Kentucky Eagle teams up with their state government to deliver essential sanitizing supplies
Tate Russell, the President of Kentucky Eagle, says she and other distribution companies have stepped forward to coordinate with their state government to use their delivery expertise to help get hand sanitizer and cleaner to critical locations. "We reached out to the state because we realized they likely needed to move a lot of product and easily and quickly," said Russell. Kentucky Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett says the help is much needed since the state does not have a trucking service that can hit the road at any time.
Brewery and beer distributor collaborate to release an IPA to raise funds for their community
In Massachusetts, Atlas Distributing and Wachusett Brewing Co. collaborated to create Glory American IPA. Proceeds from the beer sales will benefit local non-profits that are providing COVID-19 relief. "We could not be more grateful," President & CEO of United Way of Central Massachusetts Tim Garvin said. "Atlas and Wachusett both have a long history of philanthropy in Central Massachusetts and to do something like this during this crisis is incredible."
The summer's hard seltzer craze could be a lasting consumer trend as people continue to gravitate towards the drink and we are seeing more options hit the market. According to Nielsen, hard seltzer sales hit nearly $1.7 billion in 2019. They are also maintaining a 215% growth pace across retail. This article takes a look at hard seltzer's popularity.
Amid the pandemic, state finances are stretched thin
As the costs of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to increase, states are facing an unexpected strain on their finances. To combat the outbreak and weather the economic shutdown, they have been working to divert funds. However, their main source of revenue is taxes and as customers stay home there has been a drop in sales tax revenue.
