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Craft Brewery Swindled Out Of Award By Jealous Corporate Giant

Posted 05.14.2012

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It's hard to believe what happened at The British Institute of Innkeeping's (BII) awards last week. BrewDog, a small craft brewery based in Scotla...

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The Heartland Billboard Embarrassment and the Dangers of Ideological Ignorance

David Ropeik | Posted 05.08.2012

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It is far less an appeal to reason, and far more a campaign to preach to the choir, to circle the ideological wagons of the members of the tribe, and rally the troops around Heartland's deeply conservative and libertarian ideals.

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McDonald's, Pepsi Tapped To Help Write UK Health Policy

The Guardian | Felicity Lawrence | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Department of Health is putting the fast food companies McDonald's and KFC and processed food and drink manufacturers such as PepsiCo, Kellogg's, ...

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Tax Subsidies for Wealthy Foreign Corporations? How Congress Has Already Broken its Most Important Promise

Miguel D. Lausell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rather than protect about 350 union jobs, Democratic lawmakers have allowed British-owned Diageo to move to the U.S. Virgin Islands where it will take about half of the Federal tax subsidy on rum..

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Captain Morgan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Captain Morgan rum is no longer welcome as a sponsor of the National Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City. Parade organizers say...

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Bruichladdich Secrets to a More Empowered Workforce: Try a Wee Dram

Jon Younger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruichladdich is not throwback. It is a modern, impressive distillery that has learned to put pride back in the workplace and a spirit of empowerment that makes it as special as its products.

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Haiti Relief: Corporate Donations - See How Much Major Companies Are Donating

Posted 05.25.2011

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HAITI RELIEF UPDATES: The Latest Corporation Donations In response to the crisis in Haiti, companies around the world are scrambling to donate to t...

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U.S. Tax Dollars Go To British Maker Of Captain Morgan Rum

latimes.com | TOM HAMBURGER and PETER WALLSTEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. With little fanfare, a deal is moving forward to direct billions in U.S. tax dollars to an unlikely beneficiary -- th...

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Congress Porks Out On TARP: VOTE For The Worst Expenditures

Posted 05.25.2011

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Congress just can't help itself with the pork. Last fall, with the elections looming and the politicians anxious to get back to their districts to c...

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Bailout For Rum: Distiller Diageo Gets A $2.7 Billion Windfall

bloomberg.com | Ryan J. Donmoyer | Posted 05.25.2011

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June 26 (Bloomberg) -- In June 2008, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John deJongh Jr. agreed to give London-based Diageo Plc billions of dollars in tax ...

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Poll: Stimulus Backed By 66 Percent Of Americans

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new Diageo-Hotline Poll finds that 66 percent of Americans, when provided with specific details, support the current proposed stimulus package. That...

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Guinness Overhauled: Layoffs And Brewery Closings

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 05.25.2011

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DUBLIN, Ireland — Guinness beer owner Diageo PLC rattled an Irish icon Friday, announcing plans to lay off more than half of its brewery workers...

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