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14 Marketing Ideas Breweries Can Tap Into

14 Marketing Ideas Breweries Can Tap Into

According to a recent article in Beverage Daily, “In a maturing market, US craft brewers are up against rising costs and supply chain disruptions. But the Brewers Association says its midyear survey indicates optimism for the second half of the year.” (Arthur, Rachel. “Optimism and challenges for US craft beer
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What’s Driving the Meteoric Growth of Non-Alcoholic Craft Brews?

What’s Driving the Meteoric Growth of Non-Alcoholic Craft Brews?

There is nothing better on a hot summer day than reaching for an ice-cold brew. With growing frequency, the craft brew people reach for is missing one key ingredient – ethanol a.k.a. alcohol. The non-alcoholic craft brew market has been growing at warp speed, even as beer sales decline. What
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Seven Tips to Recruit and Retain Drivers

Seven Tips to Recruit and Retain Drivers

What is it that makes a driver choose to apply to and work at one employer over another? Find the right answers and you’ll be better to compete for and win this highly sought-after talent despite the shrinking talent pool and tight labor market. Create a culture people want to
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Proposed Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Changes: What’s Next?

Proposed Alcoholic Beverage Control Law Changes: What’s Next?

Last week, the NYS legislative session ended with no news on updates to the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Law. A Commission to Study Reform of the ABC Law was created by Governor Hochul in 2022. Its 21 members were from the Department of Taxation and Finance, Division of the
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Can Your Business Benefit from the Enhanced Alcoholic Beverage Production Credit?

Can Your Business Benefit from the Enhanced Alcoholic Beverage Production Credit?

Along with a new New York State budget for fiscal year 2024 comes an expansion of certain Alcoholic Beverage Production Credits (ABPC), which can be good news for eligible distillers, wineries, and farm-based beverage producers. Each year, New York State alcohol manufacturers pay an excise tax to the state. This
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Succession Plan: What’s Yours?

Succession Plan: What’s Yours?

As counter-intuitive as it may seem, at the same time that you’re developing and executing plans to grow your business, you should also be working on your exit plan, which can impact business decisions today and be a make-or-break factor in achieving your long-term goals. According to Investopedia.com, “Data from
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Are Alcohol-Related Law Changes on the Horizon in New York?

Are Alcohol-Related Law Changes on the Horizon in New York?

New York Governor Hochul released her 2023 State of the State briefing book in January, outlining the work and plans required to achieve the New York dream. Almost at the end of the document – pages 260 and 261 to be exact – there’s a section on rewriting New York’s
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How ASC 842 May Affect Your Decision to Lease or Buy

How ASC 842 May Affect Your Decision to Lease or Buy

With ASC 842 in full effect, your lease versus buy decisions have become more complicated and they will impact your balance sheet, income statement, financial reporting, and more. Senior VP of Lease Management Strategy at Visual Lease (a lease accounting software company) Joe Fitzgerald summarizes the situation this way, “For
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