Vermont’s distilleries are well known for their award-winning spirits, but as the state fights the COVID-19 pandemic, they’re switching gears and producing hand sanitizer instead. Smugglers’ Notch Distillery is one of those distilleries, saying they appreciate the chance to help. Jeremy Elliott, owner…
Groennfell Meadery, a Vermont craft beverage company, recently received a grant totaling $3,237.50 from the Vermont Training Program (VTP). Groennfell, which means “Green Mountain” in old Norse, is Vermont’s premier craft meadery. Its mead is made from…
Recently Governor Phil Scott signed three bills that will support the state’s economic and workforce development efforts. They expand worker recruitment initiatives, grow the emerging distilled spirits industry, and streamline infrastructure projects at state airports. “This legislation…
Vermont may be best known for its craft beer industry, but craft wine, cider, and spirits are gaining traction in the state – and at the head of many of these artisan beverage companies are women. Deirdre…
Commonwealth Dairy recently received $57,207 in Vermont Training Program (VTP) grants from the Agency of Commerce & Community Development’s Department of Economic Development to up-skill 147 of its employees. “Helping Vermont businesses invest in their employees through…
In Vermont, craft breweries and distilleries are popping up and expanding everywhere. Less known are our cideries, producing delicious and sought after sweetly crisp brews–cider is a growing market that is currently 4% of the $223B US…
The iconic Vermont ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has one other claim to fame besides its hippie origins and ridiculously delicious and rich products. It is also one of the country’s first triple bottom line businesses….
Jen and John Kimmich, owners of legendary Vermont brewery The Alchemist, and creators of the internationally ranked Heady Topper, know a thing or two about NOT scaling up a business. The pair run the brewery at its…
Over the last 14 years, Vermont has seen the number of distilleries grow from three to 28–an 833% increase. Such successful growth naturally leads to growth in related businesses. More distilleries means there’s a big need for…
