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Spotlight: Frugalpac
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Spotlight: Frugalpac

Frugalpac is a UK-based company that specializes in creating sustainable packaging solutions to help decarbonize the food and drinks industry. Frugalpac’s flagship product, the Frugal Bottle, is the world's first commercially available paper bottle for wine, spirits and olive oils that is both lightweight and significantly less carbon-intensive than traditional glass bottles.

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Spotlight: WhistlePig Whiskey
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Spotlight: WhistlePig Whiskey

WhistlePig is a Vermont-based distillery specializing in premium rye whiskey, known for its commitment to high-quality, aged spirits and innovative distilling techniques. WhistlePig integrates sustainability into its operations by embracing sustainable, regenerative practices on its farm and within the distillery alike.

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Spotlight: Sapling Spirits
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Spotlight: Sapling Spirits

Born out of a passion for high-quality spirits combined with love for the natural world, Sapling Spirits is a British distillery known for producing premium, handcrafted vodka and gin. Sapling Spirits is deeply committed to sustainability, making it a core part of their business model.

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Spotlight: ecoSPIRITS
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Spotlight: ecoSPIRITS

ecoSPIRITS is on a mission to end single use glass in the spirits and wine industry by leading a transition to circular packaging technology. The company, founded in 2018, has developed the world's first low carbon, low waste packaging system for premium spirits and wine.

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Spotlight: Penrhos Spirits
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Spotlight: Penrhos Spirits

Penrhos Spirits is a British distillery founded by two farming families in Herefordshire. The company is known for its handcrafted gin and other spirits, which are inspired by the local countryside.

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Spotlight: Avallen Spirits
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Spotlight: Avallen Spirits

Founded in 2019, Avallen Spirits is a modern and innovative drinks company on a mission to produce a delicious, naturally-made spirit while becoming the world’s most sustainable spirit from blossom to bottle.

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Spotlight: Sustainable Spirits News Highlights
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Spotlight: Sustainable Spirits News Highlights

Sustainable wine for the outdoors. Key takeaways from US Sustainable Winegrowing Summit. Diageo / ecoSPIRITS partner on reusable packaging. Brother's Bond / WhistlePig team on regen ag. Spotlights on Heineken, Johnnie Walker, Suntory. And much more.

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Spotlight: Sustainable Spirits, Wine & Beer News Highlights
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Spotlight: Sustainable Spirits, Wine & Beer News Highlights

Paper packaging for Bailey's and Aldi's gin lines. Sustainable packaging / bottles highlights from Mandatory Spirits, Penrhos Spirits, Frog's Leap, Elemental Wines. London Wine Fair discusses Bottle Reuse Initiative. Can beer regenerate the planet? New study: consumers willing to pay more for eco-friendly beer. And much more.

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Spotlight: Sustainable Wine & Spirits News Highlights
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Spotlight: Sustainable Wine & Spirits News Highlights

A look at net zero targets among spirits companies. Alternative Packaging Alliance reshapes boxed wine convo. Turncoat Gin tries on aluminum. Recycled tin for wine bottles. ALPLA's recyclable PET wine bottle. And much more…

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Sustainable Spirits & Beer
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Sustainable Spirits & Beer

Distilleries go green. Spotlight on sustainable cocktails. ecoSPIRITS takes to the skies w/ BermudAir. Sustainable / regenerative brewing with Kernza and fonio. Pantalones / Surfrider Foundation partnership. Audecious Vodka launches in organic vodka market. And much more…

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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor

Brands in the news: Diageo, Beam Suntory, Firstleaf, Bonterra Organic Estates, Allbirds, Stroud Brewery - a certified B Corporation, The DeLong Co., Inc., Perlick Distillery, O-I, Sustainable Wine Roundtable, Casella Family Brands, Town Brewing Co., Saxco, Georgian Bay Spirit Co., Arbikie Highland Estate, MUTINY Island Vodka, Alma Del Jaguar Tequila, Nc'nean Distillery, Bruichladdich Distillery Company and many more.

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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor

Brands in the news: Aldi UK, Packamama, Rémy Cointreau, ecoSPIRITS, Ireland Craft Beverages - Two Stacks Whiskey, The HEINEKEN Company, Sapling Spirits , Virgin Atlantic, Grown Climate Smart, Wahoo Distillery, TS Spirits Distillery, Plastic Bank, SAVERGLASS, LineView Solutions, Sustainaholics, Mondavi Sisters Collection, Wicked Weed Brewing, Findlater & Co, Bay Cities, Cruz Foam, Arbikie Highland Estate and many more.

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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor

Brands in the news: IWCA - International Wineries for Climate Action, Monterey Wine Company, Bonterra Organic Estates, The HEINEKEN Company, FIFCO USA, The Uncommon, Lubanzi Wines, Stratus Vineyards, Okanagan Crush Pad Organic Winery, Town Brewing Co., Baladin Farm Brewery, The Water Research Foundation (WRF), Robinsons Brewery and many more.

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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor

Brands in the news: Mijenta Tequila, Virgin Atlantic, Sapling Spirits , Frugalpac, Mother of Pearl Vodka of the Sea, Amcor, Ron Rubin, Central Standard Craft Distillery, Fierce & Kind Spirits, Symposium Spirits | B Corp™, Smurfit Kappa, BeerSelect, Frey Ranch Distillery, The Antipodes Gin Co., Green Beer Project, Shannon Family of Wines and many more.

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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor

Brands in the news: Bacardi, Findlater & Co, Penrhos Spirits, Diageo, The Antipodes Gin Co., Heaven Hill Distillery, O-I, Carlton & United Breweries, Brown-Forman, Château Troplong Mondot, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. , Genesee Brewing Company, 4 Pines Brewing Company Pty Ltd and many more.

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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor

Brands in the news: Pernod Ricard, Diageo, ecoSPIRITS, Frugalpac, Avallen Spirits | BCorp, Sonoma County Winegrowers, Treasury Wine Estates, Tequila Komos, Monterey Wine Company, Brockmans Gin | B Corp™, Nc'nean Distillery, Wemyss Family Spirits, John Deere, ReCORK, Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER)

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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor

Brands in the news: Bacardi, Pernod Ricard, Renais Spirits, Never Say Die Bourbon, Aircohol, Revino , Scheid Family Wines, Maison Mirabeau l B Corp™, Bogle Family Wine Collection, Revelshine Wines, Juliet Wine, IWCA - International Wineries for Climate Action, Sustainable Wine Roundtable, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, The Regenerative Viticulture Foundation and many more.

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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor

Brands in the news: Bacardi, Beam Suntory, Campari Group, Brown-Forman, Diageo, ecoSPIRITS, Carlsberg Group, Labatt Breweries of Canada, Packamama, Wine Australia, Pantalones Organic Tequila, Dutch Barn Vodka, Nc'nean Distillery, Root Shoot Malting and many more.

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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor
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Sustainable Spirits & Liquor

Brands in the news: Holistic Spirits Co., ALMAVE, Meili Vodka, Mother of Pearl Vodka of the Sea, Frugalpac, Packamama, Clif Family: Wine, Food, Farming, Clonakilty Distillery, Never Never Distilling Co., Broadland Drinks Limited, Anderson Valley Brewing Company, Organic Trade Association, Sustainable Wine Roundtable, Bay Cities, Napa Green and many more.

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Sustainable Beverage - Spirits & Liquor
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Sustainable Beverage - Spirits & Liquor

Brands in the news: Diageo, Bacardi, Distinct Distillers, ALDI USA, Frey Ranch Distillery, LOUIS XIII Cognac, Frugalpac, Patagonia Provisions, Aircohol, Amcor, Pulpex, Distillery 98, Free Flow Wines, Whitehall Lane Winery, Sustainable Wine Roundtable, Champagne Laurent-Perrier, Allagash Brewing Company, Lawson's Finest Liquids and many more.

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