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GOURMET NEWS JULY 2019 www.gourmetnews.com NEWS & NOTES 1 0 Borderlands Continued from PAGE 1 the highest number of non-profit organiza- tions per capita in the country. There's 3,700 of them in Pima County, and they're actually a major driver of the economy down here. So we work with them to help raise awareness about their cause and to in- troduce their audience to our offerings. It's a pretty good symbiotic relationship." One of the major ways Borderlands brings the community into its doors is through science lecture series. Mallozzi, also a Senior Research Biologist at the Uni- versity of Arizona, brings in the March For Science monthly lecture and pub trivia night, along with a monthly Astronomy On Tap lecture series called "Space Drafts," which brings in professors from the UA. Borderlands also hosts "Green Drinks" every month, part of a national movement to bring supporters of sustainability to- gether to network and discuss current is- sues. Borderlands also participates on the na- tional stage as a part of We Are Still In, a coalition of more than 3,700 business lead- ers, non-profits, governors and mayors promising that they will still work toward reducing emissions and the impact of cli- mate change, despite a lack of federal sup- port. In addition, Borderlands provides stu- dents with real-world business experience, hiring interns for public relations, analytics and, soon, microbiology. Thanks in part to all the community sup- port and grassroots marketing, Borderlands was named the ninth-fastest growing brew- ery in the U.S. among small, independent breweries last year. Now in its seventh year, it added a second location in northern Phoenix in a former auto-body shop, and partnered with Sentinel Peak Brewing Company on a Tuc- son brew space called Voltron Brew- ing Co. The partner- ship will lower overhead costs, help expand production and open up space in the original location for patrons and local music. The music isn't the only thing that's local at Borderlands. Many of the ingredients Borderlands uses are from, or inspired by, its home in the Sono- ran Desert. "What really sets us apart is innova- tions," said Mallozzi. "We've kinda been known as the experimental brewery. We had a sour before sours were cool, we canned it before it was cool, we've always been really interested and dedicated to using local ingredients, like Mexican vanilla and prickly pear." Along with flavor innovations, Border- lands takes steps to stay sustainable. To off- set potential impacts on groundwater, Borderlands provides its spent grain free of charge for anyone who wants to compost it. Borderlands only brews beers that work with the mineral content from that same groundwater — not all beers work with al- kaline desert Southwest water — and that helps reduce energy consumption by cut- ting out trucking and energy-intensive dis- tillation processes. It also offsets energy usage through Tucson Electric Power's Bright Community Solar Program, and will take its operations solar soon. The brewery has about nine beers on tap at any given time, though some are sea- sonal, and offers its Noche Dulce vanilla porter and Citrana gose in cans, carried at brewhouses and bars all over Arizona. Mallozzi added that he might also start canning the Toole Av- enue New England IPA, brewed with Citra, Amarillo and Mosaic hops. That's the future. As for the past, Mal- lozzi gave a talk on how beer and society advanced together at the Tucson Festival of Books in March. He talked about how beer had its origins in ancient Sumeria, and provided a stable path to trade in larger economies. He also explained how Antonie van Leeuwen- hoek, the father of microbiology, was a son of a brewer and the first person to observe yeast under a microscope — and how Louis Pasteur was hired by the church in his time to investigate why their beer and wine were spoiling. Mal- lozzi illustrated for the crowd how beer, science and society all grew together — and it seems that connection still holds true at Borderlands. GN Oracle Advances Safer, More Transparent Retail Supply Chain In 2016, a multistate listeria outbreak in the U.S. impacted several name brand gro- cery chains. Tainted frozen vegetables and fruits sourced from one plant were in- cluded in approximately 358 consumer products sold under 42 separate brands. Using Oracle Retail Brand Compliance, one well-known grocer was able to quickly pull SKUs, identify where impacted product was being sold and com- municate with customers, mitigating the situation, and protecting its shoppers. Oracle Retail Brand Compliance is specifically designed to enable retailers, restaurants, food service providers and manufacturers to source, develop, track and market products. 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With new enhancements to the offering, retail supply chain professionals will be able to more easily provide transparency of product information across partners and channels, with enhanced KPI dashboards that deliver key insights; business intelli- gence and operational reporting on supply chain and product analysis; consumer product compositions to enable in-store formulations, labeling and digital dietary advice; and API integrations with key Ora- cle applications. "For retailers, having full visibility across their entire supply chains is a game- changer. It can mean the difference be- tween minutes or weeks when responding to incidents, tracking and removing con- taminated food from store shelves and no- tifying consumers. Brand damage aside, that can mean the difference between life and death," said Paul Woodward, Senior Director of Oracle Retail Supply Chain So- lutions. GN

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