New York-based Brockmans Gin and its team understands the restaurant and bar community in the United States and around the world is struggling through the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 outbreak has forced business leaders globally into uncharted territory as together we face the challenges surrounding the pandemic. In new research, Clear Seas Research, a BNP Media company, examines some of the different aspects.

New results released today by the Consumer Brands Association, Arlington, Va., show that in the survey’s eighth week, Americans have settled into pandemic life, feeling less concerned about the coronavirus but believing that the government will move to reopen the country sooner than it should.

IRI updated the report “Consumer Spending Tracker: COVID-19 Impact” to capture the most recent insights. The most recent report sources sales data from the IRI POS Data ending April 12. For the United States, sales trends remain elevated but are down significantly from its peak. Total store sales were up 14.3 percent for that time period. For edible, sales were up 18.8 percent; however, for the week timeframe, non-edible sales were down 0.8 percent.

The Brewers Association (BA), Boulder, Colo., partnered with Bottleshare, a fundraising nonprofit dedicated to the craft beverage community, to create the Believe in Beer Fund to support breweries and state brewers guilds impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The fund is open for breweries and guilds from across the country to apply for immediate financial assistance for operational expenses such as payroll, rent and utilities.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, 22 million children across America have lost access to the nutritious school meals they depend on, according to estimates from No Kid Hungry, a national anti-hunger organization. Nestlé Pure Life, a brand of Nestlé Waters North America, Stamford, Conn., is supporting No Kid Hungry with a $1 million contribution to help ensure families remain fed and hydrated during the crisis.

Packaging Strategies, a sister publication of Beverage Industry, recently conducted a podcast with craft distillery Cardinal Spirits about how the company has shifted its operations from spirit making to creating hand sanitizer for those in need.

The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), Washington, D.C., launched a public education campaign to remind adults to keep hand sanitizer out of reach of children.