FOX-13 and Dr. Jo feature Dr. Charles Lambert, Medical Director of Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute, about a new innovative device and treatment for heart failure that is being studied in clinical trials. It’s called the Parachute Trial where a percutaneous device, that literally looks like a parachute, is implanted in the heart, giving new […]
The unveiling of the first Pepin Academy Charter School in Pasco County was one well attended Thursday afternoon. Dignitaries, city officials, teachers and administrators of the school all gathered to welcome the first of it’s kind to the county. A school providing special needs education for children grades Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Pepin Academy in […]
BRADENTON — More craft beer enthusiasts will be able to taste Motorworks Brewing’s many varieties soon. Gold Coast Eagle Distributing in Lakewood Ranch will begin distributing the Bradenton brewery’s products to several bars and restaurants in Manatee and Sarasota counties. To celebrate the business partnership, Motorworks Brewing, 1014 Ninth St. W., has plans for a […]
Another week, another round of discussion about franchise laws, and this time it’s by way of the Boston Consulting Group, a global management-consulting firm and advisor on business strategy. The group, which said it has studied direct store delivery (DSD) across multiple consumer categories for more than 20 years, published a report crediting much of […]
The U.S. beer market is open, freely competitive, and driven by consumer choice. Brewers who capture the hearts of consumers are the most likely to succeed. Those who miss shifts in consumer identities, norms, attitudes, and tastes will suffer. The success of small brewers making craft beers is proof of these points. Despite fears that […]
Last week’s Beer Marketer’s Insights spring conference saw plenty of personalities offering their points of view on franchise law reform, with one well-respected speaker who said he hoped to upset enough people to drive both wholesalers and suppliers to the negotiating table. Longtime beer industry veteran Mike Mazzoni offered up his remarks on what has […]
Pinellas County’s Great Bay Distributors is building the largest private solar system in the state. The 1.5-megawatt solar array will be part of the beverage distributors’ massive new facility under construction just south of the Val-Pak building off Interstate 275 in St. Petersburg. The facility and the array should be ready in February. The bottom […]
A longtime vice president at Pepin Distributing Co. has moved into the president’s role Randy Garcia is just the second president in the 50-year history of the Tampa-based beer distributor, a statement said. Tom Pepin, who was president, will remain CEO of the firm. The promotion was a surprise to Garcia, who said he didn’t […]
Two beers from organic brewery Orlando Brewing are available starting today on draft and in bottles in Sarasota and Manatee counties, according to Gold Coast Eagle Distributing, the brewery’s local distribution partner. Look for Right on Red Ale and I-4 IPA initially, according to Devyn Dugger, sales director with Gold Coast Eagle. Here’s the brewery’s […]
Ken and Julia Rosenthal didn’t know what to expect when they planned the grand opening of their Pair O’ Dice Brewing Company. So they were a pleasantly stunned when they opened the doors at 2 p.m. last Saturday to find a line outside the warehouse space along 118th Ave. N. Located in the north of […]