Systematic Southern Wine and Spirits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LweprdlHnCw&list=RDLweprdlHnCw&start_radio=1 Another indictment was handed down last week by a federal grand jury in the case involving Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern). Five high-level employees were indicted for allegedly participating in a bribery scheme involving Albertsons and for falsifying records to conceal the conduct (According to the San Francisco Chronicle). Unlike the Watergate scandal—where [...]

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When the Three-Tier System Stops Working

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR8D2yqgQ1U&list=RDAR8D2yqgQ1U&start_radio=1 Mississippi’s alcohol distribution system is breaking down in real time. Deliveries that once took two or three days are now taking five to six weeks. The state’s own wholesale arm has been slowed by software failures and operational delays, leaving retailers without the inventory they depend on to stay in business. This is not [...]

Wholesalers worsening the bottleneck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyI9flHHT2Q&list=RDvyI9flHHT2Q&start_radio=1 A very telling article written by Alfonso Cevola, who worked as the Italian Wine Director for Southern Glazer Wine & Spirits (Southern) for nearly 30 years, demonstrates how the wholesale tier changed their practices to worsen the bottleneck crisis for small wineries. Yes, the same tier that lobbies to take away market opportunities [...]

Does Misery Love Company

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm51ihfi1p4&list=RDbm51ihfi1p4&start_radio=1 As Congress has less than a year to decide the fate of the hemp beverage industry, there is a lot of buzz about how it will be regulated. Will the alcohol three-tier regulatory system be imposed on it, or will hemp beverages enjoy a freer market than its alcohol compatriot.? WSWA is gearing [...]

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When the Three-Tier System Stops Working

Wholesalers worsening the bottleneck

Does Misery Love Company