The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered the behaviors of Americans, including how they drink. While the sale of alcohol in restaurants has sunk, the sale of package liquor and beer has boomed. That has created a new problem: a shortage of aluminum cans.
Liquor sales have declined more than half in states that imposed heavy corona cess to raise revenue, the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) has said.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation (S7013/A8732) authorizing the manufacture and sale of ice cream and other frozen desserts made with liquor in New York State.
Democrats hope the third time is a charm to pass a state law using biometrics — like a fingerprint — for proof to buy cigarettes or alcohol.
Effective tomorrow, August 4, 2020, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) amended sections 407, 415, and 442 of Act 29 of 2020.
Hundreds of workers at a Woolworths liquor distribution centre in Melbourne’s west walked off the job after a worker tested positive to COVID-19.
Q: What is the 51% rule and why are some businesses selling alcohol and some not?
A: So what about the local bar and grill restaurant or bar that sells food? Some businesses are closed and others aren’t, and it depends on how much revenue comes from alcohol.In the midst of an already challenging year between the coronavirus and flattening sales, the U.S. wine sector was hit with a surprising blow last month that threatens to erect another obstacle to its growth into the future.
The government has denied that it has banned the sale of alcohol at wines and spirits after a purported gazette notice started circulating on social media.
The ripples formed from the COVID-19 pandemic may be reaching the road.
The number of DUI arrests neared pre-pandemic levels in early summer, according to Pennsylvania State Police figures, despite much less traffic and pandemic restrictions imposed on bars and restaurants.