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Wine producers each have their packaging priorities, perhaps emphasizing a memorable brand name, a unique font, the label art, or graphics. But, alcohol beverages have strict mandatory requirements enforced by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)...
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau under the Treasury Department recently accepted an $850,000 offer in compromise. It involves the Chicago area-based alcoholic beverage distributors RN Acquisition, LLC and City Beverage – Markham, LLC. The distributors...
We talk a lot about the label approvals (COLAs) handled by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). This either involves a label of a new alcoholic beverage or a new alcoholic beverage import. The TTB has now issued a reminder that it often rejects...
Alcoholic beverage consumers often pick new-to-the-market or unknown-to-them purchases based on the label. Some manufacturers are acutely aware of this and try to use something that stands out from the crowd. Others have a distinct yet unified brand design style that...
In Florida, you can purchase several different types of alcoholic food products. These foods can be jello shots, ice cream, popsicles and any other solid food containing alcohol. However, since these foods aren’t liquids, they don’t fall under the category of...
It is common for alcohol beverage consumers to find the number of calories in advertising or on labels. Consumers can also find this information on manufacturers' websites or social media posts. What is less common is a context for the numbers. According to the...
Laws are not always written in clear language, but they do make their point. Such is the case with a Declaratory Statement issued by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The issue at hand was petitioner...
Alcoholic producers and importers with questions about any necessary formula approvals for a beer, distilled spirit or wine can save themselves a lot of time and frustration if they know what needs to be done to achieve the goals of getting the certified label...
The Alcohol and Tabaco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is a part of the U.S. Treasury. As such, they take the collection of taxes just as seriously as the IRS. Thus, alcohol manufacturers like distilleries, breweries and wine producers could face some serious headaches if...
Food and alcoholic beverages are inextricably intertwined. Alcohol often enhances and complements all types of food. It’s hard not to imagine going out to a French or Italian restaurant and not having wine with your meal. Because eating and drinking are so closely...