Four months after the Federal Drug Administration approved the overdose-reversing drug naloxone for over-the-counter use, Honolulu is poised to become the first major U.S. city in the nation to require that bars, nightclubs and other establishments that serve alcohol have the lifesaving medication on hand.
ARLINGTON, VA (July1 11, 2023)-- With more than 40 employees and an 86-year history as an integral player in the beverage alcohol marketplace among industry trade organizations, the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) recently became certified as a Great Place To Work®.
One small booze tax break, one giant step for North Carolina's liquor laws and … space whiskey? Yes, it's true, a bill re-tuning North Carolina's ABC laws was proposed in late June. This bill brought up potential Sunday liquor sales, happy hours and impending tax breaks to any distillers looking to age their whiskey in space, according to local news outlet WRAL News.
(The Center Square) -- Connecticut's craft beer makers are getting a break on their excise tax bill as part of a broader measure aimed at fostering the brewing industry.
The state's excise tax on beer dropped by 16.7% beginning on July 1, which lowered the tax on a 31-gallon barrel of beer to $6, from $7.20 previously, and the excise tax on wine from $0.24 to $0.20 per gallon.
A long-standing Indiana law changed July 1 in an effort to expand family dining space in Hoosier restaurants. The law previously prohibited minors under 18 years of age from dining in the bar area of a restaurant.
Some 60 vintners and staff will be out of a job after Australia's biggest producer announced it will close one of its Victorian wineries.
ASX-listed Treasury Wine Estates said it will shutter its commercial Karadoc winery by mid-2024, citing rising production costs and a customer shift away from budget plonk.
- Reducing alcohol consumption, the Nordic way: alcohol monopolies, marketing bans and higher taxation
Nordic countries have a long history of alcohol consumption, complex challenges with heavy episodic drinking practices, and a reputation of implementing some of the strongest regulations to reduce alcohol-related harms.
Today, alcohol drinking levels in the Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, are among the lowest in the European Union.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A new bill is currently making its way around NC legislation, if passed the bill will impact North Carolina ABC stores.
Senate Bill 527 is lengthy, however, it would revamp the state's liquor laws and could allow ABC stores across the state to be open seven days a week.
MECHANICSVILLE, Va. -- Beginning Saturday, July 1, four laws impacting the operation of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC), its licensees and applicants for ABC licenses will take effect.
With just one month till the government's alcohol tax hikes are effective, the Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) has reiterated why the "crippling" duty increases should be scrapped