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Congress and the president recently passed a massive $2.3 trillion COVID relief bill. Amidst the bill’s hundreds of pages, it contained additional regulations about making the temporary Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) permanent. This effectively reduces the...
Florida’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (DABT) has several different kinds of liquor licenses. The different types are designed to address the specific needs of the establishment, whether it is a country club, an off-premise retailer (often called a...
Tariffs theoretically serve the purpose of protecting local or national businesses from others who are not constricted by the same labor laws or production costs. However, it is also a point of gamesmanship where governments tax imports for indirect reasons. For...
A Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) is required from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) before a brewer can bottle, can or fill kegs with a malt beverage. Obviously, securing a COLA is something that many local breweries handle themselves. But who...
Craft breweries face many challenges, overcoming a number of them just to establish their business, make sure all preparations are in place and all state laws followed. But, sometimes, those challenges can take these businesses by surprise as what recently happened to...
One of the many necessary steps for alcohol producers and importers is to determine if you need formula approval by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). While it is not extremely common, producers and importers will need to provide the formula if the...
Governor Ron DeSantis has resisted calls to shut down businesses amid the pandemic, but he also has not been entirely supportive of opening all businesses. Thus, breweries around the state had mixed feelings when the Department of Business and Professional Regulation...
Nearly all alcohol beverage manufacturers know that their labels need to have a health warning statement if the beverage contains more than 0.5%. But the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) recently announced it still regularly sees errors in Certificate of...
The "organic" label has become a value-adding element to the food and beverage industries since the Organic Food Production Act of 1990. There are a variety of state and federal guidelines regarding organic standards. Those in the alcohol beverage industry may have...
Every beer geek's dream or dilemma is to walk into a bar or taproom and see dozens of tap handles behind the bar. They appear in all shapes, colors and sizes, sometimes fanning out like a peacock. While the minimalist or design-conscious bar owner may wish to use...