July 3, 2013 Forgive Pennsylvanians if they feel like Charlie Brown lining up to kick the football when they hear lawmakers say they are closer than ever to getting the state out of the booze business. Lawmakers failed to include liquor privatization in last weekend's...

July 2, 2013 --FTC seeks to block Ardagh Group's planned acquisition of Saint-Gobain's glass-bottle operations --The $1.7 billion deal was expected to create the biggest U.S. company in the sector --Ardagh said it would defend the deal in litigation while working to...

July 1, 2013 A recent circuit court ruling set the stage for a prolonged fight between local distributor Major Brands and national supplier Diageo — the latest move in Missouri's liquor wars, which the Wall Street Journal labels a "national test case" for the future...

July 1, 2013 A recent circuit court ruling set the stage for a prolonged fight between local distributor Major Brands and national supplier Diageo — the latest move in Missouri's liquor wars, which the Wall Street Journal labels a "national test case" for the future...

June 28, 2013 Major Brands Inc. is declaring a legal victory in its lawsuit against Diageo Americas Inc., which had sought to terminate its distribution agreement with Major Brands. In a June 20 ruling, released late Tuesday afternoon, St. Louis Circuit Judge Robert...

June 26, 2013 Lower booze prices and convenience are two key findings of a detailed economic study of expanded alcohol sales in Ontario. A system blending the LCBO with private sales similar to the system used in British Columbia would increase the amount of money the...

June 25, 2013 The push to privatize Pennsylvania's liquor system is moving forward. The Senate Law and Justice Committee this afternoon voted 6 to 5 in favor of advancing two identical bills that would open up alcohol sales to restaurants, bars and beer distributors...

June 24, 2013   The first half of 2013 has seen a flurry of activity related to alcohol regulation. Heads first turned in February when controversial alcoholic beverage (and onetime energy drink) Four Loko was ordered by the Federal Trade Commission to put new...

June 20, 2013   During May, nine-liter spirits case sales in the control states were up 2.2% compared to a tough comparable 2012 period. Note, however, that sales during May this year benefited from five Fridays versus four during last year’s May. Rolling-twelve...