by Mark Murphy | Aug 12, 2020 | Featured, Pubs
The country’s leading vintners groups are ‘not optimistic’ that pubs will be allowed to reopen at the end of August, in light of the recent uptick in COVID 19 cases and the pending reopening of schools. The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) and the...
by Mark Murphy | Aug 12, 2020 | Featured, Pubs
One of Dublin’s best known pubs, Doheny & Nesbitt, has reported a major decline in business due to the falloff in office workers and tourists in the area as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown. The Baggot St pub is as famous for its pints as it is its...
by Mark Murphy | Aug 12, 2020 | Featured, Supplier News
The Carlow Brewing Company has announced the acquisition of eight brands from Co. Louth-based Boyne Brewhouse. Carlow Brewing CEO Seamus O’Hara confirmed to the Irish Independent that production of the beers will now move from Drogheda to Co. Carlow. The...
by Mark Murphy | Aug 12, 2020 | Supplier News, US News
Foodservice distributor Sysco has reported a 42.7% sales decrease for its Q4 2020 fiscal period compared to the same period last year, as the full effects of the COVID 19 lockdown become apparent. The financial results cover the company’s 13-week fourth fiscal...
by Mark Murphy | Aug 11, 2020 | Supplier News
Diageo, maker of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, is celebrating the conclusion of its 2020 sustainability and responsibility goals that have seen its greenhouse gas emissions cut by 50%. Originally set in 2008, and refreshed in 2015, the goals were among the...
