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Legislative Update: Testimony: ‘Pay Stub’ Act Would Benefit Workers, Employers
COLUMBUS — Legislation requiring employers to provide employees with earnings and deductions statements would benefit both workers and their employees, according to testimony presented last month in support of the...Read MoreOhio Bartenders Make Finals Of World Class Competition
NEW YORK — Two Ohio bartenders have advanced to the finals of the United States Bartender’s Guild World Class competition.Read MoreJacqueline DeGenova To Head ODLC
COLUMBUS — Jacqueline DeGenova last month was appointed superintendent of the Ohio Division of Liquor Control.Read MoreIWSR: Agave Price Crash May Result In Cheaper Tequila Prices
As agave prices plummet and premium and above tequila demand moderates in the U.S. market, brand owners have an opportunity to improve product quality at lower price points, make additional...Read MoreNCSLA Conference Set For June 16-19 In D.C.
WASHINGTON — The National Conference of State Liquor Administrators will assemble June 16-19 here for its 2024 annual conference.Read MoreProposed Permit Would Allow Al-Bev Sales At Businesses
COLUMBUS — Legislation introduced last month in the Ohio House of Representatives would create a new liquor permit to allow the on-premises sale of beer or intoxicating liquor at a...Read MoreBrody’s Signs Distribution Deal With Superior Beverage
COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. (PRNewswire) — Brody’s Crafted Cocktails is expanding into Ohio in collaboration with Superior Beverage Group.Read MoreORHA Adds 3 New Board Members
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance recently welcomed three new members to its board of directors.Read MoreNon-alcohol Losing Ground To No/Low Al Segment
Despite growing evidence that more people are being recruited into no/low-alcohol from full-strength alcohol, the main segment losing out to no-alcohol remains other nonalcoholic beverages such as soft drinks and...Read MoreDISCUS Earns 2024 Energy Star Partner Of Year Award
WASHINGTON — The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States recently was presented the 2024 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.Read More
Capital Headlines
Ohio Breweries Win Six ‘Crushies’
MELVILLE, N.Y. (PRNewswire) — Ohio breweries were recognized with six awards at the recent 2024 Craft Beer Marketing Awards.Read MoreGLBC Debuts New IPA Series
CLEVELAND — Great Lakes Brewing Co. has introduced a new Double Feature IPA Series with the launch of the Return of the Lake Erie Monster Double IPA.Read MoreODG To Host Whiskey Festival April 6
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Distiller’s Guild is presenting the inaugural Buckeye Lake Whiskey Festival on April 6 from 2-6 p.m. at Buckeye Lake Winery.Read MoreNew Rule Targets Sports Gaming Accounts
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Casino Control Commission has extended the comment period for a proposed new rule governing how sports gaming proprietors protect access to patrons’ sports gaming accounts. The...Read MoreColumbus Brew Festival Set For March 9
COLUMBUS — The Columbus Brew Festival is scheduled for March 9 at COSI Center for Science and Industry.Read More
Legally Speaking
Spring Fever No Excuse To Ignore Regulations
Spring 2024 is here and this is a reminder to alcohol beverage industry members to timely comply with all of the laws comprising the Ohio Liquor Control Act, including advertising,...It’s Renewal Time For Western Ohio Permits
For all liquor permit holders — including all manufacturers and distributors — in the western part of Ohio, midnight on June 1 is the time your 2023-2024 permit expires.Direct Shipping Ban Is More Than ‘Protectionism’
The Block v. Canepa lawsuit concerns an out-of-state wine retailer and an in-state wine consumer against the state of Ohio challenging the prohibition of the out-of-state wine retailer to obtain...Despite Thin Evidence, Court Upholds Rejected Renewal
The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas recently issued a decision involving the rejected renewal of a permit. The court affirmed the Liquor Control Commission’s order sustaining an objection to...Warrantless Searches Of Permit Premises Have Limits
The Ohio Supreme Court has stated that because of the “harmful potentialities” when the sale of alcoh