National Overview of Server Ages and Function
We all know that the legal drinking age in the United States is twenty-one and over. But what about the ...
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Taste, Toast, Zoom: Virtual Tastings, Mixology Classes, and Experiential Events
Virtual Alcohol Tastings and Mixology Classes: Virtual alcohol tastings and mixology classes are not an entirely new concept; however, they ...
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Top 10 Things I Wish I Knew About My Liquor Licensed Premises
Today’s category is…..The Top Ten Things I wish I knew about my Liquor Licensed Premises! #10: I need to submit ...
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TTB Clarifies Trade Practice Enforcement for COVID-19-Related Activities
The Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) published a May 8, 2020 Industry Circular #2020-3 titled, “Trade ...
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COVID-19’s Impact On Extensions of Credit and Returns in the Alcohol Beverage Industry
The ripple effects of governmental response to COVID-19 are being felt in all tiers of the alcohol beverage industry. State ...
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State & Federal Alcohol Compliance Update: TTB Enforcement and Related Matters
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is the federal agency with oversight of alcohol beverage ...
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Best Practices in Trade Practices
Introduction After the Prohibition was repealed by the 21st Amendment, a complex web of alcohol beverage laws created a “three-tier ...
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Liquor Licensing For Hotel & Restaurant Acquisitions
You are the General Counsel or the outside counsel to a hotel or restaurant brand. Your client informs you that ...
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Alcohol Advertising in the Digital Age
Introduction Suppliers and retailers of alcoholic beverages advertise their respective products and offerings in a wide variety of digital outlets. ...
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FDA Will Begin Enforcing Menu Labeling Requirements in Less Than Two Months: Covered Establishments Must be Prepared
After many delays, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is slated to begin enforcing its menu labeling rule on May ...
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