ABCC ANNOUNCES COVID-19 PAYMENT PLAN FOR ON-PREMISE LICENCES
The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) has announced a payment plan developed to help on-premise licensees severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to climb on top of the piles of unpaid bills that threaten their near-term viability. The ABCC consulted with all tiers of the Massachusetts alcohol industry including... Read More
Burke Distributing Buys Mass Bay Brewing Distribution Rights
Harpoon Brewery parent company Massachusetts Bay Brewing has disbanded its distributing company and sold the rights to sell its products in the Boston area to Burke Distributing. Massachusetts Bay Brewing launched Harpoon Distributing in 2002, when the company’s portfolio included just the Harpoon and UFO brands. Now, the company produces... Read More
M.S. WALKER EXPANDS ITALIAN NATIONAL WINE IMPORT PORTFOLIO
M.S. Walker has been named the U.S. importer for Italian wine producers Cantina Santa Maria La Palma, Cantina di Sorbara and Corte Sant’Alda. These esteemed producers join M.S. Walker’s growing portfolio from around the globe and strengthens its commitment to its emerging national portfolio. Sardinian winery Cantina Santa Maria La... Read More
MARTIGNETTI COMPANIES COMMITS $250K TO HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY COVID-19
Martignetti Companies has committed $250,000 in charitable contributions to both local and national organizations to support and assist restaurant industry employees experiencing hardship during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Of the $250,000 contribution, $170,000 has been dispersed to both the local and national charitable organizations outlined below. The most recent contribution... Read More
Baystate Wine & Spirits Acquires Trio Wine Company
Baystate has completed the acquisition of Trio Wholesale’s operations in Massachusetts that will expand the company’s portfolio of fine wine & spirits and extends the sales teams. Baystate Wine & Spirits, a Massachusetts-based importer and distributor of fine wine, spirits and malt beverages, has announced that it has acquired Trio... Read More
ATLANTIC BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS ADDS VALENTINE DISTILLING’S PORTFOLIO
Valentine Distilling Co., in partnership with Atlantic Beverage Distributors. is expanding the distribution of its handcrafted, small batch, eco-conscious spirits into Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The expansion marks the tenth state in which Valentine Distilling Co. spirits are available. The choice to partner with Atlantic Beverage Distributors was one that... Read More
M.S. WALKER NAMED UNITED STATES IMPORTER OF GIN LANE 1751
M.S. Walker has been appointment the U.S. importer for Gin Lane 1751. Produced in small batches in London by 8th-generation distiller, Charles Maxwell, Gin Lan 1751 is handcrafted in the style of gins from the Victorian era using 8 fine botanicals. Gin Lane 1751 joins M.S. Walker’s growing national import... Read More
HEINEKEN TEAMS WITH UBER FOR THE BIG GAME
The most important call beer drinkers can make for the Big Game on Sunday February 2nd may not be a pass or a punt but a call for a safe ride home. In a retail promotion during the run-up to the Big Game, fans who fill out their Big Game... Read More
BROCKMANS GIN’S NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR
Brockmans Gin has appointed former Mast-Jägermeister and Russian Standard Vodka executive Guy Lawrence to the newly created role of Managing Director, as the Company embarks on a new five-year growth plan designed to double sales. The announcement follows the appointment in October of drinks industry veteran and former Diageo Chief... Read More
Call For Entries – Rapscallion Bartender Competition
Rapscallion Table & Tap, in partnership with sponsor Phillips Distilling Co., will host the first-ever Rapscallion Bartender Competition on January 14, 2020, featuring Prairie Organic Vodka and Gin. Bartenders can enter for a chance to win the title of Rapscallion Bartender of the Year and have your winning cocktail featured on... Read More