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How last year’s Christmas trees became this year’s seasonal brew

A hotel chain in The Netherlands partnered with a local brewery to create a beer made from last year’s Christmas trees. The beer provides a crisp, refreshing taste of winter and also finds a use for the many Christmas trees that end up on the street as rubbish after Christmas is over. Needles from over 1,000 trees were used to create this year’s batch of beer.

Hard seltzer category to triple in U.S. by 2023

According to a new report from Drinks Market Analysis, the hard seltzer category is already larger by volume than vodka, the U.S.’ leading spirits category. Brandy Rand, COO of Drinks Market Analysis, said, “Hard seltzers are far from a fad; they’re growing at a spectacular rate and increasingly, seltzer producers are pulling consumers from other beverage alcohol categories, not just beer.”

How "Buy Online, Pick Up in Store" boosts Walmart's sales

From personal shopping services to door front grocery delivery, there are many new ways to buy groceries. The Motley Fool’s Jennifer Saibil writes that Walmart is settings itself apart in the retail wars with its very successful “Buy Online, Pick Up in Store” feature.

Restaurants kept adding jobs in November

The restaurant industry has added more than 300,000 employees in the past year, and it shows no signs of slowing down. The industry added 25,300 jobs in November, or nearly 1 out of every 10 new jobs in the economy.

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