Part of a series of initiatives in support of the bartending community.
TORONTO, May 25, 2020 /CNW/ - Remy Cointreau has donated $25,000 CAD to the Bartenders Benevolent Fund. Created in 2013, the Bartenders Benevolent Fund is a nonprofit financial resource for all hourly bartenders, servers and front of house support staff working in the hospitality industry in Canada who have fallen under serious financial hardship. Their mission is to ensure that those in need can make ends meet.
This is in addition to the $200,000 USD that Remy Cointreau Americas donated to the USBG (US Bartenders' Guild) in March which financially supports bartenders in the US whose venues are currently closed due to the epidemic and thus deprived of income.
'Those who craft our cocktails and serve our products are part of our family. Bartenders and bar staff are pillars of our communities and have long supported our brands such as Remy Martin, St Remy and Cointreau. We pledge our unwavering support to them in this uncertain time. In partnership with the BBF, Remy Cointreau aims to assist those many individuals in the hospitality community who are facing unprecedent challenges.' Said Ian McLernon, President & CEO Americas at Remy Cointreau.
"The hospitality industry in Canada is more than just a group of professionals, it's a community, one that is bolstered by the support of brands such as Rémy Cointreau," said Jon Gray, co-founder of the Bartenders Benevolent Fund. "Rémy Cointreau's generosity will help us to reach bartenders, servers and FOH staff across the country."
The Bartenders Benevolent Fund receives applications and disburses financial support on a weekly basis, with the ability for applicants to reapply, if necessary. To date, the organization has dispersed nearly $60,000 during the COVID-19 crisis alone. Hospitality workers who wish to apply for assistance can do so at BartendersBenevolentFund.ca.
About Rémy Cointreau:
All around the world, there are clients seeking exceptional experiences; clients for whom a wide range of terroirs means a variety of flavors. Their exacting standards are proportional to our expertise – the finely-honed skills that we pass down from generation to generation. The time these clients devote to drinking our products is a tribute to all those who have worked to develop them. It is for these men and women that Rémy Cointreau, a family-owned French Group, protects its terroirs, cultivates exceptional multi-centenary spirits and undertakes to preserve their eternal modernity. The Group's portfolio includes 12 unique brands, such as the Rémy Martin and Louis XIII cognacs, and Cointreau liqueur.
Rémy Cointreau has a single ambition: becoming the world leader in exceptional spirits. To this end, it relies on the commitment and creativity of its 1,900 employees and on its distribution subsidiaries established in the Group's strategic markets. Rémy Cointreau is listed on Euronext Paris.
About the Bartenders Benevolent Fund:
Created in 2013, the Bartenders Benevolent Fund is a non-profit financial resource for bartenders, servers and front-of-house support staff working in the hospitality industry in Canada. We provide funding for those who have fallen under serious financial hardship and our mission is to work in earnest to ensure that those in need can make ends meet. The Bartenders Benevolent Fund's mandate is to offer support to the hospitality industry, by the hospitality industry: our funds are awarded anonymously by local hospitality professionals from each market.
Bartenders Benevolent Fund
Founders Jon Gray of Drink Tank, Jon Humphrey of the Drake Properties and Dr. Andrew Toplack of the Toplack Sessions are available for comment.
Across Canada, Remy Cointreau portfolio is distributed by Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits of Canada
www.remymartin.com - www.cointreau.com - www.louisxiii-cognac.com - www.st-remy.com - www.bruichladdich.com - www.thebotanistgin.com - www.metaxa.com - www.mountgayrum.com - www.westlanddistillery.com
SOURCE Rémy Cointreau
Stephanie Ancel - Canada Country Director, RÉMY COINTREAU, T: 647 688 70 83 | E: [email protected], www.remy-cointreau.com; Mandy Zetariuk - National Marketing Director, RÉMY COINTREAU - Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits, T: 403-680-5139 | E: [email protected]; For more information, contact Rachel Betts-Wilmott at 403-836-5750 or [email protected]
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