In Idaho, the state controls how many liquor licenses are available and only releases new ones when populations rise enough to warrant. While entrepreneurs say a skyrocketing secondhand market for licenses stifles new local businesses, state officials say their hands are tied until sweeping reform happens.
uesday night the Anchorage Assembly voted down a proposed ordinance by Dick Traini that would have adopted a municipal wholesale tax on alcoholic beverages.
"What's unique about a municipal tax versus a state tax is we can actually tell where the money goes," Assembly member Forrest Duncan said. "We can direct it.By reducing markup and creating grant programs, the Alberta government is supporting the province’s liquor industry and helping businesses grow and thrive.
Since launching in August 2016, the Alberta Small Brewers Development Program has provided eligible small brewers with grant funding, giving recipients the flexibility to invest in their businesses, increase production capacity, launch new products, reach new markets, make important capital improvements and create jobs.eer giant AB InBev has confirmed it will raise prices across its entire portfolio thanks to “ongoing pressure” from the UK economy. AB InBev, which owns brands Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona, Beck’s and Hoegaarden, said it will increase the wholesale prices of its beers by 3.9% from 1 February 2018.
BOSTON (PRWEB) January 23, 2018 - Wineries shipped $2.69 billion worth of wine directly to consumers in 2017, according to the 2018 Direct-to-Consumer (DtC) Wine Shipping Report from Sovos and Wines & Vines.
As they’ve watched Virginia’s brewery and wine industries boom, craft distillers have begun to feel the state is unfairly harsh on businesses that make the stronger stuff.
French beverage company Pernod Ricard's lead performance marketer Evan Huggins admits while the brand may be data poor when it comes to consumer transaction data, it's data rich when it comes to interactions from an advertising perspective.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teens and scientists will connect for the eighth annual National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW) held Jan. 22-28, 2018. This week-long observance gives young people the facts about how alcohol and drugs can affect them, both in the short-term and over their lifetime.
The state Senate advanced legislation co-sponsored by state Sen. John Proos (R-St. Joseph) last week to revise the nature of administration for Michigan’s alcohol industry.
Globally, most clinical and government rules advise pregnant women to refrain from drinking alcohol during pregnancy because of possible unfavorable consequences on the pregnancy outcomes. The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes pregnant women as a group that needs special care, as they are predominantly at risk of adverse effects of alcohol.