Beverage industry regulation and enforcement, with coverage of distribution, supplier and retailer relationships, and constitutional challenges.
A published price book may conceal differences in rebates, credits, and access to discounts. Southern Glazer’s proposed FTC settlement offers wholesalers a reason to reconstruct net prices and preserve the evidence supporting their pricing programs.
Southern Glazer’s non-prosecution agreement traces promotional spending into false invoices and personal benefits. For wholesalers, the practical questions concern what the money purchased, who received the benefit, and whether supplier approval came with meaningful verification.
Coors Distributing’s Colorado disputes ask whether a 90-day notice can bypass protections for cure, continuity, and distributor goodwill. We examine the statutory provisions together and the consequences for suppliers and wholesalers negotiating termination rights.
Can a liquor authority use a retailer’s product mix to favor local producers? The Cayuga Nation litigation examines that question and shows why suppliers should preserve the licensing record when government preferences affect access to retail shelves.
Retailer-shipping challengers prevailed in the Sixth Circuit’s Ohio case. The opinion illustrates why discriminatory shipping restrictions require an evidentiary defense and why that inquiry differs from a challenge to the three-tier system as a whole.
