The National Beer Wholesalers Association will require attendees of its annual convention and trade show to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test before entering the event, scheduled to take place October 3-6 in Las Vegas.
Businesses may have to prepare for less frequent on-premise visits this fall, as consumers are becoming increasingly more wary of visiting bars and restaurants with rising COVID-19 cases, according to a study released yesterday by investment banking and financial services firm Jefferies.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Delta variant plays wildcard and vaccinations lag, alcoholic beverage producers need to beef up their off-premise strategies heading into the back half of the year, Bump Williams of Bump Williams Consulting warned in his latest industry analysis.
Consumers are visiting on-premise establishments more often, with three-quarters of respondents visiting three or more times over the past three months, according to a July 29-August 2 survey by the market research firm CGA.
Craft breweries made up an estimated half to two-third of their 2020 volume losses by the midpoint of 2021, Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson said today during a presentation on the industry’s mid-year performance.
Masks are now “recommended and encouraged” for vaccinated attendees at the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Denver next month, the Brewers Association (BA) announced last week in an update to its CBC health and wellness site.
One day after New York City announced proof of vaccination will be required for indoor dining and drinking at bars and restaurants in the city, Chicago-based Metropolitan Brewing instituted a similar policy.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) opened a portal today for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers of loans $150,000 or smaller to apply for loan forgiveness directly from the federal agency. “The SBA’s new streamlined application portal will simplify forgiveness for millions of our smallest businesses — including many sole proprietors — who used funds… Read more »
New York City will require proof of vaccination to enter indoor bars and restaurants, gyms and entertainment venues for both customers and workers, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced today. The city is the first in the U.S. to institute such a requirement through what it is calling the ”Key to NYC Pass” program.
San Franciscans will have to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test result to sit indoors at bars following new guidance from the San Francisco Bar Owner Alliance. “The San Francisco Bar Owner Alliance is extremely concerned by a recent uptick in cases of COIVD-19 among our staff members, especially those who are fully vaccinated,” the organization wrote in a statement.
Beer industry depletions (sales-to-retailers) volumes tracked by beverage alcohol invoicing and logistics firm Fintech have increased 9% year-to-date through Week 27 compared to the same period last year, National Beer Wholesalers Association chief economist Lester Jones and Fintech director of distributors Jim Kallies shared yesterday during a quarterly review of the industry’s performance.
In a year when craft beer volumes declined for the first time in the modern craft era, drinker interest in craft beer did not abate, Brewers Association (BA) chief economist Bart Watson said during his presentation of the trade group’s annual consumer poll.
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to jumpstart business travel and dining to support the hospitality industry and would offer a tax credit for unmerchantable inventory that spoiled during the pandemic, including out-of-code beer.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ended the state’s state of emergency on Thursday, which meant the expiration of delivery and to-go privileges granted to breweries, bars and restaurants during the pandemic. The New Jersey bill (S.B. 3452) that would have brought the state excise tax rate on spirits-based, ready-to-drink canned cocktails in line with beer has been pulled from consideration for now, sources confirmed with Brewbound.
