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» » Crisis ResponseWhile the vast majority of breweries across the country rely heavily on their on-premise brewery taproom for revenue, the large distribution breweries have been focused on the big pivot to meeting the surge in off-premise demand over the last year. Many of the distributing breweries decided to shut down their on-premise sales completely.
Read more...It is a concept that has brought big growth to Boston Beer Company – the notion of expanding from a “brewing company” to that of a “beverage company” by expanding production into all areas of beverages such as tea, seltzer, kombucha, spirits and others. And it is not a concept that is limited to national craft brands like Boston Beer.
Read more...Despite the massive on-premise shutdowns in the UK due to the global pandemic, new data from the accounting firm UHY Hacker Young, using figures from HM Revenue and Customs, has revealed that the number of breweries in the UK actually increased last year.
Read more...Breweries and distilleries in California will no longer be required to sell meals in conjunction with alcohol sales after a change in mind by the state Department of Public Health. Wineries have been exempt from the meal requirement since summer of last year.
Read more...The House gave final passage today to a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package that includes the American Rescue Plan which includes relief to help the hospitality industry including brewers.
Read more...The California Craft Brewers Association announced today the filing of a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California as the industry continues to fight for equal protection and equitable reopening guidelines from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
Read more...At least 22 Arizona breweries are participating in a collaboration IPA called Rebuild the Guild to support the Arizona Craft Brewers Guilds. The India Pale Ale is based on Dragoon Brewing Company head brewer Eric Green’s base recipe and sold at each of the participating breweries.
Read more...A collaboration beer project has been initiated to shed light on mental health issues.
Read more...It has been a grueling, long hard challenge for many in the hospitality and alcohol beverage industry just to stay alive over the last year. With declining Covid cases and deaths and the vaccine slowly but surely rolling out, many in the industry are asking “what’s next” for the industry and the economy.
Read more...Draft “self-pour” systems, where the customer pours beer from the tap faucet themselves with payment made by a credit card tied to an RFID card that dispenses the beer automatically, have grown popular during the pandemic. The systems are being touted to consumers as less contact with servers and being marketed to retailers as a way to save waste at the faucet. The systems are said to increase profit margin to the retailers by as much as 21% on each keg.
Read more...The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) estimated that up to 87 million pints of beer could have been poured down the drain since the pandemic started, costing the beer and pub sector over $454 million.
Read more...The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued stronger worker safety guidance to help employers and workers implement a COVID-19 protection program and better identify risks which could lead to exposure and contraction, according to a statement from the Brewers Association.
Read more...Continuing our series on trends for the new year, there are some common themes showing up. Business will not go “back to normal” for craft brewers as the pandemic subsides. Certain trends that helped keep breweries alive in the past 12 months have been adopted by consumers, maybe for good.
Read more...Although some areas of the country are currently allowing outdoors dining and even indoor dining with capacity limits, many areas are still requiring that restaurants remain closed except for take-out..
Read more...With independent craft brewers projected to be down by roughly 8% in 2020, Bart Watson, economist for the Brewers Association said in an interview with Forbes said he predicts a return to growth in 2021, but not back to the level of growth the industry saw in the pre-pandemic years.
Read more...Data from Nielson CGA shows that 50% of consumers have gone out to the on premise for an eating occasion since venues reopened, and 17% for a drink led occasion. This has stayed relatively even for several months now and may indicate an end to the decline in business since the pandemic began in March of last year.
Read more...Nielsen CGA data, which tracks sales volume in the on-premise restaurant and bar sectors has released their data for last year. No surprise, the results show the devastating impact of the covid pandemic.
Read more...The COVID-19 relief bill, signed on Dec. 27th as a part of a broader legislative package, will provide a variety of relief elements for craft brewers including an additional Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and grants, Small Business Administration (SBA) Programs and Loan, Employee Retention Tax Credit and others.
Read more...The president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa has placed a ban on all on-premise and off-premise sales of alcohol in the country due to the rising cases of coronavirus.
Read more...Denver’s Falling Rock Tap House is selling off vintage bottles of beer it has collected over the years to generate revenue to stay in business.
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