Protecting employees, customers and partners from the risks associated with COVID-19 is a priority for all NBWA members. NBWA has compiled the resources below to keep our members up-to-date on the latest tools, safety protocols and information relating to COVID-19. Please take the time to communicate to your employees the importance of keeping their workplace safe for themselves and their fellow employees. By following these protocols, you can show your retailer and brewer partners that beer distributors are doing everything possible to keep product clean and safe as it moves through the supply chain.
NBWA Members-Only Best Practices and Member Emails
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NBWA Breakroom Posters
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
"Given the unexpected and widespread nature of the concerns involving COVID-19, TTB will not consider returns of alcohol beverage products purchased to sell during such cancelled events to violate Federal consignment sales rules provided the products were not initially purchased or sold with the privilege of return."
CDC Resources
- CDC COVID-19 Website
- What is the Coronavirus
- Symptoms of the Coronavirus
- What to Do if You are Sick
- Peventing the Spread if You are Sick
- Stop the Spread of Germs
- Interim Guidance for Businesses from the CDC
- CDC's COVID-19 Response Process Decision Tree
- CDC directions for making your own liquid disinfectant
Department of Homeland Security
- "Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce" (March 19, 2020)
“If you work in a critical infrastructure industry, as defined by the Department of Homeland Security, such as healthcare services and pharmaceutical and food supply, you have a special responsibility to maintain your normal work schedule.”
Department of Labor
- The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Poster
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Leave Requirements
- Q&A list
EPA Resources
FDA Resources
How to Help - Companies With Medical Supplies, Equipment and Services
- If you have medical supplies or equipment to donate, please provide us details on what you are offering.
- If you are a private company that wants to produce a product related to the COVID response – email nbeoc@max.gov.
Small Business Administration
World Health Organization
Other Industry Resources
- ABL Best Practices for Retailers
- FMI COVID-19 Related Resources Page
- FMI Short-Term Best Practices
- FMI Best Practices and Planning for the Immediate Situation and Coronavirus and Pandemic Preparedness for the Food Industry
Johns Hopkins CSSE
Other Resources
- Handwashing 101 Poster (English & Spanish) and Youtube Video
- Handwashing Infographic
- Cleaning vs. Sanitizing Poster (English & Spanish)
- Prepare Your Supply Chain for Coronavirus
- Dr. David Price's Guidance - 10-minute version | full one-hour version
Dr. Price is a critical care pulmonologist at the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.
NBWA and Distributors in the News
- Yahoo! Finance: Breakthru Beverage Pledges $500,000 to COVID-19 Relief Efforts (April 8, 2020)
- New School Beer: Beer Distributors Shaken by Pandemic but Carry On For Sake of the Industry (April 7, 2020)
- Fort Worth Business Press: Andrews Distributing sponsors Furlough Kitchen for week of April 6 (April 6, 2020)
- Cumberland Times-News: Local business owner raising money for bartenders, servers (April 5, 2020)
- Brewbound: Virtual Brew Talks (April 3, 2020)
- Texas Restaurant Association: Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Donate $60,000 to TX Restaurant Relief Fund (April 2, 2020)
- Good Beer Hunting: All Kegs Go To Heaven — Breweries Pray They Can Recoup Losses on Unsold Draft Beer (April 2, 2020)
- Community Impact Newspaper: SanTan Brewing Company to recycle beer, create medical-grade hand sanitizer (April 2, 2020)
- Worchester Magazine: The Next Draft: Amid shutdown, distributors’ trucks keep rolling for breweries (March 30, 2020)
- Fox25: 'Food for Crews' program to provide free meals for the service industry amid outbreak (March 30, 2020)
- WREX: GrantView Distillery gets boost of support from community while making hand sanitizer (March 27, 2020)
- Eater: Now Is a Time of Boom and Bust for the Liquor Industry (March 27, 2020)
- KTSM: L&F Distributors donate $10k to Food & Beverage Workers Fund (March 25, 2020)
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Beer distributor: Taking care of supportive customers (March 25, 2020)
- Tuscon.com: Beer distributor to help Tucson bar, restaurant employees affected by coronavirus (March 25, 2020)
- Indy Channel: Anheuser-Busch brewing more than just beer in response to Covid-19 (March 24, 2020)
- Allen American: Andrews reroutes refrigerated truck to Allen food drive (March 23, 2020)
- Good Beer Hunting: Cans, STAT — COVID-19 Causes Supply Chain Hustle to Meet Demand for Packaged Beer (March 23, 2020)
- NY Daily News: Cops and nurses aren’t the only ones New Yorkers need to weather coronavirus: workers who deliver beer and milk, pick up trash also essential (March 21, 2020)
- LA Weekly: The impact of coronavirus on the supply chains supporting Los Angeles (March 20, 2020)
- The Jay Ducote Show: Discussion on the impact of Covid-19 on the beer industry with David Christman (March 19, 2020)
- Beer Business Daily: Distribs Across the Country Share Best Practices (March 19, 2020)
- CSP Daily News: Demand for Alcohol Strong Amid COVID-19 Outbreak (March 18, 2020)
- Forbes: Hospitality Industry Upended As Several States Implement On-Premise Restrictions (March 17, 2020)
- The Hill: Restaurant industry reeling under coronavirus (March 17, 2020)
- Brewbound: On-Premise Sales Halted in Several States as Bars, Restaurants Shuttered; San Francisco Goes on Lockdown (March 16, 2020)
- Brewbound: Coronavirus Impact on Beer Industry: Taproom Closures, Event Cancellations (March 13, 2020)
Beer Distributors in Action
As COVID-19 continues to disrupts daily life, beer distributors have been working around the clock to keep stores stocked with beer, energy drinks, water and juices. In addition to this, they have been actively helping their communities by supporting local heath care workers, service industry partners and more.
Check out the Gallery of Beer Distributors in Action
