Category Archives: Liquor License News

The Land of Lincoln Opens the Doors of Opportunity to Small Distilleries

Legislation signed this week by Gov. Pat Quinn allows small distilleries, firms that make less than 5,000 gallons of spirits a year, to sell the liquor they produce at their facilities. While wineries and microbreweries nationwide have used this model for a number of years, this is a new, and potentially highly lucrative, development for [...]
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The Alcoholic Beverage Industry Sails Smoothly Over the Recession

Imagine this, BusinessWeek reports that the liquor industry is faring quite well in the current economic condition. Whether you own a bar, restaurant or a convenience store, the bottom-line numbers look good. If you would like to make your dream business come to life, give us a call. We can show you everything you need [...]
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New York Restaurants Get a Report Card

New York’s 24,000 restaurants are now getting graded for their cleanliness and food preparation. The grades must be prominently displayed in restaurant windows. New York Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley and the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene tried to initiate the process in January 2009 and were met with opposition from the restaurant [...]
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Liquor To be Sold From Pushcarts at O’Hare International Airport?

If Mayor Richard Daley gets his way, the answer is yes. “The goal is to bring in more money for the city.” Eve Rodriguez, city Aviation Department Taking a page from the carts used by airlines, the plan is to create a new type of liquor license allowing “the sale of alcoholic liquor from pushcarts [...]
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New Study Reveals More Adults in the U.S. Appear to be Drinking Alcohol

According to a new study conducted by the University of Texas School of Public Health and the University of North Texas Health Science Center, it appears that more adults in the U.S., across all ethnic and gender lines, are drinking alcohol. Why are Americans drinking more alcoholic beverages? While the results from the report are [...]
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How to Make a Margarita Without Having a Full Liquor License

A new product by AL-RITE called Steve’s Sugar-free Margarita contains just 12% alcohol. That means you can sell this alcoholic beverage with just a beer and wine license. “We wanted to make a great tasting, sugarfree cocktail that can sell without a liquor license and is kosher, and the truth is it took years to [...]
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New York State Liquor License Authority Success Story

Liquor license applications in New York are no longer backlogged! What once took nine months to process is now being handled in 30-90 days. Many thought it couldn’t be done but New York State Liquor Authority chairman, Dennis Rosen, made it happen. This is good news for bar, restaurant and convenience store liquor license applicants. [...]
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Beer and Wine Tastings + Trains = Smart Thinking

Kudos to Gov. James Douglas of Vermont for signing into law bill H-772. This bill allows railroads to offer promotional tasting of Vermont-produced alcohol. What can be more relaxing and charming that to watch the countryside roll by as you sip a glass of wine or beer? “This really helps the tourism economy and focuses [...]
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Sacramento Full Liquor License Board of Equalization Auction

As noted in my earlier article, California Board of Equalization Announces Six Liquor License Auctions, California liquor license auctions are becoming more prevalent as the west coast economy continues to struggle to recover from the economic slump of 2009. This month, the Sacramento District Office of the CA State Board of Equalization has announced that [...]
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Liquor License Inventory Roundup for November 18, 2009

Here is a partial list of our current inventory of liquor licenses. These are clean, generally inactive licenses, that have recently come on the market and are currently available for transfer.
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