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In Advance of Valentine’s Day, Hospitality Recovery Coalition Launches Nationwide Cocktails To-Go Grassroots Campaign
Consumers urged to show extra love to local hospitality businesses by contacting their legislators The Hospitality Recovery Coalition today launched a nationwide cocktails to-go grassroots campaign encouraging consumers to contact their state […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council Testifies in Support of Making Cocktails To-Go Permanent in Kentucky
During a hearing today before the Kentucky Senate Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) submitted testimony in support of SB 67 , which […]
Read MoreTales of the Cocktail Foundation Joins Hospitality Recovery Coalition
Growing coalition advocates for policies supporting on-premise establishments facing financial turmoil due to the COVID-19 crisis The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation today joined the Hospitality Recovery Coalition, bolstering the […]
Read MoreStatement by Distilled Spirits Council President & CEO Chris Swonger on the Reintroduction of the RESTAURANTS Act
Statement by Distilled Spirits Council President & CEO Chris Swonger on the Reintroduction of the RESTAURANTS Act “The reintroduction of the RESTAURANTS Act brings a glimmer of hope to hospitality […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council Testifies in Support of Extending Cocktails To-Go, in Opposition to Wine in Grocery Stores
During a hearing today before the Connecticut Senate General Law Committee, the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) submitted testimony in support of H.B. 5306, which would extend […]
Read MoreExpansion of Spirits Outlets in Pennsylvania Could Generate $86 Million in First Year
Distilled Spirits Council urges governor and legislature to consider consumer-friendly measure According to an economic analysis conducted by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), allowing the sale […]
Read MoreAlabama Senate Committee Moves to Allow Home Delivery of Distilled Spirits
Multiple measures introduced to increase consumer convenience The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee today passed SB 126 , a bill to allow home delivery of distilled spirits in original containers from package stores, […]
Read MoreArizona Lawmaker Moves to Allow Cocktails To-Go
Measure introduced to support struggling hospitality businesses The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) today applauded Arizona Representative Jeff Weninger for introducing legislation (HB 2773) to allow cocktails […]
Read MoreTexas Legislator Moves to Allow Seven-Day Sales of Distilled Spirits
Distilled Spirits Council releases video highlighting need to remove archaic sales ban Texas State House Representative Richard Raymond introduced HB 937, a bill striking down the state’s prohibition-era ban on […]
Read MoreDistilled Spirits Council: 2020 Pandemic & Tariffs Crush U.S. Hospitality Businesses
Making market modernizations permanent will boost recovery & increase consumer convenience The pandemic’s devastating impact on U.S. hospitality businesses in 2020 resulted in major shifts in consumer buying behaviors and […]
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