BEVERAGE TRENDS:
AAFES — Micro Brews and Craft Beers, Moscato and Red Blends Trending
Senior Buyer David “Kye” Corn noted that beer sales in Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) stores in fiscal 2011 were $211.2 million, compared with $216.1 million in fiscal 2010. ...
Distributor Honors WWII American Heroes
Wine and spirits distributor Moët Hennessy will continue an annual reunion of the Doolittle Raiders next month by honoring 80 World War II American heroes who took part in a secret, memorable and courageous raid against Japan. ...
Promoting Socialization, Camaraderie,Unit Cohesion
Ric Pomeroy, branch head, Food, Hospitality and Entertainment, Semper Fit and Exchange Services Division, Headquarters Marine Corps, said fiscal 2011 Marine Corps club alcoholic beverage sales are slightly up with sales of $10,299,716, a 1.96 percent increase from fiscal 2010 totals. ...
Great Lakes Opens Samuel Adams Restaurant
The Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Department at NS Great Lakes, Ill., recently celebrated the expansion of the Samuel Adams Brew Club concept with the addition of a Samuel Adams Restaurant. ...
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GOING GREEN:
Sustainability — An Integral Design Approach
Army Lodging Chief Sheryl Cleland said that all new facilities incorporate sustainable design principles to maximize water consumption reduction and optimize energy efficiencies and performance. ...
Inns of the Corps Go Green
The South Mesa Lodge at MCB Camp Pendleton, Calif., is the first lodging facility within the Marine Corps that is certified in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and has attained Silver certification. ...
Reducing GHG Emissions
Valley Forge Fabrics, Inc., a supplier of sustainable textiles for the lodging industry, was one of 46 companies in the U.S. that participated in the Federal Supplier Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory Pilot with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). ...
Growing Green for Greater Sustainability
“Growing Green” continues to be one of the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA's) top priorities since the implementation of Executive Order (EO) 13514, which requires that 95 percent of new contract actions be for “green” products and services. ...