Baseball, barrel-aged brews and a better outlook for restaurants

Amazon launches one-hour grocery pickup at US Whole Foods stores

Amazon announced Wednesday that free, one-hour grocery pickup at Whole Foods locations across the U.S. will be available for Prime members. During the pandemic, grocery delivery and curbside pickup has taken off and this move from Amazon reiterates the growing demand for such services. The full article dives deeper into the new service and how the pandemic has shaped Amazon's offerings this year.

Moody's says the restaurant industry's outlook has improved

Moody's Investors Service upgraded the restaurant industry's economic outlook from "negative" to "stable" this week. The change comes as consumers slowly return to restaurants and dine-in restrictions are softening. Moody's ratings are important because it helps determine the interest rates that companies pay on their debt and this update suggests that the darkest era of the pandemic could be over for some restaurants.

Lidl installing hospital-grade air filters in US stores

Lidl will install hospital-grade air filtration systems in all their U.S. stores after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued guidelines advising that COVID-19 can be spread through the air. Every U.S. Lidl location will have an air filter by the end of 2020.

A World Series wager

The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers are competing in the 2020 World Series. There's a lot at stake - like shrimp and beer. St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman declared on Twitter that we will send Yucatan Shrimp, local craft beer and local art to L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti if the Dodgers beat the Rays. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor joined the wager, adding Cuban cigars, a Tampa craft beer and a Rays face covering to the bet. Find out what Eric Garcetti put on the line here.

Once rare, barrel-aged beers are accessible and enjoyable

Although wood used to be the primary method of producing beer, it has largely fallen by the wayside in favor of stainless steel and other modern materials. But as they say, "everything old will be new again" - breweries over the past few decades have begun to embrace wood again. At first, wood barrel brews were rare gems, saved for special occasions and limited releases. Now, consumers are seeing barrel aged beers more and more.

TODAY'S NEWS

Amazon launches one-hour grocery pickup at US Whole Foods stores

Moody's says the restaurant industry's outlook has improved

Lidl installing hospital-grade air filters in US stores

A World Series wager

Once rare, barrel-aged beers are accessible and enjoyable

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