- Wegmans, Acme Pushing for Beer, Wine in Pa. Food Stores
MALVERN, Pa. -- Supervalu subsidiary Acme Markets, based here, and Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. are taking leading roles in a movement to allow beer and wine to flow through the doors of Pennsylvania supermarkets.
- Alcohol tax expected to hurt beer sales
A proposed drink tax on alcohol is pitting beer lobbiests against restaurateurs in Pennsylvania. Extending the 6 percent sales tax to drinks likely will matter little to those swilling $8 martinis, according to bar owners, breweries and wholesalers. Beer drinkers, however, are more sensitive and likely to cut back on ......
- U.S. beer sales step up in Hong
Kong.
Hong Kong's thirst for good beer has not been curbed by the uncertainty of 1997, when ownership returns to China. As residents prepare for the transfer, beer consumption is rising. Uncertain economic times have influenced residents to switch from higher priced alcoholic beverages to beer, enhancing the beer market. Also, ......
- Indiana C-Stores Fight For Alcohol Sales
Liquor stores oppose expanding licenses, fear sales will drop.
- Brew pubs.
A trendy, new drinking, eating and meeting place has emerged in the '90s - brew pubs. Brew pubs offer the familiar atmosphere of a restaurant bar with a new twist: beers brewed on the premises, usually within the sight of patrons and served with zesty foods in a warm, inviting ......
- No, They Won't Drink To That
HEADNOTE EAST RUTHERFORD HEADNOTE Restaurant and bar owners challenge cut-rate Meadowlands liquor permits Lou Grasso has worked hard for 10 years. He's been booking live entertainment and hiring the best workers he can find to draw patrons to his East Rutherford club, the Park City Bar and Grill. Now, he ......
- Draft Choices
Revenue from draft beer sales has two places to go: into profits or down the drain. Typical losses in tap beer sales (between 5% to 10%) often come from sloppy pour techniques, says Barry Driedger, president of Bevinco Corp., a Toronto-based company that specializes in alcohol audits for the hospitality ......