beverage
Vie-Del acquires Constellation’s grape, high-color concentrate operations
Vie-Del Company, the oldest family-owned grape processor and supplier of bulk juices, concentrate, brandy, wine and spirits in California, announced... continue reading »
COVID-19 has wine industry facing huge losses
California wine grape growers could suffer at least $437 million in lost sales from this year’s grape harvest due to COVID-19-related economic disru... continue reading »
Potato, corn vodka maker switches production to hand sanitizer
With bottles of hand sanitizer flying off retail shelves amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, distilleries are using their spirits to aid the sup... continue reading »
Apple Rush Company adds former Anheuser-Busch VP to advisory board
The Apple Rush Company has added Randy Ornstein, former vice president of Anheuser-Busch, to its official advisory board. Ornstein is a former 18-y... continue reading »
Wine fermentation lab opens at Texas A&M
The dedication and opening of the Arthur and Gaye Platt Wine Fermentation Laboratory was held recently in College Station and will be housed in the Te... continue reading »
After trial and error, McClure’s Pickles finds right mix for ready-to-drink Bloody Mary
McClure’s Pickles co-founders (and brothers) Bob and Jim McClure wanted to pair their Bloody Mary Mixer with a vodka to create a canned ready-to-dri... continue reading »
Cornell projects aim to improve food packaging, juice quality
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded $1.8 million to two Cornell food science researc... continue reading »
Michigan awards $1.8 million to produce processors for advancements
A score of food-processing projects in Michigan will be awarded funds under a competitive grant program. The $1.8 million in grants for the 20 proj... continue reading »
Organic watermelon beverage, ‘Wonder Melon,’ coming from Kayco
Kayco is targeting New York City with its new organic watermelon beverage. Wonder Melon, marketed as “the latest thirst-quencher for those seekin... continue reading »
Downside of disclosing wine-making info to consumers
Consumers are more willing to pay for wine that comes with an organic or organic grape label. However, providing information about certification stand... continue reading »
