Seltzer Land is coming to the Brooklyn Expo Center
In what can only be a natural progression after the summer of White Claw, a hard-seltzer festival dubbed Seltzer Land is coming to Brooklyn. The one-day-only festival is scheduled to land in Greenpoint on May 16, at the Brooklyn Expo Center, according to the Wall Street Journal. Like a wine or beer festival, attendees pay an entrance fee — starting at $29 per ticket — and then spend the day perusing booths and sampling hard seltzers from dozens of vendors.
In what is perhaps even more depressing news, it may not be long before Seltzer Land has some competition in the field. The WSJ report noted that Fizz Fight, a Denver-based hard seltzer festival, is also looking at expanding to new markets, including New York. Hard seltzer sales have skyrocketed in the last few years and some industry analysts expect the market to be valued at $2.5 billion by next year.
In other news
— New York City launched a new campaign called “Show Some Love to Chinatown” to help generate support for Chinatown establishments after local restaurants and other businesses have reported slowing sales amid widespread panic over the new coronavirus.
— Restaurant app Seated, which credits users with reward dollars to spend at various brands if they place restaurant reservations through the app, is also running a promotion to support local Chinese restaurants. Diners currently get an extra 5 percent in rewards credit when they at participating Chinese restaurants on the app.
— Mario’s Pizza, located on 2342 Arthur Avenue, turns 100 years old today.
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