Beer distributor to pay $2.6 million fine in pay-to-play case
Beer distributor to pay $2.6 million fine in pay-to-play case Source: Boston Globe By Dan Adams March 02, 2016 The largest distributor of craft beers in Massachusetts will pay a fine of millions of dollars to avoid a 90-day suspension of its liquor license, a record-setting penalty imposed after the company was caught […]
Is It Time to End Tipping?
Is It Time to End Tipping? Some say tipping is unfair and counterproductive. Others say servers will lose money and service will suffer without it. Some restaurants have started to move away from tipping, with mixed results. Source: WSJ Feb. 28, 2016 It has been the American way for more than […]
Oklahoma: Anheuser-Busch warms up to Oklahoma liquor reforms proposal
Oklahoma: Anheuser-Busch warms up to Oklahoma liquor reforms proposal Source: News OK Brianna Bailey February 29, 2016 Anheuser-Busch has reached a deal with Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond, that would allow the company to keep its distribution business in the state if the lawmaker’s proposed state question on alcohol reforms passes. Anheuser-Busch had […]
Tennessee: Senate approves cap on liquor store owners
Tennessee: Senate approves cap on liquor store owners Source: The Tennessean Joel Ebert February 29, 2016 State senators are moving ahead legislation that would allow grocers to prepare for wine in their stores — including a controversial new cap on liquor store owners in Tennessee — even as lawmakers in the House of […]
The Difficulty of Enforcing Fair Trade Practice Regulations
The Difficulty of Enforcing Fair Trade Practice Regulations Source: Public Action Management By Pamela Erickson February 2016 Recently, a major case of illegal payments was uncovered in Boston. According to a Boston Globe article, “The owners of some of the most popular bars in Boston received tens of thousands of dollars in illegal […]
Pennsylvania: $100M in revenue boosters in Pa. Liquor Control Board’s sights
Pennsylvania: $100M in revenue boosters in Pa. Liquor Control Board’s sights Source: Tribune BY KARI ANDREN Feb. 25, 2016 State lawmakers grilled officials from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Thursday about how much more money could be wrung from the state-owned liquor system, while largely faulting themselves for not enacting laws to […]
New York: Small Beer Distributors Being Trampled by Big Box Stores
New York: Small Beer Distributors Being Trampled by Big Box Stores Source: Small Business Trends by David William Feb 25, 2016 New York’s beer market may be large enough to accommodate all the local industry players, but the big money is going to big box stores like Costco and BJ’s at the expense […]
Washington in a liquor privatization hangover
Washington in a liquor privatization hangover More than four years after the state stopped selling the hard stuff, clear winners and losers have emerged Source: The Columbian By Brooks Johnson February 28, 2016 The next time you pick up a bottle of whiskey from the grocery store, thank the voice on the […]
‘Great concern’ over children’s exposure to alcohol sports sponsorship Alcohol sponsorship of sport is associated with risky drinking among school children and adult athletes, according to a report.
‘Great concern’ over children’s exposure to alcohol sports sponsorship Alcohol sponsorship of sport is associated with risky drinking among school children and adult athletes, according to a report. BT Press Association February 25, 2016 UNITED KINGDOM – Alcohol sponsorship of sport is associated with risky drinking among school children and adult athletes, according to […]
Canada: B.C. introduces minimum pricing for alcohol
Canada: B.C. introduces minimum pricing for alcohol Vancouver Sun By Bethany Lindsay February 25, 2016 B.C.’s new minimum price structure for alcohol is a good step toward protecting public health, but it also helps defend existing liquor stores from new competition, according to an addictions researcher. The new rules will set minimum prices […]