Dover to Deliver Keynote Address in Las Vegas 2009

Oxford Publishing Inc., a subsidiary of Questex Media Group Inc., has announced that Clay Dover will be one of the keynote speakers at International Hospitality Week in Las Vegas, March 1-4, 2009.

Sky Ranch Hall of Fame 

The Sky Ranch Foundation has announced that it will hold its 17th annual Hall of Fame dinner on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at the Coconut Grove DoubleTree Hotel in Miami, Florida. The event is being held in conjunction with the annual leadership conference of WAABI (World Association of the Alcohol Beverage Industries, inc). The dinner will honor individuals whose personal and business achievements have made an important contribution to the united efforts of the alcohol beverage industry to provide quality care for the troubled teens at Sky Ranch for Boys.
 

Beam Hosts Great Whisk(e)y Debate at World Whisky Conference 

Beam Global Spirits & Wine Inc., a unit of Fortune Brands Inc. recently hosted the first Great Whisk(e)y Debate ever held in Scotland. The debate was hosted for the World Whiskies attendees to exuberantly discuss the history, heritage, qualities and tasting notes of bourbon whiskey and Scotch whisky.

Heineken USA Opens Regional Headquarters in Chicago Area 

Heineken USA has announced the opening of its new central regional business unit office in Downers Grove in the Chicago area. The new office, which builds on the company's recent success in the central region of the country, will support a 30-person team responsible for managing the Heineken USA portfolio in critical sales market areas such as Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis and Indianapolis.

Distributors Celebrate 75th Anniversary of Modern Beer Distribution System

April 7, 2008 marked 75 years of a legal, safe and regulated beer industry in America. 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition and on Monday, April 7, 1933, before Prohibition was officially repealed in December, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a law, which legalized beer with an alcohol-by-volume percentage of 3.2, thus making beer the first alcohol beverage legally re-enter the marketplace legally.

Belvedere Vodka's 'Music Loves Fashion' 

Belvedere Vodka presents "Music Loves Fashion" Coachella '08: A series of VIP events during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2008. The events will be held at the historic Horizon Hotel in Palm Springs, Calif., April 25-27 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., hosted by Flaunt Magazine.

Future Brands Appoints Greenow 

Future Brands LLC, the U.S. sales and distribution operation for Beam Global Spirits & Wine Inc., and the Absolut Spirits Company Inc., has announced the appointment of Pryce Greenow to vice president, sales-west region. Greenow reports directly to Bill Newlands, senior vice president of U.S. commercial development for Beam Global.

Top Club Owners in America Party at TAO

During the last week of February, as tens of thousands of people descended upon Las Vegas for International Hospitality Week, which included the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show ("The Show"), TAO Nightclub played host to the trade show's premier event, with the official Nightclub & Bar Top 100 Party.  

Get Answers for Your Business

Nightclub & Bar, the International Restaurant Show and the National Bar & Restaurant Management Association have joined forces with RestaurantMarketingGroup.org to provide a series of extremely useful TeleWebinars. All you need to participate is your telephone.
 

Free The Hops

Things got a bit political at the J. Clyde bar in Birmingham, Ala., this past winter, and the icy attitude towards the current beer laws doesn’t look like it’s going to be letting up anytime soon.

Tour de Champagne

Lance Armstrong sipped champagne while cycling around the Champs-Élysées. He did so seven times, as a matter of fact, because that’s what happens when you win the Tour de France seven times. Only a few people will ever know what that’s like, but don’t despair. There’s another tour that almost anyone can take part in, and it’s right here in America. 

Doctor's Orders

Rochester, New York, has been an entertainment hotspot since the days of Cab Calloway. Foreigner wrote "Rev On The Red Light" about cruising down Lake Avenue. But Enogh FYI trivia about Rochester. At The Dr.'s Inn there, they work hard to make their patrons feel entertained and to fell like regulars.

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