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J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Announces Share The Lohr Podcast: A Behind-the-Scenes Look Into the People, Places, and Stories Shaping the Wine Industry
July 8, 2025 (San Jose, CA) — J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines is proud to announce the launch of Share The Lohr, a new podcast that offers a behind-the-scenes look into one of California’s most beloved family-owned wineries. Hosted by the Lohr family...

Western Visayas’ largest lifestyle and industry expo take center stage in Iloilo: A celebration of innovation, indulgence, and exploration
Western Visayas is about to experience a powerhouse convergence of business, creativity, and sustainability as Worldbex Services International (WSI)–the country’s leading event organizers–brings its premier lifestyle and industry expos to Iloilo...

Vinifera Wine Marketing Acquires Swirl Wine Brokers
July 8, 2025 (Napa, CA) — Vinifera Wine Marketing, a California wine broker representing terroir-driven, family-owned wineries, is excited to announce the purchase of Swirl Wine Brokers, a Northern California-based full-service wine brokerage,...

World of Tiger Beer bar opens at Changi Airport, Singapore
SSP has opened the World of Tiger Beer bar at Changi Airport, in partnership with Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore, part of the Heineken Company. Tiger Beer, an Asian lager originating in Singapore in 1932, is central to the bar’s concept. The...

Hopscotch Introduces Full-Service Wine Club Processing to Help Wineries Maximize Loyalty, Efficiency, and Revenue
DTC Wine Consultancy Adds New Comprehensive Operational Offering to Support the Wine Industry’s Most Valuable Customers July 8, 2025 (Napa Valley, CA) — Hopscotch, the direct-to-consumer consultancy and fractional leadership firm founded by Vida...

Terra Organica showcases versatility of organic wines
Watermill Wines’ Terra Organica range has been championing organic, sustainable wines for more than 20 years. Terra Organica by Hampshire-based Watermill Wines sources wines worldwide to showcase its ethos of ‘believing that good wine shouldn’t...

Star Wine List of the Year 2025/2026 Global Tour Announced with New Categories and Destinations
July 8, 2025 (Stockholm, Sweden) — Star Wine List, the celebrated international guide to great wine bars and restaurants, has announced the launch of its 2025/2026 Star Wine List of the Year awards tour, spanning Europe, Asia, the UAE, and North...

Michigan wineries awarded US$50 million in legal dispute
A group of wineries on the Old Mission Peninsula in Michigan have won a pay-out of nearly US$50 million after a five-year legal battle that restricted their ability to develop their tourism offer. A vineyard on the Old Mission Peninsula outside...

Barrell’s New Hazmat-Level Canadian Whiskey Still Manages to Be Drinkable
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Robb Report may receive an affiliate commission. Lengthy age statements and high proofs are two things that still hold a lot of meaning to some whiskey...

It’s Time To Raise Nigeria’s Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax – CAPPA Boss
July 08, (THEWILL) — The Executive Director of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi, has issued a powerful call to action urging the Nigerian government to significantly increase the...

Are these the 10 best beer gardens in the US?
Ranking the US’s best beer gardens is a much-debated topic. Many well-known locations often make the cut. But what makes a venue stand out? A selection of America’s best beer gardens, some of which gained a place in top 10 lists across the...

‘It’ll improve Nigerians’ health’ — CAPPA calls for increased tax on sugar-sweetened drinks
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government to increase Nigeria’s current sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax. Akinbode Oluwafemi, executive director of CAPPA, spoke on Tuesday at a...

How Cheeky Cocktails Is Finding Its Fit in a Shifting Beverage Market
Energy Reimagined: Sharper Focus, Calmer Minds – Brightfield Group Q2 2025 How Cheeky Cocktails Is Finding Its Fit in a Shifting Beverage Market Matcha With a Mission: Equitea Pivots To Café Concept SPONSORED POST Remedy Organics Sets the Standard...

Former Phoenix restaurant owner's winery burns down in Willcox
In 2024, Doajo Hicks owned one Phoenix restaurant, two Valley taprooms and a southern Arizona vineyard. Over the past year, each of those Valley spots has shuttered, leaving Hicks with Coronado Vineyards in Willcox. On Sunday, that property burned...

TT Brothers launches Uncle T Sweet Wines
TT Brothers Company Limited, renowned purveyor of beverages in Ghana, has launched a new premium wine product, Uncle T Sweet Wines, in collaboration with African Pride Wines from South Africa. Uncle T Sweet Wines, launched at the Lancaster Hotel...

RS PRO facilitates food and beverage manufacturing
RS PRO offers an extensive portfolio of products fundamental for integrating and operating smart solutions and ensuring the safety, efficiency, compliance, and profitability of food and beverage production processes. FORT WORTH, Texas, July 8,...

Exclusive — American Beverage Association Exec: Transparency Initiative Inspired by Consumers and Trump Admin’s MAHA
The American Beverage Association’s (ABA) latest transparency initiative, GoodtoKnowFacts.org, was inspired by both consumers and the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda, ABA Senior Vice President of Public Affairs...

Nigeria losing over N200 billion yearly without stronger sugary drink tax- CAPPA director
Executive Director of the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Akinbode Oluwafemi, has called on the Federal Government to urgently increase the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax, warning that Nigeria is missing out...

One in ten people in their 30s are drinking or high at work
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CAPPA urges FG to raise sugary drinks tax to N130/litre
MThe Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to increase the current Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax from N10 to at least N130 per litre, citing urgent public health and economic...