Tag Archive: control states
News Briefs for August 21, 2015
•Diageo is extending its Smirnoff Sours flavored vodka range with a Berry Lemon offering. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 21, 2015Control State Spirits Sales Up 2.3% Year-To-Date
Spirits case sales in control states rose 2.3% year-to-date through April, as shelf dollars increased 5.1% over the same period, according to NABCA. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 20, 2015After House Privatization Vote, Pennsylvania Senator Proposes Modernization Plan For PLCB
Pennsylvania state Senator Jim Brewster has outlined a plan to modernize the state’s retail and wholesale wine and spirits businesses, offering an alternative to the privatization bill recently passed by the state’s House of Representatives. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 2, 2015Top Brands Lose Ground In Control States, But Booming Fireball Heats Up Channel
Strong growth from flavored brown spirits, Irish whiskies and liqueurs is boosting sales in the control states, where trading-up trends continue gaining traction and boutique offerings are flourishing. Continue reading →
Posted in News on May 19, 2014Pennsylvania Pols Eye Scaled-Down Privatization, Modernization Plans
With recent efforts to privatize Pennsylvania’s wine and spirits retail business foundering in the state legislature, governor Tom Corbett and some lawmakers are now exploring new plans that would either partially privatize or simply modernize the current system. Continue reading →
Posted in News on March 24, 2014Control States Spirits Volume Up 1.1% In 2013
Spirits volume growth slowed in U.S. control states in 2013, rising 1.1%, compared with increases of 3.6% and 3.2% in 2012 and 2011, respectively. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 24, 2014
