Timothy Kelly

Kantar: online grocery market reaches record share but booze growth slows
18 August 2020|Liquor Store News
Within the category, beers, wines and spirits were all performing strongly, ... But equally wine, beer and spirits seeing strong growth, there's not one ... Read...
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For Black Women In Wine, the Industry Has Been Inhospitable
18 August 2020|Liquor Store News
That year she founded Diversity in Wine and Spirits, a nonprofit advocacy group; she serves as executive director, currently working from her home in ... Read...
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Molecular Coffee Startup Atomo Raises $9M in Seed Round
18 August 2020|Liquor Store News
Atomo Coffee, maker of “molecular coffee” made not from coffee beans but from upcycled ingredients, announced last week the close of a $9 million seed...
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Bourbon Trail: Inside Second Sight Spirits Craft Distillery
18 August 2020|Liquor Store News
Carus Waggoner was very clear when he began my tour at Second Sight Spirits in Ludlow, Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati. He wasn’t going to...
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Craft distilleries sit on gallons of unsold hand sanitizer | Raleigh News & Observer
18 August 2020|Liquor Store News
At ChainBridge Distillery in Oakland Park, Bela Nahori spends his days distilling fruit brandy, basil-infused vodka – and stressing out about the 500-gallon stockpile of...
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Diageo’s purchase of Ryan Reynolds–backed Aviation Gin is a turning point for the flooded celebrity-branded liquor market
18 August 2020|Liquor Store News
Diageo announced Monday it plans to acquire Aviation American Gin, which is co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, among other liquors sold by Davos Brands. The...
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The Continuing Impact of the Coronavirus on the Liquor Industry
18 August 2020|Liquor Store News
In my last article, we were at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and were just starting to see the many ways COVID-19 was impacting...
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Commissioners OK election to approve Sunday liquor sales
18 August 2020|Liquor Store News
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners, during an Aug. 17 meeting, approved a resolution to call a special election for the approval of liquor sales...
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Is a Valuation Squeeze Inevitable? Discuss it During Office Hours with Green Circle Capital, North Castle Partners, and L. Catterton
17 August 2020|Liquor Store News
On the next episode of Office Hours we'll discuss valuation trends in the natural products industry and the overall changes in fundraising and operational strategy...
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Stevia Brand Fined for Using Chinese Prison Labor
17 August 2020|Liquor Store News
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) announced yesterday that it had collected a $575,000 fine from stevia producer Pure Circle USA, a division of PureCircle...
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