Bartending

FireIsland.com Introduces Color-Coded, Post-COVID-19 Guide to Business, Recreation as Fire Island, NY Reopens

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Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Bar, Bartending, Restaurant, Food and drink, Articles

The directory uses green, yellow and red bars to provide users with a quick, easy-to-use guide to businesses and services that are open on the island.

Key Points: 
  • The directory uses green, yellow and red bars to provide users with a quick, easy-to-use guide to businesses and services that are open on the island.
  • A business with a yellow bar is open with some restrictions (such as a restaurant offering limited seating), while a business displaying a red bar remains closed.
  • However, there are still certain restrictions in place, including a limit of 50 people for social gatherings and capacity limitations on indoor and outdoor arts and recreation.
  • FireIsland.com is the number one source of information about recreation, entertainment, dining and other business and services on Fire Island, N.Y.

Seagram's 7 Crown Joins Social Pledge to Rally Further Support for Bartending Community All Summer Long

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Food and drink, Companies, Industries, Bartending, Bartender, 7 and 7, Diageo, Seagram, Bar, Dive bar

To show support as bars begin to re-open this summer, Seagram's 7 Crown is joining Diageo's #TipsFromHome social program, a movement providing the bartending community with ongoing financial relief.

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  • To show support as bars begin to re-open this summer, Seagram's 7 Crown is joining Diageo's #TipsFromHome social program, a movement providing the bartending community with ongoing financial relief.
  • In addition to walking through a unique 7&7 recipe, each bartender shares what dive bars mean to them.
  • "Bartenders are truly the heart and soul of our favorite dive bars and it's important we continue to support this community.
  • No matter how you choose to celebrate dive bars re-opening this summer, Seagram's 7 Crown reminds you to always drink responsibly.

New Service Keeps Spontaneous Pub Trips Alive While Supporting Track and Trace

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Monday, June 29, 2020
Bartending, Articles, British culture, Pub, Spontaneous, Bar, Track and trace, Food and drink, Namespace

For regular or returning customers, the service will automatically register their smartphone on arrival and reset the 21-day counter.

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  • For regular or returning customers, the service will automatically register their smartphone on arrival and reset the 21-day counter.
  • This means that they do not need to provide their details each time they arrive at the venue, thereby retaining the spontaneity of a pre-pandemic pub visit.
  • "The Government guidance on how pubs, bars and restaurants should support track & trace measures and implement data collection policies was frankly woeful," said Stampede founder, Patrick Clover.
  • Our data collection service means spontaneous pub trips and walk-ins can still happen under the right circumstances.

New Service Keeps Spontaneous Pub Trips Alive While Supporting Track and Trace

Retrieved on: 
Monday, June 29, 2020
Bartending, Articles, British culture, Pub, Spontaneous, Bar, Track and trace, Food and drink, Namespace

For regular or returning customers, the service will automatically register their smartphone on arrival and reset the 21-day counter.

Key Points: 
  • For regular or returning customers, the service will automatically register their smartphone on arrival and reset the 21-day counter.
  • This means that they do not need to provide their details each time they arrive at the venue, thereby retaining the spontaneity of a pre-pandemic pub visit.
  • "The Government guidance on how pubs, bars and restaurants should support track & trace measures and implement data collection policies was frankly woeful," said Stampede founder, Patrick Clover.
  • Our data collection service means spontaneous pub trips and walk-ins can still happen under the right circumstances.

UK hospitality technology company, ariia Guest Experiences, launches PUB PASS to help pubs open safely

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Friday, June 26, 2020
Bartending, British culture, Pub

LONDON, June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- UK hospitality technology company, ariia Guest Experiences, launches PUB PASS to help pubs open safely from 4th July 2020.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- UK hospitality technology company, ariia Guest Experiences, launches PUB PASS to help pubs open safely from 4th July 2020.
  • PUB PASS gives pubs a safe way to welcome back customers whilst ensuring they are compliant with new track and trace rules.
  • 'PUB PASS is really easy to use and we've made it free so pubs can reopen safely and rebuild their businesses.'
  • For more information visit http://www.ariia.io
    PUB PASS is a FREE tool to help pubs open safely on 4th July 2020.

Impact of lockdown on restaurants, cafés and pubs examined

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Friday, June 19, 2020
Bartending, British culture, Pub

Impact of lockdown on restaurants, cafés and pubs examined

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Impact of lockdown on restaurants, cafés and pubs examined
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee consider the impact of the lockdown on restaurants, cafés and pubs and preparations for reopening to dining-in customers
The session will also focus on the Government’s strategy for food supply during the pandemic and the role of community-based solutions.

Launching As The COVID-19 Pandemic Hit, Actor/Director Aisha Tyler's Ready To Drink Cocktail Company, Courage+Stone, Donates 30% Of Its Online Proceeds To The U.S. Bartender's Guild During The Crisis, And Has Grown Nearly 600% In The Last Two Months

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Bartending, Distilled drinks, Alcoholic drinks, Manhattan, Vermouth, Small batch whiskey, Old Fashioned

This explosive growth demonstrates not only the product's premium quality, but the growing popularity of the ready-to-drink category as a whole.

Key Points: 
  • This explosive growth demonstrates not only the product's premium quality, but the growing popularity of the ready-to-drink category as a whole.
  • Both cocktails are made in Brooklyn at New York Distilling, and feature small batch American whiskey along with other premium ingredients.
  • The Old Fashioned includes notes of orange and dark cherry, and the Manhattan, a bespoke sweet vermouth, with notes of cherry and dark chocolate.
  • They are currently offered in a 200 ml format, with 750 ml bottles debuting later this year.

British Columbia provides a lifeline to bars and restaurants with wholesale liquor pricing

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Bartending, Bar, Alcohol, Food and drink, Food law, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Liquor license

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada commends the Government of British Columbia for acting on a longstanding liquor policy recommendation to help bars and restaurants survive the challenges of COVID-19.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada commends the Government of British Columbia for acting on a longstanding liquor policy recommendation to help bars and restaurants survive the challenges of COVID-19.
  • This comes at a much needed time as licensed restaurants are reopening under challenging restrictions that make it difficult to just break even.
  • The wholesale liquor pricing announced today lowers the cost for all licensees and can make the difference for whether an establishment can remain viable in these challenging times.
  • Wholesale liquor pricing for bars and restaurants has long been the number 1 liquor policy recommendation from Restaurants Canada; this reform was identified in the national associations 2017 and 2019 Raise the Bar reports as one that would go a long way to improve operations for licensed establishments.

Ontario Extending Outdoor Patios to Allow for Social Distancing During COVID-19

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Monday, June 8, 2020
Bartending, Patio, Bar, Pub, Architecture, Food and drink, Visual arts

TORONTO, June 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario government will allow restaurants and bars to temporarily extend outdoor patio spaces to safely accommodate patrons and staff once licensed establishments are permitted to fully reopen for business.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, June 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario government will allow restaurants and bars to temporarily extend outdoor patio spaces to safely accommodate patrons and staff once licensed establishments are permitted to fully reopen for business.
  • This action will help support hospitality sector workers and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.
  • This temporary measure will allow the public to safely enjoy service that meets social distancing requirements and other public health guidelines.
  • By extending outdoor patio spaces, we hope it will help our licensed establishments get back on their feet more quickly.

GrowlerWerks Gives Back to Bartenders and Servers Struggling During COVID-19 Shutdowns

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Thursday, May 28, 2020
Bar, Bartending, Growler, Drinking culture, Food and drink

We owe our early success as a company to the neighborhood breweries and pubs that supported our original uKeg product, said Huff.

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  • We owe our early success as a company to the neighborhood breweries and pubs that supported our original uKeg product, said Huff.
  • So when we saw how the employees at these businesses were struggling, we knew we had to do something to return the favor.
  • During the month of April, GrowlerWerks committed to donating 5% of the net proceeds from their website sales to the U.S. Bartenders Guild's Bartender Emergency Assistance Program .
  • The uKeg is distributed in the US, Canada, Australia and Western Europe, and is the worlds #1 beer growler.