Publisher’s Page: February 2014
Despite the constant chatter surrounding Beam as an acquisition target, the news of Suntory’s purchase still came as a bit of a shock. And not only within the industry.
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The Blame Game (Again) Johns Hopkins University recent released a study which tied liquor stores to violent crime in Baltimore, MD. According to Dr. Jacky Jennings, neighborhoods with an alcohol...
View ArticlePersonal Page: News & Views May 2014
Florida Gets It Once again, common sense prevails…over avarice. A recent report from Tampa Bay Online kicks off by saying “The walls between whiskey and Wheaties aren’t tumbling any time soon.” Florida...
View ArticlePersonal Page: News & Views July 2014
Watching Your Back My thanks to the licensees who attended this year’s American Beverage Licensees (ABL) Conference in DC. I had the pleasure of addressing these industry leaders as part of a panel,...
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Truth In The Numbers Responding to anti-alcohol “studies” can be a daunting but appropriate conversation for anyone in our business. For example, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) direly...
View ArticlePublisher’s Page: September 2014 News & Views
Preparing For The Fall Just wanted to pass along some key reference points as you hopefully, find time to consider your plans for the critical fall period. Latest national GuestMetrics figures for July...
View ArticlePublishers’ Page: November 2014 News & Views
Easy To Get Complacent Governor Cuomo has unveiled a stepped-up marketing program including a variety of “Taste NY” point of sale pieces (see page 111 for more details). He also helped to recently...
View ArticlePublishers’ Page: December 2014 News & Views
Out of the Blue Have a little holiday reading for you…aside from our issue. In From Cupcakes to Chemicals: How the Culture of Alarmism is Making Us Afraid of Everything, author Julie Gunlock writes...
View ArticlePublisher’s Page April 2015 News & Views
Competitive pressure, changing customer habits and damaging legislation are the kind of challenges that we periodically have to face. But one challenge that demands constant attention: the responsible...
View ArticlePublisher’s Page: June 2015 News & Views
WHY US?Bethenny Frankel’s Skinnygirl Margarita was being sued for “damages” by an Illinois consumer claiming that the cocktail was mislabeled. The basis of this action was the modest presence of a...
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