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It's Time to End the Legal Wrangling and Take Uncle Nearest Public

Both the receiver in the Uncle Nearest Inc. receivership case and the lender, Farm Credit Mid-America, have asked a federal judge to reject an emergency request to fast-track an appeal denying founder Fawn Weaver's attempt to move the case to bankruptcy court. Before rehashing their arguments,

U.S. Beer Production Rises 2.5% in Year

Beer Institute estimates U.S. brewers produced 12.7 million barrels of beer in March, a 2.5% in year-over-year. "After a slight increase last month, March was the largest monthly increase since May 2024, signaling further stability from the mainstream beer segment," says Andrew Heritage,

How the Industry Should Respond to Misleading Attacks

We think it is long past time for the bev/al industry to stop being the punching bag for anti-alcohol zealots masquerading as "public health" advocates. It's happening again, Tom Wark notes over on his Fermentation blog. New York City's Health Department has

Pabst Loses Appeal on Abestos Death of Contractor

The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently upheld a $6.9 million jury verdict against Pabst Brewing Co. (“Pabst”) for compensatory and punitive damages stemming from on-the-job asbestos exposure. The case stemmed from a pipe steamfitter who developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure over a period of many years. The plaintiff,

Service Sector Expansion Continues

Economic activity in the services sector continued to expand in April. The Services PMI eased 0.4 percentage point to 53.6% compared to March’s figure of 54%, Steve Miller, chair of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Services Business Survey Committee, said The Business Activity Index remained in

Workers Strike Dewar's Distillery

GMB Scotland members struck the John Dewar & Sons plant on Glasgow’s London Road. They say the company has imposed changes to how holiday entitlement is calculated, converting each day into seven hours and 12 minutes and are concerned colleagues who work longer and those on night shifts could

Pepper Distilling Awards Winebow 4 Additional Markets

James E. Pepper Distilling Co. said it expanded its distribution partnership with Winebow to include California, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Delaware. This move builds on Winebow’s representation of the brand across seven existing markets and reflects the continued partnership growth as the distillery strengthens its national distribution strategy.