Kentucky beverage alcohol retail conglomerate Liquor Barn-Party Mart-DEP’S, owned by Blue Equity, LLC, has acquired longtime Kentucky retailer J’s Liquors Tasting Bar and Cheese Shop and J’s Liquors–West Parrish in Owensboro, Kentucky.
The COVID-19 pandemic has put an extreme amount of pressure on small businesses, especially bars and restaurants. In Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine imposed a shutdown on in-house dining in March, and floated the idea of a second shutdown earlier in November.
Business groups are rallying to push Congress to extend alcohol excise tax relief provisions that expire at the end of an already challenging year for the industry.
Mississippi Revenue Commissioner Chris Graham told the Legislature’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Task Force Tuesday that while the spirits warehouse has made progress with filling its backlog of orders, the holiday season will likely set those efforts back.
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The city of Las Vegas is considering a new alcohol delivery support bill to provide small businesses with another outlet to survive the COVID-19 crisis. But the bill doesn’t have all hands raised just yet.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Nearly one week into new COVID-19 restrictions in Virginia and some restaurant owners said they have noticed a dip in revenue and a decrease in foot traffic.
The EU beer market estimates that its sales have dropped by 20% so far this year, a figure which could rise to 25% by the end of the year, the secretary-general of the Brewers of Europe, told EURACTIV in an interview.
“Our estimate is that on average, we have lost until now about 20% of our beer sales,” Pierre-Olivier Bergeron said, referring to the first six months of the pandemic.Scientists from the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute in Canada, have developed a device that essentially reverses the effects of binge drinking – and may soon be used in clinical settings. The greatest potential of the device is that it could reduce road fatalities.
Community organisations have welcomed new legislation in NSW to hold alcohol companies that sell their products online to a higher standard. The rapid growth of alcohol being sold online and delivered directly into people’s homes has raised concerns among family violence specialists.
PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control officially put an end to to-go liquor sales last week for establishments that do not have the proper licenses.