are beginning to reopen their restaurants but with limitations - we will discuss what some of these guidelines are and where to find resources for your state
4. State laws continue to loosen: Florida joins Texas and NJ in considering allowing restaurants to sell booze to-go, after the pandemic. How this and other changes will lead to new opportunities within our industry. 
5. Covid-19 Pandemic Threatens U.S. Craft Distilling Industry- we will discuss why and how you can help. 
6. 10 best Bourbons to drink right now, according to the masses.
7. Google Maps adds new restaurant delivery and takeaway function- make sure your bar is on the map. 
8. PIneapples Sales soar in South Africa as consumers turn to homebrewing.

For more information on The Industry Distilled, please head to industrydistilled.com or catch us live on Facebook every Thursday at 7:30pm EST. Have a story idea? Reach out to [email protected] or find her on instagram @duffontherocks. To find Jason check out @jasonlittrell on twitter or instagram, or search for Jason Littrell on Facebook, Linked In, YouTube, or wherever you get your internet.