Innovative Legal Guidance For Alcohol, Cannabis And Global Consumer Brands
Proper labeling is both a compliance obligation and a consumer-protection tool. Below is a practical, itemized checklist covering wine, distilled spirits, and malt beverages—what’s universally required, where rules diverge by category, and what changed recently. The...
Launching a new beverage in the U.S. runs through three federal checkpoints—permit, formula (when required), and label—followed by state steps. This guide walks you through the exact order, common forks in the road, and the documents to collect so your first...
Why licensing comes first Commercializing alcoholic beverages in the U.S. means clearing federal and state/local hurdles before you produce, import, distribute, or sell a single bottle. At the federal level, most businesses must qualify with the Alcohol and Tobacco...
Licensing in the U.S. alcohol industry lives at two levels: federal (TTB) and state. Confusing one for the other—or missing required updates—can derail launches and operations. Below, we separate myth from fact and show what to do instead. Myth #1: “A federal permit...
Brand registration in the U.S. isn’t just a federal label approval (COLA). Most brands trip up by (1) skipping state brand/label registrations, (2) letting names on labels, permits and applications drift out of alignment and (3) overlooking ongoing state obligations...
In the alcoholic beverage industry, relationship-building between brands and retailers goes beyond meetings and trade shows. Dinners, sporting events, concerts and other forms of entertainment are often part of the business development playbook. But when a brand hosts...
In the alcohol beverage world, the holiday season – known simply as OND (October-November-December) – is both a celebration and a storm. It’s the make-or-break quarter when suppliers and distributors push hard to close out the year strong. The energy is high, the...
When the federal government shuts down, many agencies grind to a halt – and for alcohol industry members, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is one of the most critical agencies affected. Whether you’re a distiller waiting on a formula approval, a...
Launching a new alcoholic beverage product is exciting, but it comes along with legal rules that are easy to overlook. Here are five of the most common legal mistakes new distributors make when bringing a brand to the market: Assuming a federal permit is enough Many...
Before a new alcohol product ever reaches store shelves or a customer’s glass, it must first clear a critical regulatory hurdle: label approval. Whether you’re launching a craft spirit, wine, or malt beverage, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)...