[BND] Your Breakfast Briefing --

Good morning, and happy Friday. It's November 3, 2023.

Molson Coors 3Q Sales Up 12.4%, Net Soars 99%

Molson Coors Beverage Co. reports net sales rose 12.4% to $3.3 billion in the third quarter. Net nearly doubled, to $430.7 million, or $1.98 a share, from $216.4 million, or 99 cents a share. Molson Coors said it grabbed more U.S. volume share

DISCUS Report Asks USTR to Accelerate Effort to Resolve Trade Issues with EU

Like Cinderella's and her carriage, which was to disappear at midnight, so to will the record exports the U.S distilled spirits industry has achieved this year. But just like Cinderella, there's a way to keep the export machine humming, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S.

Hamas Attack Creates 'Very Difficult Times' for Israeli Vintners

We haven't seen much coverage of the impact of the war arising from Hamas's attack on Israel's bev/al business. Here's a summary of a story in The Drinks Business Of course, there were deaths arising from the attack . The owner of Bourgogne Crown had his grandparents kidnapped by Hamas.

Can We Trust NIH?

I hate to ask that question, but I must because of Dr. Curtis Ellison, who was one of the stars of the French Paradox segment on "60 Minutes" man y decades ago. He told the "Lifestyle, Diet, Wine & Health Congress," in Toledo, Spain

Thanks for reading. I'll be back with an intterview and a collection of articles worth reading. The Weekly will be out over the weekend. Have a wonderful day. – Joel