Category: Crisis Response
News and articles pertaining to the pandemic and the economic recovery
News Garrett Marrero and Maui Brewing Step Up to Support Local Community – You Can Help
Garrett Marrero, CEO and co-founder of Craft ‘Ohana (Maui Brewing/Modern Times) in Kihei, Hawaii has been working non-stop since the devastating Maui fires to help the local community, another shining example of how craft breweries can make a significant impact in times of need. The following is an update from Garret and how you can help the Maui Brewing team support their employees and local community.
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News Maui Brewing Initiates ‘Kokua Project’ to Help Victims of Fire
The craft brewing industry has always inspired its community to help others in times of need. There are hundreds of examples of craft breweries who have raised funds to support local causes. Garret Marrero, CEO and co-founder of Craft ‘Ohana (Maui Brewing/Modern Times) in Kihei, Hawaii and chair of the Brewers Association board of directors, has created the Kokua project to support the ongoing needs of the people affected by the tragic fires that took place last week on the island of Maui.
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News Russian River Postpones Pliny the Younger Release
The surge in omicron has many industry events reevaluating plans to cancel, postpone or go forward with events that are planned for the coming weeks and months. One well-known event, Russian River Brewing’s Pliny the Younger release has been postponed until late March. The annual event draws beer consumers from around the country who travel to the Santa Rosa, California brewery for a long wait in line to buy the popular double IPA.
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News TTB Extends Temporary Allowances for the Manufacture of Hand Sanitize
Due to the continuation of the Food and Drug Administration’s temporary guidance related to the manufacture of hand sanitizer and denatured alcohol for use in hand sanitizer, the TTB announced today that the agency will be extending the authorizations provided in TTB G 2020-1C through December 31, 2021.
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News UK’s COVID ‘Winter Plan’ to Allow Pubs to Remain Open
The UK Government issued a ‘Winter Plan’ which allows pubs to stay open, even if further measures are required to control a surge in the virus. The Winter Plan lays out wide ranging measures for tackling COVED during autumn and winter in England.
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News Feds to Mandate Businesses with Over 100 Employees to Require Vaccine or Testing of All Employees
President Biden is set to announce today a new federal rule that will require that all businesses with 100 or more employees to have all workers either fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing for the virus.
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News Heineken to Invest $52 Million in Neighborhood Pubs Across UK
Heineken will pump around $52 million into its Star and Garter pubs estate in the UK to upgrade about 80 of its pubs. Each pub will receive between $171,000 to $550,000 to make the pubs more comfortable and stylish inside as well as improving beer gardens. Better quality food will also be introduced – which is expected to account for around 30% of sales – as well as good coffee and premium spirits, wines, lagers and ciders.
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News On-Premise Sales Leveling Off But Still Ahead of Pre-Pandemic 2019
Average on-premise sales trends have leveled off in the latest 2 weeks following months of growth, but velocity remains strong vs the pre-pandemic year 2019 with sales in the latest two weeks up 18% over the same period two years ago, according to CGA. The last 12 weeks are up 46% versus 2019.
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News SF Imposes Proof of Vaccination to Enter On-Premise Establishments – Other Cities May Do the Same
In a move that will includes brewery tasting rooms and brewpubs, San Francisco will require customers to show proof of complete vaccination against COVID-19 to enter on-premise dining and drinking establishments as well as gyms and other indoor venues. The requirement will take affect starting Aug. 20th for patrons and Oct. 13th for employees.
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News Bar Owners Alliance of San Francisco Votes to Require Proof of Vaccination for Indoor Service
The Bar Owners Alliance of San Francisco voted today in favor of requiring vaccination proof or a recent negative test to enter all of its member bars starting Thursday, July 29. The Alliance represents more than 500 bar owners in the city.
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News UK On-Premise Sales Down as Restrictions Remain in Place. US Trending Above 2019
On-premise sales in the UK for the week ending June 26th were down by 28% on the same week in 2019, according to the CGA’s Drinks Recovery Tracker. It is the third week in a row that the comparison with 2019 has weakened. The UK has stalled the full reopening of the on-premise sector due to an increase in COVID cases. The government has said that most restrictions on bars and restaurants should end on July 17th.
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News On-Premise Sales Surpassing 2019 Numbers
As expected, on-premise alcohol sales are far ahead of 2020 due to the shut down one year ago. On-premise velocity is +120% higher than the same time last year for the one-week period ending May 29, according to the on-premise consulting firm CGA.
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News Reopening: A Third of All Bars and Restaurants Now Open for Indoor Service Across the Country
The latest COVID-19 Impact Report for the on-premise trade from CGA shows that 36% of all restaurants and 32% of all bars across the country are now either partially or completely open for indoor seating and service.
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News On-Premise is Open! Restaurants and Bars Open for Indoor Business in All States
For the first time since the pandemic began over a year ago, the country is “by and large completely ‘open’ again according to CGA, the on-premise sales measurement firm. Their research also shows that there are no states left where you cannot make an indoor on-premise visit of some kind. Capacity and other restrictions still apply in many states, but 98% of states have bars open indoors to some capacity and 100% of states have restaurants open indoors to some capacity.
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News These Breweries Boost Workplace Morale by Encouraging Communication and Incentivizing Their Employees in Unique, Fun and Meaningful Ways
Posted by Tom McCormick
The following is the fourth and final article written by Tara Nurin exclusively for ProBrewer. Visit the ProBrewer Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion resource page for additional DEI articles and resources.
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