State agency ‘raises the bar’ with grants to restaurants
Thank Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Baileys
Empire State Development (ESD) on Wednesday announced the more than $3 million “Raising the Bar” Restaurant Recovery Fund to assist restaurants in New York State during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This grant funding has been made possible through financial donations led by Diageo North America and supported by Coastal Pacific Wine & Spirits and will be implemented by the non-profit National Development Council (NDC).
Diageo is a global alcoholic beverage manufacturer whose brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan’s whiskies; Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas; Captain Morgan, Baileys, Casamigos, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness.