ILBA INFORMATIONAL ALERT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE – 3/18/2020 PREPARE NOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDED CLOSURE The ILBA continues to communicate with many agencies and departments that make policy decisions. We are advocating to improve the challenging situation that Illinois’ adult beverage businesses are facing. We have made specific policy change requests with the ILCC.…
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE – 3/16/2020 The ILBA continues to communicate with the Governor’s Office, Illinois Liquor Control Commission, Illinois Gaming Board, Illinois State Police, Public Health Departments and Illinois Legislators to address concerns with regard to the mandated shutdown and provide the latest information to keep you informed. The CDC has indicated that the best…
Illinois Licensed Beverage Association, Today Illinois Governor J B Pritzker ordered the closure of restaurants, bars and liquor pouring establishments effective at the close of business Monday, 3/16/2020 through Monday, 3/30/2020. Restaurants can offer drive through, delivery, and curbside pick-up. The Illinois Licensed Beverage Association (ILBA) was in contact with a liaison with the Governor’s…
ABL Statement Regarding Deregulation of the American Alcohol Industry in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis March 23, 2020 BETHESDA, MD – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) Executive Director John Bodnovich issued the following statement regarding deregulation of the American alcohol industry in response to the COVID-19 crisis: “American Beverage Licensees (ABL) and its state retail…
Illinois Liquor Control Commission COVID-19 Related Action Guidance on Product Returns for St. Patrick’s Day Parade Events – March 2020 Both Federal and State of Illinois alcohol beverage laws generally prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor from a distributor to a retailer on consignment, under a conditional sale, or with the privilege of return. Due…
Update on the 2020 ABL Annual Meeting ABL Indefinitely Postpones Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – March 12, 2020 – Over the past week, cascading developments with COVID-19 have heightened concern and raised potential risk for those planning on traveling to and participating in the 2020 ABL Annual Meeting. After deliberative and careful consideration, and with…
Source: https://www.wsj.com/ By Cara Lombardo March 11, 2020 PepsiCo Inc. PEP -3.27% agreed to buy Rockstar Energy Beverages, in a move to expand the beverage giant’s presence in the fast-growing energy-drink category. PepsiCo is to pay $3.85 billion for closely held Rockstar, the companies said Wednesday, confirming an earlier Wall Street Journal report. PepsiCo and…
American Beverage Licensees Statement Regarding Indefinite Postponement of ABL Annual Meeting March 12, 2020 BETHESDA, MD – American Beverage Licensees (ABL) Executive Director John Bodnovich issued the following statement regarding the 2020 ABL Annual Meeting: “In preparation for the 2020 ABL Annual Meeting, scheduled to be held in New Orleans on March 29-30, ABL…
Japanese restaurant chain Yoronotaki has opened a new pub in a train station A robot bartender will run the pub and mix drinks based on QR code orders It’s part of a two-month test program to see how viable robotic servers are Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/ By MICHAEL THOMSEN 5 February 2020 A Tokyo restaurant chain has…
Unless your grandmother has a gambling jones. By Mark Brown@MarkBrownCST Jan 31, 2020, 6:34pm CST So-called “sweepstakes” machines are all over Chicago, including this 15th Ward gas station, despite the city’s ban on video gambling. Purveyors of the machines say they are allowed under a loophole in state law allowing sweepstakes contests. Mark Brown/Sun-Times A lobbyist for the…