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RD1 Spirits Adds Seven States to U.S. Distribution

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Retail, Restaurant, Bar, Food, Beverage, Wine & Spirits, Growth, Gold, Multimedia, Hearing, RD1, Furniture

Award-winning, Lexington-based craft bourbon brand, RD1 Spirits , continues to build its national distribution footprint with expansion into seven states since January 2024 — Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, Ohio, and South Carolina.

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  • Award-winning, Lexington-based craft bourbon brand, RD1 Spirits , continues to build its national distribution footprint with expansion into seven states since January 2024 — Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, Ohio, and South Carolina.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240403789202/en/
    RD1 Spirits Earns Best-In-Class Award for French Oak-Finished Bourbon (Photo Credit: RD1 Spirits)
    This expansion follows last year’s successful growth, where RD1 grew distribution from its home state of Kentucky to 14 states in the calendar year.
  • In addition to the latest seven states, RD1 distributes to Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
  • RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon (98 proof) and RD1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon Double Finished In Oak and Maple Barrels (99.9 proof) each received Gold honors in the competition.

DoorDash Announces Portable Benefits Savings Program For Dashers in Pennsylvania

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Retail, Technology, Human Resources, Finance, Apps, Applications, Professional Services, Online Retail, Other Transport, Other Retail, Restaurant, Bar, Transport, Personal Finance, Software, Food, Beverage, Internet, Health, Employment, Keystone, FDIC, Bank, Safety, Retirement, Dasher, Administration, DoorDash, Life insurance

Today we’re proud to announce a first-of-its-kind initiative to establish a portable benefits savings program for Dashers through a six-month pilot in Pennsylvania.

Key Points: 
  • Today we’re proud to announce a first-of-its-kind initiative to establish a portable benefits savings program for Dashers through a six-month pilot in Pennsylvania.
  • A promising approach is the concept of “portable benefits,” which would allow independent contractors like Dashers to receive extra savings for these benefits — traditionally only available through employment — with support from companies like DoorDash.
  • “DoorDash’s new pilot program for Pennsylvania Dashers is a positive step forward, as it can give Pennsylvania workers greater access to benefits,” said Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania.
  • “I'm proud to partner with Governor Shapiro to bring portable benefits to Pennsylvania Dashers.

PAR Punchh® Partners with Attentive on SMS Marketing Capabilities for Restaurant Loyalty Programs

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Data Management, Supply Chain Management, Technology, Specialty, Electronic Commerce, Food, Beverage, Telecommunications, Retail, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Restaurant, Bar, Growth, Communication, Partnership, MMS, Acquisition, AI, SMS, Marketing, PAR, Mobile phone

ParTech, Inc. (PAR) , a global restaurant technology company and provider of unified commerce solutions for enterprise restaurants, today announced a new partnership between PAR Punchh® , PAR Technology’s industry-leading loyalty and offer solution, and Attentive , the AI marketing platform specializing in SMS marketing for leading brands.

Key Points: 
  • ParTech, Inc. (PAR) , a global restaurant technology company and provider of unified commerce solutions for enterprise restaurants, today announced a new partnership between PAR Punchh® , PAR Technology’s industry-leading loyalty and offer solution, and Attentive , the AI marketing platform specializing in SMS marketing for leading brands.
  • This integration will expand PAR Punchh's capabilities to help restaurants turn anonymous guests into loyalty members, grow their loyalty membership and send engaging visuals and content with personalized offers to spark actions via SMS messaging.
  • The partnership gives Punchh Customers the opportunity to:
    Grow loyalty membership by incentivizing SMS opt-ins.
  • Restaurants using PAR Punchh can now engage with loyalty and non-loyalty members to encourage new sign-ups and actions.

eTip’s Digital Tipping and Instant Earnings Disbursement Platform Now Available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Technology, Retail, Transportation, Lodging, Destinations, Travel, Restaurant, Bar, Payments, Other Retail, Vacation, Software, Cruise, Specialty, Data Management, Cloud, Friction, Entrepreneurship, Oracle Cloud, OCI, AI, VMware, Morale, OHIP, Multimedia, Data management

eTip , the award-winning digital tipping and financial benefits platform for service businesses and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, today announced it is available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace and can be deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and integrated with OPERA Cloud via the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform (OHIP).

Key Points: 
  • eTip , the award-winning digital tipping and financial benefits platform for service businesses and a member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, today announced it is available on Oracle Cloud Marketplace and can be deployed on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and integrated with OPERA Cloud via the Oracle Hospitality Integration Platform (OHIP).
  • Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a centralized repository of enterprise applications offered by Oracle and Oracle partners.
  • Oracle Cloud Marketplace is a one-stop shop for Oracle customers seeking trusted business applications and services offering unique solutions, including ones that extend Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications.
  • "eTip’s participation in Oracle Cloud Marketplace further extends our commitment to the Oracle community and enables customers to easily reap the benefits of the eTip platform.

American Dairy Queen Corporation Hires New Franchise Development Executive to Lead U.S. and Canada

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Retail, Restaurant, Bar, Food, Beverage, IDQ, ADQ, Dairy Queen, Coffee bean, Yum, Coffee, Towson University, DQ, QSR, Multimedia, Dine Brands, Video game

American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), a subsidiary of International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) and a leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, today announced it hired Gregg Benvenuto as vice president of franchise development in the U.S. and Canada.

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  • American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), a subsidiary of International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) and a leader in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, today announced it hired Gregg Benvenuto as vice president of franchise development in the U.S. and Canada.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240403264196/en/
    Gregg Benvenuto, vice president of franchise development in the U.S. and Canada (Photo: Business Wire)
    Benvenuto comes to ADQ with decades of restaurant franchise development experience.
  • He has held executive franchise development roles at Dine Brands, Papa Murphy’s, and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.
  • “We have aggressive five-year goals to open new DQ Grill & Chill restaurants in the U.S. and Canada,” said Dan Kropp, chief operating officer, U.S. and Canada, at American Dairy Queen Corporation.

The Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Liquid Insights Tour Returns with New Cities

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Retail, Restaurant, Bar, Wine & Spirits, COVID, Social media, Customer development, City, Wine, CO, Drink, National accounts, Consultant, Liquor

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that its six-city Liquid Insights Tour is returning in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that its six-city Liquid Insights Tour is returning in 2024.
  • During the Tour, Southern Glazer’s team will visit a wide variety of bars, hotels, restaurants, and other on-premise locations that serve liquid libations to customers.
  • The key findings of the Liquid Insights Tour will be announced in the third quarter of 2024.
  • Follow Liquid Insights Tour updates on Southern Glazer’s Instagram, Facebook, and X channels @sgwinespirits and at https://southernglazers.com/liquid-insights .

DoorDash to Announce First Quarter 2024 Results on May 1, 2024

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Software, Restaurant, Bar, Internet, Technology, Apps, Applications, Food, Beverage, Mobile, Wireless, Retail, Disclosure, DASH, Regulation Fair Disclosure, Interest, Blog, Regulation, Security (finance), Food delivery

DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ: DASH) today announced the company’s first quarter 2024 financial results will be released after market close on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ: DASH) today announced the company’s first quarter 2024 financial results will be released after market close on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
  • The company’s earnings press release will be made available on the DoorDash Investor Relations website at ir.doordash.com .
  • DoorDash will host a conference call to discuss its results at 2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m.
  • Interested parties may register for and access the live webcast of the call at the DoorDash Investor Relations website at ir.doordash.com .

UNITE HERE Local 11: Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Hotel Figueroa Owner BGO and Operators Violated Los Angeles Hotel Worker Retention Law

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Labor, Class Action Lawsuit, Advocacy Group Opinion, Public Policy, Government, Professional Services, Restaurant, Bar, Lodging, Retail, Travel, Employment, University, Figueroa Street, Olympic Boulevard, BentallGreenOak, Food, Weeping Angel, BGO, Hotel, Airport, Los Angeles Times, UNITE

Today, a laid-off cook, Maria Ibarra, filed a class action lawsuit alleging violations of Los Angeles’s Hotel Worker Retention Ordinance at the Hotel Figueroa where more than a hundred workers have lost their jobs.

Key Points: 
  • Today, a laid-off cook, Maria Ibarra, filed a class action lawsuit alleging violations of Los Angeles’s Hotel Worker Retention Ordinance at the Hotel Figueroa where more than a hundred workers have lost their jobs.
  • The Hotel Worker Retention Ordinance was enacted to address the problem of mass layoffs of hotel workers that have occurred historically when corporate ownership or management of a hotel changes.
  • I am filing this lawsuit to make sure our rights are respected,” said Maria Ibarra, the lead plaintiff, a former cook at Hotel Figueroa.
  • Ms. Ibarra and the putative class of affected Hotel Figueroa workers are represented by Lauren Teukolsky of Teukolsky Law and Jeremy Blasi in his individual capacity.

KRISPY KREME® Introduces Total Solar Eclipse Doughnut featuring OREO® Cookie and Pieces, Available April 5-8

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Women, Seniors, Other Science, Men, Other Retail, Family, Supermarket, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Consumer, Restaurant, Bar, Food, Beverage, Retail, Teens, Children, Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Convenience Store, Other Consumer, Science, Eclipse, Moon, Originality, Krispy Kreme, Multimedia

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240402854200/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240402854200/en/
    Krispy Kreme’s Total Solar Eclipse Doughnut will be available Friday, April 5 through Monday, April 8.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    To help Americans celebrate Monday’s total solar eclipse, today Krispy Kreme® announced its limited time, all-new “Total Solar Eclipse Doughnut” – an Original Glazed® Doughnut dipped in black chocolate icing, adorned with silver sprinkles, piped with a buttercream made with OREO® pieces, and a whole OREO® cookie in the center.
  • Krispy Kreme’s Total Solar Eclipse Doughnut will be available Friday, April 5 through Monday, April 8 in-shop and for pickup or delivery via Krispy Kreme’s app and website while supplies last.
  • This is the second time Krispy Kreme has treated fans to an all-new doughnut to celebrate a total solar eclipse.

Hilton Acquires Majority Controlling Interest in Sydell Group to Expand NoMad Hotels Brand Worldwide

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Construction & Property, REIT, Interior Design, Restaurant, Bar, Other Travel, Lodging, Retail, Vacation, Travel, Conrad Hotels, Growth, Partnership, NoMad, Manhattan, HLT, Park MGM, Acquisition, Graduate Hotels, Point, Silcock, Multimedia, Hotel

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced it has acquired a majority controlling interest in Sydell Group (“Sydell”) to expand the NoMad Hotels brand from its existing London flagship location to high-end markets around the world.

Key Points: 
  • Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced it has acquired a majority controlling interest in Sydell Group (“Sydell”) to expand the NoMad Hotels brand from its existing London flagship location to high-end markets around the world.
  • Sydell will be responsible for design, branding and management of the NoMad brand while Hilton will lead all development.
  • The NoMad brand will be fully integrated into Hilton’s commercial platforms, including Hilton Honors.
  • “We’re excited to begin this new phase for Sydell, as we enter into a partnership with Hilton to expand the NoMad brand around the world,” said Andrew Zobler, founder and CEO, Sydell.