Tag Archive: control states
News Briefs for April 30, 2012
•U.S. control state spirits volume was up 4.4% in March, although the rolling 12-month rate, at 3.4%, was down slightly from February. Continue reading →
Posted in News on April 30, 2012Interview: Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board CEO Joseph Conti
When voters in Washington state approved a referendum to end state control of beverage alcohol sales late last year, all eyes turned to Pennsylvania, the largest control state in the United States by volume. Indeed, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is the largest purchaser of wine and spirits in the U.S. and has sales of $1.5 billion generated from 609 state-operated stores. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 6, 2012Interview: Wayne Chaplin of Southern Wine & Spirits
Southern Wine & Spirits is the nation’s largest spirits and wine distributor, with estimated revenues of more than $9 billion for calendar year 2011. The company now has operations in 34 states and Washington, D.C., and also has a distribution license for the state of Texas, although it has yet to make a move in the Lone Star state. It’s always a busy time at Southern—even if 2011 has been relatively quiet on the deal-making front, the company is constantly on the move. Shanken News Daily recently spoke with Wayne Chaplin, Southern’s president and COO, about the company’s performance in 2011 and the strategic issues that lie ahead. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 22, 2011Wine Volume Jumps 7.3 Percent In Control States In August, Spirits Up 6.4 Percent
U.S. control states saw wine volume rise by 7.3% in August, up sharply from a 2% growth rate in July, according to NABCA. Continue reading →
Posted in News on September 30, 2011News Briefs for August 5, 2011
•The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s (PLCB) wine kiosk initiative in PA grocery stores may soon come to an end, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Continue reading →
Posted in News on August 5, 2011Liquor Privatization Will Go To Voters Again In Washington, With Revised Proposal
Two voter initiatives to privatize liquor sales in Washington State went down to defeat last November, but proponents of one measure have regrouped and gotten a new version on the ballot this fall. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 18, 2011
