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Yuengling Releases Limited-Edition Team RWB Stars & Stripes Lager Cans to Honor Veterans

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星期三, 五月 8, 2024

POTTSVILLE, Pa., May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America's Oldest Brewery®, announced the return of limited-edition Team Red, White & Blue Stars & Stripes cans. The Traditional Lager cans support Yuengling's partnership with military veteran nonprofit Team Red White & Blue (Team RWB) as part of Yuengling's Summer Celebration Yuengling's Summer Celebration the brewery's annual initiative supporting our nation's heroes and military veterans.  

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  • Yuengling & Son, Inc. , America's Oldest Brewery®, announced the return of limited-edition Team Red, White & Blue Stars & Stripes cans.
  • The Traditional Lager cans support Yuengling's partnership with military veteran nonprofit Team Red White & Blue (Team RWB) as part of Yuengling's Summer Celebration Yuengling's Summer Celebration the brewery's annual initiative supporting our nation's heroes and military veterans.
  • Starting today, the limited-edition Yuengling Lager 12-ounce cans will be available for fans of legal drinking age through the summer in 12-pack and 24-pack cans.
  • "The Stars & Stripes cans that feature our logo is a great visibility-builder for Team RWB," said Mike Erwin, Executive Director of Team Red, White & Blue.

Keep America Beautiful Kicks off the 2024 Great American Cleanup

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星期二, 三月 19, 2024

Stamford, CT, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keep America Beautiful® today officially kicks off its 2024 Great American Cleanup®, the annual spring-cleaning event in which 300,000 Americans are expected to take part in activities to pick up litter and green their communities between now and the first day of summer.

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  • Stamford, CT, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keep America Beautiful® today officially kicks off its 2024 Great American Cleanup®, the annual spring-cleaning event in which 300,000 Americans are expected to take part in activities to pick up litter and green their communities between now and the first day of summer.
  • “Thanks to our amazing volunteers, we set a cleanup record in 2023, and we’re aiming to break that record in 2024,” said Keep America Beautiful President and CEO Jennifer Lawson.
  • But Keep America Beautiful officials say the impact of the cleanup goes far beyond simply making communities look nicer.
  • Sponsors for the 2024 Great American Cleanup include Altria, Cox, Diageo, Dow, McDonald's, Reynolds American, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, and Yuengling.

MOLSON COORS OFFERS WORKERS 5 CENTS, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS COLLAPSE IN TEXAS

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星期四, 三月 28, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Negotiations with Molson Coors broke off on Thursday over the multibillion-dollar beermaker's refusal to agree to real wage increases for Teamsters in a new three-year contract. Members of Teamsters Local 997 continue to hold the strike line 24/7 at the Fort Worth brewery as a nationwide boycott of Molson Coors products continues.

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  • In negotiations that included a mediator on Thursday, Molson Coors offered just five more cents per hour in its wage proposal to the workers who brew and package its signature beers.
  • For months, Molson Coors had not budged from its original degrading offer of 99-cent per hour raises.
  • Since workers were forced onto the picket line 41 days ago, Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley has been paid more than $5.1 million.
  • Molson Coors doesn't care about Texas workers or their hard labor or the sacrifices their families have made to make the company rich.

TEAMSTERS' BOYCOTT PRESSURE FORCES MOLSON COORS BACK TO BARGAINING TABLE

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星期三, 三月 27, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Facing a nationwide boycott and the 40th day of an ongoing strike at its Fort Worth brewery, Molson Coors returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday morning. Brewery workers continue to hold the strike line while the Teamsters negotiating committee meets with Molson Coors and a federal mediator to demand a strong agreement.

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  • We are proving to Molson Coors how serious we are about a fair, decent, respectable contract.
  • "Our members not only make the beer — they make these greedy Molson Coors executives obscenely rich.
  • "Molson Coors put itself on strike when they took our members for granted and refused to reach a fair agreement.
  • In the past 40 days, Molson Coors has not only witnessed the unity of our members on the picket line, but a nationwide boycott of their products.

Yuengling and Keep America Beautiful Announce 2024 Partnership

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星期二, 三月 19, 2024

POTTSVILLE, Pa., March 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On the first day of spring, and as mindsets shift to seasonal cleaning and neighborhood beautification, D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. today announced a new 2024 partnership with Keep America Beautiful® (KAB), the largest community improvement nonprofit organization in the United States.

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  • Yuengling & Son, Inc. today announced a new 2024 partnership with Keep America Beautiful® (KAB), the largest community improvement nonprofit organization in the United States.
  • As part of a 2024 campaign, Yuengling will donate $50,000 and support the "Great American Cleanup®" that annually unifies and beautifies communities across the country, in a grassroots spring-cleaning movement.
  • "We're aiming to pick up more than 10 million pieces of litter during the 2024 Great American Cleanup and great partners like Yuengling are helping to make that possible," said Jennifer Lawson, President and CEO of Keep America Beautiful.
  • "We share Keep America Beautiful's commitment to ensuring our nation remains a clean, green, and beautiful place to live," said Yuengling.

Yuengling Brings Back Bock as Seasonal Offering for 195th Anniversary

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星期二, 二月 20, 2024

POTTSVILLE, Pa., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of the 195 years of brewing great beers milestone, D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. is bringing back a late winter and spring favorite, Yuengling Bock. The limited release will be available to legal drinking age customers in PA, NJ, DE, MD, WV, OH, IN, KY, NY Yuengling Bock will be available in 12-pack (12 oz) cans, and on draft in ¼ barrels in select markets starting mid-February, until supplies last. 

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  • Yuengling & Son, Inc. is bringing back a late winter and spring favorite, Yuengling Bock.
  • Yuengling Bock was previously re-launched in 2008 as a draft-only seasonal offering.
  • There will be live music, soft pretzels, and limited-edition Bock tee shirts for sale to celebrate this exclusive 195th Anniversary release with fellow Yuengling Bock fans.
  • Yuengling Draft Haus & Kitchen, Tampa FL
    Newly opened in 2023, the Yuengling Draft Haus & Kitchen, located on the grounds of the Yuengling Tampa Brewery, will be the only location in Florida to purchase and enjoy Yuengling Bock.

TEAMSTERS STRIKE MOLSON COORS

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星期六, 二月 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Teamsters Local 997 at Molson Coors in Fort Worth, Texas, were forced to strike today over the company's disgusting pay package and complete unwillingness to reach a fair agreement with workers. Teamsters walked off the job after Molson Coors failed to come to terms on a new three-year contract that respects the 420 workers who make, package, and warehouse the company's beer and beverage brands.

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  • The strike shuts down production at the only brewery that services the entire Western region of the United States with major Molson Coors products.
  • "Molson Coors put itself on strike by taking for granted the Teamsters who keep the beer flowing and the brewery operating.
  • On Feb. 8, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced it increased strike benefits to $1,000 per week for members of Local 997 fighting for a new contract at Molson Coors in Fort Worth.
  • Rank-and-file Teamsters produce Coors Light, Topo Chico, Simply, Pabst, and Yuengling, among other Molson Coors beverage brands.

TEAMSTERS RAISE FUTURE STRIKE BENEFITS AT MOLSON COORS AHEAD OF TEXAS WALKOUT

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星期四, 二月 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today it will increase future strike benefits to $1,000 per week for members of Teamsters Local 997 fighting for a new contract at Molson Coors in Fort Worth, Texas.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced today it will increase future strike benefits to $1,000 per week for members of Teamsters Local 997 fighting for a new contract at Molson Coors in Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Molson Coors negotiators have wasted time on insulting proposals and regressive offers despite having months to reach a fair three-year agreement.
  • The beer company now faces serious risk of an imminent work stoppage just weeks ahead of a possible nationwide strike by 5,000 Teamsters battling Anheuser-Busch for their own contract.
  • The strike benefit for Molson Coors Teamsters will go into effect if the company fails to come to terms soon on an agreement that rewards workers with their fair share of record-setting profits.

Yuengling To Celebrate 195th Anniversary with Free Lee Brice Summer Concert

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星期三, 一月 10, 2024

POTTSVILLE, Pa., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of 195 years of brewing great beer, D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., the Oldest Brewery in America, and the Pottsville Area Development Corporation (PADCO), announced today the highly anticipated return of its Stars & Stripes Summer Celebration concert. The epic day-long event will take place in Historic Downtown Pottsville on July 13, 2024. The concert is part of the brewery's Stars & Stripes program —Yuengling's annual initiative to support our nation's heroes.

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  • Yuengling & Son, Inc. , the Oldest Brewery in America, and the Pottsville Area Development Corporation (PADCO), announced today the highly anticipated return of its Stars & Stripes Summer Celebration concert.
  • Lee Brice , multi-Platinum selling American country music star, highly decorated songwriter, and official Brand Ambassador for Yuengling Traditional Lager, is headlining the free, family-friendly 2024 concert celebration.
  • "What could be better to highlight our Stars & Stripes Summer Celebration than the return of Lee Brice to Pottsville, on the 195th day, of the 195th year of Yuengling brewing great beer for every taste," said Debbie Yuengling, 6th generation family member of D.G.
  • First celebrated in 2019, and brought back in 2022, Yuengling's Stars & Stripes Summer Celebration will bring several thousand Yuengling and Lee Brice fans alike to this year's day-long concert celebration.

Yuengling Announces Letter of Intent for a Business Combination With Texas-Based Music Business Software Company

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星期二, 八月 29, 2023

ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire - Yuengling’s Ice Cream Corporation (“Yuengling’s”) (OTC: YCRM) announced today that it has executed a binding letter of intent (the “LOI”) with PickleJar Holdings, Inc (PickleJar), a Texas-based music and entertainment software company for a proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”).

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  • ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire - Yuengling’s Ice Cream Corporation (“Yuengling’s”) (OTC: YCRM) announced today that it has executed a binding letter of intent (the “LOI”) with PickleJar Holdings, Inc (PickleJar), a Texas-based music and entertainment software company for a proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”).
  • Under the terms of the LOI, PickleJar is expected to hold a majority stake in the post-Business Combination entity whose share capital will be listed on the OTC exchange.
  • Yuengling and PickleJar intend to enter into a definitive agreement pursuant to which Yuengling and PickleJar would combine.
  • Following the closing of the business combination, PickleJar’s co-founder Jeffrey James will continue as chief executive officer and co-founder Kristian Barowsky will continue as President.