A Greenville restaurant is joining restaurants around the world that have stopped selling Russian alcohol. Pomegranate on Main made the move Monday. The owner said the restaurant is getting rid of all Russian products including vodkas and liquors. All those items will be replaced with Ukrainian products within the next 24 hours. “As a first generation immigrant, I never take for granted the freedoms we enjoy in the United States,” said Ali Saifi, owner of Pomegranate on Main and a native of Shiraz, Iran. “This is a small way we can express our support. Our thoughts and hearts are with the Ukrainian people.”Pomegranate on Main isn’t the first in the state to make this move. The Southern Spirits liquor store in Indian Land, South Carolina, is doing a booming business in the Ukrainian vodka Kozak after pulling Russian brands off its shelves.“It’s selling out a lot faster than we thought,” said general manager Drew Podrebarac. “It’s been awesome.’’ The Latest: Ukraine, Russia envoys talk under shadow of nuclear threatThe Magic Mountain ski resort in Londonderry, Vermont, posted a video on Twitter showing an employee pouring Stolichnaya down the drain and saying, “Sorry, we don’t serve Russian products here.”Governors entered the fray, too. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine directed the state’s Commerce Department to cease the purchase and sale of Russian Standard, the only Russian vodka sold in Ohio (under the brand names Green Mark and Russian Standard). New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed an executive order requiring state liquor outlets to remove Russian-made and branded alcohol, as did Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.In Canada, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario on Friday announced that “all products produced in Russia will be removed from LCBO channels,” including 679 of its stores across the province. It also promised to accept the return of any Russian products and declared that it “stands with Ukraine, its people, and the Ukrainian Canadian community here in Ontario.”In Grand Rapids, Quay said he may never sell Russian products again. He’s taken another step, “I’ve ordered a Ukrainian flag, and that will be going up next week.”(The Associated Press contributed to this story.)
A Greenville restaurant is joining restaurants around the world that have stopped selling Russian alcohol.
Pomegranate on Main made the move Monday.
The owner said the restaurant is getting rid of all Russian products including vodkas and liquors. All those items will be replaced with Ukrainian products within the next 24 hours.
“As a first generation immigrant, I never take for granted the freedoms we enjoy in the United States,” said Ali Saifi, owner of Pomegranate on Main and a native of Shiraz, Iran. “This is a small way we can express our support. Our thoughts and hearts are with the Ukrainian people.”
Pomegranate on Main isn’t the first in the state to make this move.
The Southern Spirits liquor store in Indian Land, South Carolina, is doing a booming business in the Ukrainian vodka Kozak after pulling Russian brands off its shelves.
“It’s selling out a lot faster than we thought,” said general manager Drew Podrebarac. “It’s been awesome.’’
The Latest: Ukraine, Russia envoys talk under shadow of nuclear threat
The Magic Mountain ski resort in Londonderry, Vermont, posted a video on Twitter showing an employee pouring Stolichnaya down the drain and saying, “Sorry, we don’t serve Russian products here.”
Governors entered the fray, too. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine directed the state’s Commerce Department to cease the purchase and sale of Russian Standard, the only Russian vodka sold in Ohio (under the brand names Green Mark and Russian Standard). New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed an executive order requiring state liquor outlets to remove Russian-made and branded alcohol, as did Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.
In Canada, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario on Friday announced that “all products produced in Russia will be removed from LCBO channels,” including 679 of its stores across the province. It also promised to accept the return of any Russian products and declared that it “stands with Ukraine, its people, and the Ukrainian Canadian community here in Ontario.”
In Grand Rapids, Quay said he may never sell Russian products again. He’s taken another step, “I’ve ordered a Ukrainian flag, and that will be going up next week.”
(The Associated Press contributed to this story.)