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Bartesian raises $20m and adds Mila Kunis to board 7th April, 2021 by Nicola Carruthers Beam Suntory-backed cocktail machine Bartesian has secured US$20 million in funding and appointed actor Mila Kunis to its board of advisors. Bartesian offers a library of more than 40 cocktails Chicago-headquartered Bartesian raised the money through a Series A round of funding, led by venture capital firm Cleveland Avenue. The US$20m investment will help the cocktail maker grow both in the US and globally...

When someone on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation receives a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, health care workers from the Whiteriver Indian Hospital jump into action. They personally visit the individuals home to test other household members, perform health evaluations on everyone there  and trace any other potential contacts at risk for COVID-19 exposure. Health care workers in the community say that could be one reason why, even though the rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases among White ...

It’s clear that consumers are embracing ready-to-drink beverages. Demand for RTD alcoholic beverages has been rising over the past few years, led by hard seltzers’ skyrocketing popularity like White Claw and Truly. As consumers embrace RTD beverages’ convenience, brands will respond by introducing a variety of new products to catch their attention, writes Ryan Close, Founder & CEO of Bartesian, in this guest article. While the pandemic may have dented 2020 sale...

The founder and CEO of Bartesian is a former bartender. Bartesian Ryan Close, the CEO and founder of Bartesian, is a former bartender. And hell be the first to tell you he was lousy at it. "I was a bartender for six years, and I still couldnt make a solid Old Fashioned for my wife," he told me. "Id try and make it, the kitchen would be a mess, thered be ingredients everywhere, and shed be like, Eh, its not sweet enough. Its not that complex a cocktail, and I still cant do it." Close wondered w...

Leif Anderson and Ryan Close are ready to open Mash Mechanix Brewing in Colorado Springs. The beer is brewed, the patio is built and their permits are in order. The two longtime friends and home brewers even have a mug club going and a supply of hats, T-shirts and stickers behind the bar. There’s only one problem. “So many other breweries have been so helpful to us — and I really mean all of them — so we talked about what we could do to give back and to promote them, because we want the...