Iowa’s eating and drinking establishments will lose in excess of $1.4 billion in food and beverage sales for calendar 2020, according to a study conducted by the Iowa and National Restaurant Associations.
The California State Lottery will stop sending sales representatives to liquor and convenience stores starting Monday to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
US tariffs on European wines have had the government's desired effect: about 9 percent fewer wines have been imported to the US this year, and the average price of imported wine is down by 15 percent, according to a webinar this week by Gomberg Fredrikson and bw166.
Yesterday, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and organizations representing many of Ohio’s craft brewers had renewed a two-year alliance to improve workplace safety in the industry.
Restaurants and bars are running short on innovative ways to stay afloat as surging coronavirus cases and colder weather close in on some of America’s most vulnerable businesses.
On 8 December 2020, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) released the revised Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol (the Guidelines). The aim of the Guidelines is to provide advice about the health risks so that Australians can make informed decisions on alcohol consumption.
COLUMBUS — As the state continues to set new records for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the divide between Gov. Mike DeWine and state lawmakers on how to handle the virus is growing.
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.