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NEWSLETTER 19 March, 2020
Dear reader,
Top StoriesLaithwaite's works hard to meet high demand among self-isolating wine loversPublished: 19 March, 2020
Leading online wine retailer Laithwaite’s has assured customers that it will continue to keep them well stocked after demand shot up amid the coronavirus lockdown. Zamora Company donates €400,000 to social charities in aid of COVID-19Published: 19 March, 2020
Zamora Company has implemented a series of measures to alleviate the effects that COVID-19 is having on social life and business in Spain. California wineries continue to operate as "essential businesses" while retail sales soarPublished: 19 March, 2020
The Wine Institute of California has argued that wineries are an “essential business” and should be allowed to maintain operations during a lockdown. Carbon negative vodka producer redirects entire capacity to hand sanitizersPublished: 18 March, 2020
Diageo launches £1m fund to help cover bartenders' wagesPublished: 17 March, 2020
Guinness producer Diageo has launched a £1m St Patrick’s Day fund to help bars pay their staff during these difficult times. AB Inbev draws down $9bn loan facility as coronavirus pandemic sweeps the worldPublished: 17 March, 2020
AB Inbev has drawn down the entirety of a $9bn loan facility from global banks as it bids to ride out the coronavirus outbreak. British bar industry pleads for government support to save it from oblivionPublished: 17 March, 2020
The British pub and bar industry will be lost within days if the government does not take swift action to prop it up, leading operators have warned. Bacardí Legacy postponed over COVID-19 fearsPublished: 17 March, 2020
As a precaution due to COVID-19 Bacardí has postponed the 12th annual Bacadrí Legacy Cocktail Competition until further notice. Coronavirus outbreak sparks bar closures across the world as St Patrick's Day loomsPublished: 16 March, 2020
St Patrick’s Day could become a sombre affair this year as bars across the world have been forced to shut their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. Campari Group donates €1m to Milan COVID-19 research centrePublished: 16 March, 2020
Campari Group has donated €1m to public healthcare institution ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco in Milan, centre of national excellence in the research and treatment of highly contagious and dangerous diseases. Spiritseurope warns against Luxembourg plans to raise legal age of buying spiritsPublished: 16 March, 2020
Spiritseurope has written to the Luxembourg Ministry for Health and Economic Affairs to caution against prospective plans to raise the legal purchasing age for spirits, but not for beer or wine. Flor de Caña Rum postpones Sustainable Cocktail ChallengePublished: 16 March, 2020
Participants from 40+ countries were scheduled to attend the bartending competition finale in Nicaragua that promotes the creative use of sustainable ingredients in cocktails among the global bartending community. |
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