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The World’s Best Scotch Whisky—According To The 2026 Spirit Of Speyside Festival

The biggest whisky festival in all of Scotland kicked off this week by naming its top scotch of the year. Here are all the details on the prize winner.

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Altos Carves Out A Distinctive Position In The Global Tequila Market

Going back to its Mexican roots, and striking a clearer on-shelf presence, Altos is aiming for wider consumer appeal, especially among first-time tequila buyers.

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How Jeni Castro Turned An 88 Square Foot Coffee Shop Into An 8 Figure Brand

Jeni Castro bootstrapped Coffee Dose from a hair salon cafe concept to an eight-figure brand known for its bright and colorful personality.

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Much Ado About Matcha: ‘Ceremonial Grade’ Matcha Takes Center Stage on Reality TV — and Online

29 April 2026 at 22:34
The topic of “ceremonial matcha” became an unlikely plot point and instantly meme-able moment on the latest season of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” as cast newbies Rachel Zoe and Amanda Frances clashed over the latter’s super specific drink order. “Is your matcha good?” Frances asked a coffee shop worker during a season 15 […]

Henkell Freixenet Bets On Growth Segments To Reignite Sparkling Wine

Consumers are scaling back on both their spending and their alcohol consumption. But new sparkling niches are growing, and are being explored by Henkell Freixenet.

Churchill Downs Readies Official 152nd Kentucky Derby Menu

28 April 2026 at 14:00
Ahead of the May 2 running of the 152nd Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs must prepare more than just the track as the site welcomes over 150,000 fans.

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A Viral Gum Brand's Counterfeit Problem Shows What Food Fraud Looks Like Now

Food fraud used to hide in supply chains. Now it moves through TikTok Shop and Instagram ads, and a $30 million gum brand's counterfeit crisis shows how.

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The World’s Best Whiskey—According To The 2026 London Spirits Competition

The esteemed panel named an American Single Malt the top whiskey for 2026. This 4-year-old, $42 Colorado craft spirit beat global giants in Scotch and Bourbon categories.

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From Coffee Kiosk To Billion-Dollar Business: How Scooter’s Became One Of America’s Top Franchises

Don and Linda Eckles founded the drive-through coffee chain in a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska three decades ago. It’s now one of the fastest-growing coffee brands in the country and it still doesn’t have a single location in the Northeast or on the West Coast.

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Fake ‘Retreat,’ Real Product: The Hot Sauce in ‘Jury Duty: Company Retreat’ Is Now Available to Buy Online

19 April 2026 at 17:54
Amazon’s second season of its social experiment series, “Jury Duty,” ended this month, with the reveal that unwitting series star Anthony Norman had been working for a family-owned hot sauce company that didn’t actually exist in real life. But while “Rockin’ Grandmas” was a fictitious firm that formed the basis of “Jury Duty Presents: Company […]

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