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Responsibility.org Sponsors Webinar on Hemp Beverage Hazards

Responsibility.org is hosting a webinar on what parents and law enforcement need to know to keep kids safe as hemp beverages become more visible and available. Topics will include: What impairing hemp beverages are and how they differ from traditional cannabis and CBD products and from alcohol beverages • Why

High Court Rejects 2 More Retailer DtC Cases

With two cases – one from Indiana, the other from Arizona – the U.S. Supreme Court almost completed building a nationwide fortress of cases where bev/al retailers unsuccessfully sought to invalidate the three-tier system. Apparently they and their advocates just have gotten the message that "The three tier

Total Alc Declines Continued in Early May; Prepared Cocktails Slow

During the four weeks ending May 9th, Total Alcohol remained behind year-ago levels, NIQ reports. Dollar sales reached $8.1 billion but declined –6% vs a year earlier, while case volume totaled 159.1 million, down –7% vs YA. On a weekly basis, dollar sales increased compared to the

Fireball Calls on America to 'Save the Dad Bod'

Get ready for a tear-jerker, over-the-top, PSA-style campaign inspired by animal rescue campaigns from the early 2000s as Southern Charm reality stars Austen Kroll and Salley Carson for an over-the-top, cheeky PSA-style campaign that asks fans to pledge their support to save the

Brown-Forman Rejects Sazerac Takeover Bid

As we predicted more than two weeks ago, Brown-Forman Corp. rejected a purported $15 billion takeover offer from Sazerac Co. No mystery on the reason: The Brown Family likes its family business. And why shouldn't it? Ever since George Garvin Brown established the company, the Brown Family

Why Wineries Should Own Their Tasting Rooms

I'm a firm believer in vertical integration as much as possible. Here's another example of why: When Sal Cullari decided to hang up his academic regalia he planted a small vineyard at his home in 2000 and become a full-time winemaker. Still, he "never