by Vivify | 14 Sep 2021 | ASI News
After an incredibly disastrous 2020, the restaurant industry is making its comeback. The National Restaurant Association projects restaurant and food service industry sales will jump nearly 20% to $789 billion this year, from $659 billion in 2020. Now that...
by Vivify | 10 Aug 2021 | ASI News, Uncategorized
We all know that COVID-19 has damaged the restaurant industry. Due to social distancing and general caution, consumers have been dining out less. As a result, restauranteurs have experienced a dramatic decline in seated diners over the last 2 years. To help...
by Vivify | 22 Jul 2021 | ASI News
Ronald Binati was voted as President and a new Board of Committee elected for the Sommelier Association of Malaysia (Somlay). The announcement made as part of their Annual General Meeting held on June 27th, 2021. This was the first ever online AGM. Mr. Binati...
by Vivify | 22 Jul 2021 | ASI News
One of Tuscany’s biggest wine regions has committed to only using Italian grape varieties in its top wines and these wines will come with specific designation on the labels. The assembly of the Consorzio Chianti Classico voted earlier this month to stiffen the...
by Vivify | 22 Jul 2021 | ASI News
The recent flooding in Germany has been devastating to the wine producers of the Ahr Valley. The deluge of water has carried away barrels, wine bottles, and machines, thus destroying entire wine-producing businesses and livelihoods. The number of wine-growing...