Forget too many cooks in the kitchen; when it comes to brewers, it's the more the merrier. ZX Ventures' Jerome Pellaud tells us about Agora, the community of brewers sharing their knowledge and love of beer. It's a new project from AB InBev allowing its craft brewers to keep each other updated on their experimentation with new flavors and techniques.
Pellaud tells us what's behind the strength of the craft beer industry. It's something he knows a thing or two about; eight ZX Venture breweries just came home winners from The Brussels Beer Challenge. He tells us what the champion brews all have in common.
Then, we discuss some of ZX Ventures' newest acquisitions and products. The group just bought Australia's 4 Pines Brewery. But it's not just beers themselves, ZX also just acquired a popular homebrew supply company called Northern Brewers.
Marjorie Woods, Owner of Epic Food Group, joins ChedHER to discuss the story behind her company, challenges during the pandemic, and her plans for growth.
The Department of Justice is suing Texas over the state's new abortion law that prohibits abortions after six weeks, well before many women even know they're pregnant. The lawsuit argues the law is unconstitutional under long-standing Supreme Court precedent. It was filed last week in federal court in Texas, but could go all the way to the high court within weeks. Josh Blackman, a constitutional law professor at South Texas College of Law Houston, discusses the DOJ lawsuit and what it could mean for other abortion laws across the country.
The Biden Administration has officially extended a ban on a Trump-era policy that prohibits traveling with a U.S. passport to North Korea. The extension is expected to last until August 2022. The ban was initially enforced after the death of Otto Warmbier, who entered a vegetative state while in North Korean custody. Advocates against the ban argue that it has caused crippling impacts on Korean Americans who have not been able to reunite with their families back home. Senior Fellow at The Foundation For Defense of Democracies Anthony Ruggiero joined Cheddar's News Wrap to discuss more.
