Tag Archive: control states
Liquor 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, 2011News 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
