Category Archive: News
Off-Premise Spirits Volume Improving In Recent Weeks
With higher tariffs potentially still looming, the spirits market’s performance in the off-premise improved this past month, as volumes increased 1.7% in the four-week period ending July 13, according to IRI/Circana, compared to declines of 0.6% and 0.1% the past 12 and 52 weeks, respectively. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 29, 2025Wine Trade Groups Urge Zero-For-Zero Tariff Status In U.S.-E.U. Talks
Wine trade groups on both sides of the Atlantic continue to lobby for wine to be included in a list of products that will be exempted from the broader 15% tariffs that emerged from this weekend’s U.S.-E.U. trade deal. Continue reading →
News Briefs for July 29, 2025
•Luxco, the branded division of MGP, has appointed Breakthru Beverage Group as its distributor in the California market. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 29, 2025State Attorneys General Urge Congress On Cannabis Banking
A bipartisan group of attorneys general is urging Congress to pass the SAFER Banking Act, advocating for federal reform to open up the banking system to the industry. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 29, 2025Restrictive Texas THC Bill Advances, With Gov. Abbott Calling For 3mg Cap
The Texas legislature’s highly restrictive bill governing hemp THC has advanced out of a state senate committee, and is ready to be considered by the wider body. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 29, 2025Rand Paul May Block Senate Spending Bill Over Hemp Ban
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul could be set to block the U.S. Senate’s spending bill unless language banning hemp-derived THC products is removed, according to anti-cannabis group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM). Continue reading →
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