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Spirits Ready-to-Drink Cocktails Allowed to be Sold Alongside Beer & Wine in Pennsylvania Following Governor’s Signature of Bill
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 688 , allowing low alcohol-by-volume (ABV) spirits ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs) to be sold from certain retail outlets that already sell beer and wine products with the […]
Read MoreBill to Allow Spirits Ready-to-Drink Cocktails to be Sold Alongside Beer & Wine in Pennsylvania Passes Legislature, Heads to Governor for Final Approval
Last night, the Pennsylvania Senate approved Senate Bill 688 , a bill to allow low alcohol-by-volume (ABV) spirits ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs) to be sold from certain retail outlets that already sell beer and […]
Read MoreCocktails To-Go, Reduced Ready-to-Drink Cocktail Tax and Holiday Spirits Sales Signed Into North Carolina Law
Last night, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed SB 527 into law, lowering the tax rate for spirits ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs), allowing cocktails to-go and delivery of mixed beverages, and permitting alcohol […]
Read MoreNorth Carolina General Assembly Sends Bill to Modernize Alcohol Laws to Governor for Signature
Bill reinstates cocktails to-go, lowers taxes on spirits ready-to-drink cocktails and allows holiday sales Today, the North Carolina Senate passed SB 527, a bill that contains a number of consumer-friendly […]
Read MoreBill to Allow Spirits Ready-to-Drink Cocktails to be Sold Alongside Beer & Wine in Pennsylvania Passes House Committee
Consumer- and business-friendly measure moves to House floor for consideration Today, the Pennsylvania House Liquor Control Committee passed Senate Bill 688 , a bill to allow low alcohol-by-volume (ABV) spirits ready-to-drink cocktails (RTDs) […]
Read MoreThree-Tier Industry Coalition Issues Responsibility Commitment for Crossover Alcohol Products
Three-Tier Industry Coalition Issues Responsibility Commitment for Crossover Alcohol Products Associations representing alcohol suppliers, wholesalers and retailers agree to responsibility commitment related to crossover alcohol products WASHINGTON — The Distilled […]
Read MoreStatement on the Passing of Lee Brown, Former CEO of Brown-Forman
Statement by Dan Leese, Distilled Spirits Council Board Chair and Hotaling & Co. President and CEO, and Chris Swonger, President and CEO of DISCUS and Responsibility.Org, on the Passing of William Lee […]
Read MoreStatement by Dan Leese, Distilled Spirits Council Board Chair and Hotaling & Co. President and CEO, and Chris Swonger, President and CEO of DISCUS and Responsibility.Org, on the Passing of Harvey Chaplin, Chairman and CEO of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
“DISCUS, its board and its members stand together in celebrating the many significant contributions Harvey Chaplin has made over his more than seven decades in our great industry. Harvey was […]
Read MoreBill to Allow Spirits Ready-to-Drink Cocktails to be Sold Alongside Beer & Wine in Pennsylvania Passes Senate
Bill would increase consumer convenience by allowing low ABV ready-to-drink spirits products to be sold alongside beer and wine products with same alcohol content Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed Senate […]
Read MoreDan Leese and Mary Barrazotto Elected Chair and Vice Chair of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) Board of Directors has elected Dan Leese, Hotaling & Co. President & CEO, as chair of the national trade association representing leading producers […]
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