Stateside Brands, Maker of Surfside RTD, Named a USA Today Top Workplace

Stateside Brands, the makers of ready-to-drink (RTD) category leader Surfside and new-to-market brand Super Lyte, today announced it has been named a “2026 USA Today Top Workplaces” award winner. The award marks a significant milestone on the heels of the prior regional Top Workplaces recognition by The Philadelphia Inquirer. These honors reflect the company’s continued…

Bar Convent Brooklyn Returns June 9 and 10

Bar Convent Brooklyn (BCB Brooklyn) returns to Industry City on June 9 and 10, 2026, bringing together the global bar and beverage community for two days of education, product discovery and industry connection, shaped by the pace, proximity and energy of New York. Now in its eighth year, the event continues to evolve alongside the…

Tales of the Cocktail announces Top Four Spirited Awards finalists

Tales of the Cocktail ​has announced the Top Four finalists in each category for this year’s 12th Annual Spirited Awards​​. All of the finalists are invited to attend the award ceremony, taking place on Saturday, July 21 at 7 p.m. CT (doors open at 6:30PM CT) at the iconic Orpheum Theater, where the winners of…

503 Cocktails launches Wicked Mule in a can in PDX area

503 Cocktails is launching its first canned cocktail, The Wicked Mule, this week which is available in liquor stores around the Portland, Oregon metro area, just in time for Christmas. The Wicked Mule is a local take on the classic cocktail of a similar name—503 adds vodka, real ginger, candy sugar, a good spritz of…