Tag Archive: control states
News Briefs for July 14, 2011
•Pennsylvania House majority leader Mike Turzai has introduced a bill aiming to privatize the control state’s retail wine and spirits stores, currently run by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB). Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 14, 2011News Briefs for July 7, 2011
•Rum distiller Club Caribe LLC plans to open a new multimillion-dollar distillery in Puerto Rico by early 2012. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 7, 2011After Record Year, PLCB Chairman Says Premiumization Will Be Key To Further Gains
Following yesterday’s announcement of a 4% sales increase to $1.96 billion in the year through June at the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), chairman Patrick “P.J.” Stapleton III told Shanken News Daily that future growth will depend on consumer trading-up patterns. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 6, 2011MHUSA Partners With Southern In All 18 Control States, Following Diageo’s Lead
Moët Hennessy USA has signed a pact with Southern Wine & Spirits making Southern its distribution partner in all 18 control states, just two weeks after Diageo North America reached a similar agreement with Southern. Continue reading →
Posted in News on July 1, 2011Southern Becomes Diageo’s National Broker Across Control States
As a result of an agreement announced today, Southern Wine & Spirits has picked up a sizeable new slice of control state brokerage business from Diageo NA, and will now handle Diageo’s spirits brands across all 18 U.S. control states. Continue reading →
Posted in News on June 17, 2011
