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06.10.26 - 01:12
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Guinness Pulls Plug On Baltimore Brewery As Costs Soar In Democrat-Run State Amid Consumer Beer Retreat (ZeroHedge)
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Guinness Pulls Plug On Baltimore Brewery As Costs Soar In Democrat-Run State Amid Consumer Beer Retreat
The first Guinness brewery to open in the US in more than 60 years, located in the Baltimore metro area, will shutter operations next month as shifting consumer demand and the challenges of operating in the Democrat-run state have made the operation increasingly difficult to sustain.
Diageo, the British alcoholic-beverages company that owns Guinness, operated the brewery for eight years, during which the site attracted more than 2 million visitors.
Local outlet WMAR-TV reported that the shutdown is due to soaring operating costs, shifting consumer tastes and broader economic pressures that made the brewing location unsustainable.
The decision followed a "careful review of our operations and long-term business priorities," a Diageo spokesperson said.
The shutdown comes three years after Diageo slashed the workforce at the Halethorpe site by 100 jobs and ended most commercial brewing...
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05.10.26 - 08:06
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British government ′complacent about food as a national security matter′ (The Guardian)
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Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortagesBritain does not have a plan for how to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for potential future food shortages, according to a warning from more than 150 experts delivered to Andy Burnham.The climate crisis, geopolitical shocks, cyber-attacks and energy outages are among the threats to food chain security, according to the open letter, which claims the government is “complacent about food as a national security matter”.Establish a new system of local food resilience committees under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.Audit the UK's reliance on a few very large food companies and food imports.Realign national food production around nutritional needs.Create national, regional, local and community food storage schemes.Support the decentralisation of the UK's food supply. Continue reading......
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