Patricia Richards placed fourth at Finlandia Vodka Cup; Stan Vadrna and Jeff “Beachbum” Berry create “Bum Berry’s and Captain Vadrna’s Faux-Tropical Bar School,” a four-day Tiki Bar immersion course.More>>

Sandbox, a packing and shipping company operating in New York, announced it is expanding its services to offer live DJ performances, film screenings and video consoles.More>>

Beverage pros are optimistic about job security, DISCUS’ forecast calls for higher on-premise spirits sales and NRA projects 1.2 percent dollar growth in full-service restaurant sales.More>>

Citing figures that show distilled spirits volume grew 1.4 percent but revenue held steady at $18.7 billion in 2009, DISCUS CEO Peter Cressy calls the industry “recession resilient.”More>>

We all know that the on-premise drinks business declined significantly in 2009 — we can only go up from here, right? Well, maybe.More>>