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The Brewers Association (“BA”), the trade group of independent American craft brewers, launched a seal that informs consumers that the beer was produced by an independent brewery. The BA release says, “to proudly display that independent spirit, the Brewers Association has created a symbol to unify craft breweries from around the country. This symbol—the independent craft brewer seal—gives beer lovers an easy…
The world of home delivery services for alcohol has been growing steadily. One South Florida based delivery service, Klink, has recently been acquired by delivery.com, a delivery service company based in New York that delivers food, groceries, laundry, other products, and now alcohol. Klink, founded in 2013, was one of the earlier providers of on-demand alcohol deliveries direct to consumers. The…
On April 1, the new Oregon Bottle Bill went into effect. House Bill 2746 was signed by Governor Kate Brown during the 2017 regular session of the Oregon State Legislature. The bill increases bottle deposit refunds from 5 cents to 10 cents. In accordance with Oregon Law, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission was required to evaluate state-wide redemption data…
This week, Florida’s Senate Regulated Industries Committee approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Frank Artiles that would change the existing state laws currently restricting beer wholesalers from giving away free glassware to on-premise retailers such as bars, restaurants and other establishments that sell beer. The bill will set limits on the amount of glassware that may be given to five cases…
As previously discussed, a group of plaintiffs brought a suit against Anheuser-Busch LLC in the Ninth Circuit Court arguing that the brewer’s use of the term “light” on the labeling of the Lime-A- Rita packaging was misleading to consumers as being a lighter alternative alcohol beverage. The Ninth Circuit Court affirmed the dismissal appeal of the case against Anheuser-Busch ruling that…
Just a month after Heineken settled with the California Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC) for a case against the manufacturer participating in an illegal marketing scheme aimed at consumers, the global brewer has said it will focus its social media marketing more heavily on Instagram rather than Snapchat. The Drum reported the decision is based on the average age of…
After recently recently reaching a settlement with Heineken USA Inc., the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (“CABC”), has reached another settlement for $400,000 with Anheuser-Busch, LLC wholesalers and a $10,000 settlement with Straub Distributing Company LTD for unfair marketing practices aimed at retail licensees. Additionally, approximately 34 retail licensees also received disciplinary sanctions levied against their ABC licenses for…
America has fallen in love with craft beer and big retail took notice and wants to take a chunk of the ever expanding demand. Unfortunately, some consumers have been misled by America’s largest retailer: Walmart. Walmart has been selling beers that are not truly “craft” beers, but instead private-label beers produced at a large industrial brewery in Rochester, New York.…
Perhaps the newest trend in the cannabis craze is alcohol infused with hemp or cannabis. Given the regulatory hurdles and federal prohibition, so far infusions are a cottage industry with just a handful of manufacturers producing beer, wine and spirits infused with hemp or cannabis. Since any product containing the psychoactive properties of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a violation of federal law, most…
On Tuesday February 7th a group of Plaintiffs brought a suit against Anheuser-Busch LLC in the Ninth Circuit Court arguing that the brewer’s use of the term “light” on the labeling of the Lime-A-Rita packaging was misleading to consumers as being a lighter alternative alcohol beverage. Since Bud Light is known to be lighter in calories than a regular Budweiser, the…
