America’s Beer, Wine and Spirits Retailers
America’s leading independent beverage alcohol retailers today addressed a new report detailing the value of all three tiers of the beer industry – brewers, distributors and retailers – in remarks delivered in Washington, DC. Leaders from American Beverage Licensees (ABL), the country’s preeminent trade association for bars, taverns and package stores, recognized brewers and beer [...]
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American Beverage Licensees (ABL) is proud to announce that Craig Wolf, President and CEO of the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA), has been selected as the 2013 ABL Top Shelf Award honoree. In addition to his work in the beverage alcohol industry, he is a Major in the United States Army Reserve and [...]
Albany– The New York State Liquor Store Association has elected its Leadership Team for the 2013 Membership Year. The following individuals were elected to serve: Thomas Edwards, Owner of Fox and Hound Wine & Spirits in New Paltz, was elected President. Steve Carpenter, Owner of the Liquor & Wine Warehouse in Plattsburgh, was elected Vice [...]
BETHESDA, MD – January 24, 2013 – With state legislative sessions gaveling in throughout the country, American Beverage Licensees (ABL) is pleased to announce that it has expanded its2012 Economic Impact Study of America’s Beer, Wine and Spirits Retailers to include the economic contributions of beverage licensees in state house and state senate districts across [...]
Congressional action is urgently needed before the end of the year to prevent the Estate Tax from automatically increasing and hurting thousands of small, family-owned beverage retail businesses. American Beverage Licensees encourages its members to contact their members of Congress and ask that they protect small business owners by extending current estate tax levels. Resources: [...]
Sky Ranch Foundation, a charitable organization established more than 50 years ago with generous gifts from companies and organizations associated with the beverage alcohol industry, announced today that it is making a $10,000 donation to the Red Hook Initiative (RHI) in support of the Initiative’s Hurricane Sandy relief work in the Red Hook (Brooklyn, NY) [...]
INDIANAPOLIS –Central Indiana advocates for responsible drinking are emphasizing Indiana’s new Lifeline Law as the holiday season is set to begin. Ray Cox, owner of Elite Beverages and member of the Indiana Association of Beverage Retailers (IABR), and Natalie Roberts, Senior Vice President of Monarch Beverage, joined with State Senator Jim Merritt and Attorney General [...]
ABL celebrates off-premise alcohol licensees who provide hundreds of thousands of jobs & specialize in selling age-restricted alcohol products November 1, 2012 – Bethesda, MD - For the third consecutive year, American Beverage Licensees (ABL) and its members are celebrating Package Liquor Store Month this November, which recognizes the hard work and societal contributions of off-premise [...]
Massachusetts Package Store Owner Receives Honor at Historic Mt. Vernon Massachusetts package store owner Robert Selby was inducted into the George Washington Spirits Society earlier this month at the Distilled Spirits Council’s 11th annual “Spirit of Mount Vernon” heritage dinner. Selby is the President and CEO of Kappy’s Fine Wine and Spirits in Everett, MA, [...]
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