New York continues to change its laws to promote NY craft beverage manufacturers and retailers. New laws are on the …
Category: Retail Liquor License
Is Your Craft Beverage Production Facility In Compliance With the Clean Water Act?
D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc. settled with the EPA relating to 141 alleged Clean Water Act (CWA) violations where it …
Latest Revisions to Liquor Store Applications
The Authority has revised the Liquor Store and Wine Store application to assist applicants in providing more complete and accurate …
One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to contracts
Many employers download “standard” employment agreements from internet resources to use in their employee on-boarding process. In fact, some payroll …
Including Kitchen Workers in tipping pools
The courts in part of the country (9th Circuit covering California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Arizona) are supporting …
Bottle trade dress
Dan Aykroyd’s Crystal Head Vodka sued Elements Spirits for making a similar skull shaped tequila bottle with the KAH Day …
ABC’s of Celebrity Booze Endorsements
Endorsements from celebrities can boost sales of craft beverage products. This success rate has prompted several celebrities to create their …
Pasta Passes not Passing Trademark Examiner
Darden Restaurants owner of Olive Garden, applied to register “Never Ending Pasta Pass” for its promotion giving customer’s unlimited pasta …
Is a Private Label Arrangement the right move for you?
Private label arrangements can bring in new sales channels and revenue streams. However, a craft beverage producer should carefully evaluate …
Craft Beverage Producers take note – Native American names are off limits
Craft beverage producers take a significant risk in using product names that reference Native American Indians and their culture. Even …