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Jim Beam & ‘Kid Rock’ Team Up for Local Labor Day Weekend Party

NORTH NAPLES COUNTRY CLUB CELEBRATES ALL-AMERICAN PARTY STARTS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2 AND LASTS ALL WEEKEND

There is only one ‘Country Club’ where the real locals of Southwest Florida have been members since way before Tiger Woods went on his first date. North Naples Country Club is actually a neighborhood restaurant and bar that is the oldest watering hole in Collier County

Santa Margherita’s DOCG Prosecco Delights Retailers and Consumers

There is little doubt that Santa Margherita is by far is the brand which all other Pinot Grigios are judged. Over thirty years later, Santa Margherita Prosecco di Valdobbaidene is getting the attention and favor of both on and off premise retailers and consumers

Taste of Florida Mixes Sponsors Key West Express Cruise

Monday June 28 was a day for cruising and getting away from it all on the Key West Express for a Beverage Underground ‘In the Biz’ Cruise. Taste of Florida Mixes sponsored the trip that created a meet & greet party with other Hospitality Industry Professionals for a great day visiting the legendary bars and sights of Key West.

ALL AROUND THE UNDERGROUND NEWS: Hospitality Industry’s Summertime Shuffle is ON!

The People, the Products and Promotions that shape the Buyer’s Decisions and Consumer’s purchases….

It’s slow in spots…and downright dead in others… but there is always plenty of change, hope and this year even more

Taste of Florida Bloody Mixes Win Awards and New Fans

f you are still mixing your own Bloody Mary Mix, you have been trumped again by Taste of Florida for consistency and quality. Try these great mixers on the Key West Express-Taste of Florida Booze Cruise Mona\day June 28

Starbucks Deals Hot Hand in NYC

Starbucks Corp has been sued by a customer who allegedly suffered second-degree burns on his hands after being served tea that was too hot.

Diamond Dallas Page Visits Beverage Underground

Before he was a 3-time “Champion of the World” Wrestler…before he was an actor, motivational speaker and fitness guru, Diamond Dallas Page was a Hospitality Industry Professional. Page J Falkinburg brought a ‘new nightlife’ to Southwest Florida when he moved here in April of 1985 to be the promotional manager and heart behind “Elationz…The Hot One” and later the legendary ‘Norma Jean’s Cafe’. Listen to the radio Inter view here

Beverage Underground Pro2Know

KATHY DONNELLY
SHOELESS JOE’S SPORTS CAFE
HOLIDAY INN CROWN PLAZA
BELL TOWER SHOPS

You could never tell by her energy and youthful disposition that Kathy Donnelly has 23 years hospitality and bar experience, but she has. Kathy also has been the smiling face at Shoeless Joe’s for over 15 years and we celebrate her as this months ‘Beverage Underground Pro2Know’. Kathy works both days and evenings and the staff at Shoeless Joe’s are Pros that welcome visitors and cater to the locals and helps make Shoeless Joe’s a great stop before or after dinner or a movie at the Bell Tower.

Hospitality Industry Council Candidate Deb Jordan Visits Beverage Underground Radio

The time has come for the Hospitality Industry to be better represented in local government and next year Lee County voters will have the chance to select someone who knows how important our Industry is to the local economy.

Debbie Jordan,who has served as the president of the Lee/Charlotte chapter of Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, and currently serves on the state board of the FLRA

OFFERING BARBANCOURT RHUM FEATURES MEANS SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ECONOMY

One of Haiti’s abundant resources is the quality sugarcane that grows in the fields of the Plaine du Cul-de-Sac, and indirectly that sugarcane creates 20,000 jobs in the region. Since 1862, the rhums distilled by the company Societe du Rhum Barbancourt have been a source of great pride and revenue to many families. While the “damage to the distillery was very light,” Jim Nikola senior VP of Crillon Importers, says almost every one of the 250 distillery employees lost their homes in the quake. “They’ve lost everything, and they are doing all they can to support each other”, added Nikola. Everyone knows the sale of Haitian Rhums will help bring awareness and revenue back to the island