By Paul Spano The world of food is an ever-morphing playground as chefs are constantly expanding their horizons. With emerging new flavours and innovative cooking, curing and serving styles, access to new and exciting concepts and cuisines is readily available. Moving forward, we expect to see a great mix of the old and new, the […]
Press release From controversy cocktails to drinks with feelings, the future trends from the world of cocktails. WORLD CLASS: Future of Cocktails report explores how we will be drinking in decades to come Cocktail culture is booming and showing no signs of slowing, with forecasts showing that by 2020, there will be 400 million new consumers drinking luxury spirits[1]. Historically […]
Press release Ontario investing $1.7 million in training for frontline workers Ontario is training bartenders, servers and others in the hospitality sector to identify and intervene in instances of sexual violence and harassment among employees and patrons. Through a $1.7 million investment over three years, workers will be provided with the tools to intervene safely […]
By Rob Berry and Diana Roberts At the many tasting events we attended over the past year, it was evident that today’s consumers are increasingly well-versed on spirits and cocktails, and definitely know what they want. Based on our observations and conversations, consumers are looking for many qualities in their next adult beverage, from premium […]
By Lisa Michaels With a nickname like King Cocktail, there’s bound to be a story behind it. Master mixologist Dale DeGroff has seen and heard a lot in his career, as the origin of his nickname attests. “It was the height of the dot com era and a producer came into the Rainbow Room in […]
