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October is ‘Breast Cancer Awareness’ month. Every year since the brand’s inception, Gin Lane 1751 has raised money and awareness for Breast Cancer Research by participating in numerous events, walks and various fundraisers. With many 2020 events and walks canceled due to the pandemic, the brand is stepping up its... Read More

Martignetti Companies joins the nation in recognizing America’s more than 3.5 million truck drivers that play a critical role maintaining supply chains for essential businesses across the country. This year National Truck Driver Appreciation Week takes on special significance for us considering the crucial role that our truck drivers and... Read More

Atlantic Beverage Distributors have reached an agreement to acquire Bayside Distributing’s wholesale operations. Bayside Distributing currently distributes over 60 beverages, food and snack brands throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The acquisition by Atlantic provides an influx of proven and established national non-alcoholic brands to enhance its current portfolio. The acquisition... Read More

West Cork Distillers, in partnership with its U.S. importer M.S. Walker, has introduced a new limited release IPA Cask Finished blended Irish Whiskey. This new release joins West Cork’s expanding line of craft whiskeys, which includes its popular Bourbon Cask, Black Reserve, 8-Year Single Malt Irish Whiskeys and a variety... Read More

Cumberland Farms, the convenience store giant that was leading the ballot initiative campaign, announced that it is dropping the ballot question that would allow more stores to sell beer and wine due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the company’s need to focus more on the health and safety of its... Read More

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

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 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 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 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