Changing business models and the explosive growth of ecommerce have turned the spotlight on beverage alcohol sellers. They'll likely face increased scrutiny in 2022 to ensure they're complying with federal, state, and local requirements.

Breakthru Beverage Group today announced they have a signed agreement to purchase Missouri-based Major Brands, further expanding the company’s North American footprint.

Rising cases of the Omicron variant are affecting staffing at Michigan’s liquor distribution centers, according to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.

Interview with Duke Spirits and Ethan Wayne (John Wayne’s son) about how supply chain issues are affecting spirits brands throughout the country right now.

Amid the deserved cheers for Gov. Kathy Hochul's advocacy for making alcohol-to-go permanently available from New York's bars and restaurants, corners of the state's archaic booze laws still remain unaddressed.

Updates on the details of New York’s restaurant to-go laws.

Pressure coming especially from restaurant owners to keep liquor on the take-out menu continues to mount against restrictive laws.

Black-owned Victor George Spirits announced they have closed on a deal to buy an equity stake in Palm Beach Distillery.

Racquet Club Spirits owners Brian Harke and Matthew Winks worked closely with New Alchemy Distillery in El Dorado Hills to produce a vodka with hints of vanilla and lemon, and a smoky bourbon featuring flavors of caramel, vanilla and chocolate.

The biggest update is that Janelle Christian selected as Outreach Director (also the TTB permitting online was down on Saturday in case anyone was having issues).

Wineries have been allowed to ship directly to their customers for years, but due to some weird and outdated legislation, that option hasn’t been available to distilleries.

California wholesalers fight against the direct-to-consumer push coming from distilleries and spirits brands.

If you’re a distillery in California, you may want to just make sure you’re updated on all the new legislation.

Expanding this existing footprint will allow Prestige Wine Imports to tap into Southern Glazer’s expertise and infrastructure to accelerate brand building capabilities.

Wisconsin Distributor, Badger Liquor Company, was given preliminary approval Tuesday to purchase city-owned property for a new distribution center in Wausau.

Counties with lots of tourism and entertainment venues tend to have the most liquor sales per capita since non-residents are coming in and purchasing liquor.

Mecklenburg County liquor store hours will open later due to labor shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said Wednesday.

Distilleries are hoping to be able to ship direct-to-consumer in the near future.

It might be more than a Dry January: Sales of non-alcoholic spirits were up 290% on Drizly last year, as noted by The Spirits Business.

Initially launching in select bars across London, Paris, and Amsterdam - including Lyaness, L’Escargot and Christopher’s, Palette is the Bermudan spirits company’s latest addition to its growing no alcohol portfolio that includes Martini Non-Alcoholic Aperitivo Vibrante and Floreale, that launched in 2020.

An Australian non-alcoholic spirits brand is riding the wave of alcohol-free drink alternatives and going global, naming local media consultancy Audience Precision to its now international account.

Pernod Ricard is revamping its non-alcholic spirits brand Ceder’s with a new look and marketing campaign to coincide with Dry January.

From a Vietnamese gin to an Indonesian grappa, these bottles tell a story of the local climate and flora.

Counterfeiting — filling luxury bottles with cheap liquor — has hit American whiskey hard as sky-high prices raise the payoff for scammers.

To slow the curve in celebrity-driven misinformation with tequila drinkers worldwide, the team behind PaQui Tequila is announcing its new “Celebrity Spokesperson Re-Education Program” to help celebrity spokespersons understand the process required to concoct a genuinely high-quality tequila.

Greencross brings on Nick Adams as its new chief customer officer as its former CMO, Adriane McDermott, debuts her own low alcohol spirits brand, Tanica.

For anyone not paying attention over the past year, beverage alcohol has become the most dynamic and interesting sector to track—a classic example of technology enabling shifts in consumer preference during a historic era, enabling transformative business growth, with compliance trailing close behind.

Seedlip, a distilled non-alcoholic spirits company launched in 2015, has appointed global creative agency AnalogFolk to help evolve its direct-to-consumer business in the United States as its digital strategy and design partner.

Mergers & acquisitions in the beverage alcohol space continued apace in 2021 as strategic buyers adjusted their portfolios to meet demand for new consumer trends like canned cocktails, hard seltzer, and ecommerce.

Coca-Cola and Corona brewer Constellation Brands are teaming up to create alcoholic cocktails under the Fresca soda brand.

Spirits Business’ winners of their international blind taste tests.

A review of single-malt Israeli whisky.