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PA: Pa. Liquor Control Board Holds Lottery For Some Sought After Spirits
OR: Distillers could get a bigger shot of sales
OR: Oregon Liquor Control Commission (“OLCC”) Chief Financial Officer Joins Eastside Distilling
License State News
WI: Fitzgerald Pushing Major Rewrite Of Wisconsin Liquor Enforcement Laws
KY: Senate Committee Moves Alcohol-Licensing Bill
GA: Georgia Senate backs expanding Sunday morning alcohol sales
International News
Asia: “Stop Drink Network” hosts seminar on 10th anniversary of Alcohol Beverage Control Act
Public Health News
Drinkers Often Unsuccessful at Reducing Alcohol Use Despite Motivation
Health Aspects of Alcohol
Industry News
New Wine Industry Symposium Focused on Long-Term Winegrowing Strategies in Face of Climate Change Set for June 7, 2018
Bill Newlands Named Constellation Brands President and COO; Rob Sands Remains CEO
Daily News
How to ensure alcohol “modernization” doesn’t just become alcohol deregulation
Alcohol advert curbs ‘will trigger magazine exodus’
February 14, 2018
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CONTROL STATE NEWS
PA: Pa. Liquor Control Board Holds Lottery For Some Sought After Spirits
CBS Philly By Steve Tawa February 13, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) –– The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has some limited-release, high-demand spirits to keep you warm through the chill of winter, with one of its infrequent lotteries.
Now through Saturday, you can opt in to one or all four separate lotteries, ranging from more than 400-available bottles of Elmer T. Lee Bourbon for $38 a bottle, to just 12-bottles of Booker’s Kentucky Straight Rye, going for $600 a pop.
PLCB spokesman Shawn Kelly says they’re highly sought after products.
“We have them several times a year when we receive allocations of products that will clearly not meet the demand,” he told KYW Newsradio.
Like a recent offering for Pappy Van Winkle bourbon whiskeys.
“So we figured the limited release lottery is the fairest way to give all Pennsylvanians the chance to win the opportunity to buy a bottle,” he said.
One $250 bottle was a 20-year-old Pappy Van Winkle expression, rated at 99 out of 100.
You can register at FineWineAndGoodSpirits.com and winners are selected at random by computer program.
OR: Distillers could get a bigger shot of sales State bill would boost local distilleries
The Daily Astorian By Edward Stratton February 13, 2018
Two Clatsop County distillers and others around the state could keep all revenue from tasting rooms under a bill pending in Salem.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission buys in bulk and owns liquor sold retail at liquor stores or distillery tasting rooms. Distillers get 49 percent of the retail profits at liquor stores and 68 percent at tasting rooms.
Senate Bill 1564 would create a tasting room permitting system and allow up to $250,000 in sales per year without fees. The bill would allow multiple tasting rooms away from the distillery and let licensed out-of-state distillers open locations in Oregon.
The change could be a big boon for small distillers such as Astoria’s Pilot House Distilling and Cannon Beach Distillery, where the vast majority of sales are in tasting rooms.
Mike Selberg, owner of Cannon Beach Distillery, sold 571 cases of liquor from his on-site tasting room last year and said he paid the state more than $105,000 in fees, about 33 percent of the liquor’s retail value.
“The OLCC never touched these spirits,” he said. “They never went to an OLCC warehouse or liquor store. We did all the work to manufacture and sell these bottles.”
The fees were nearly twice the distillery’s payroll for four employees and 25 percent of gross receipts last year, he said.
Larry Carry runs Pilot House with his wife, Christina, in Astoria. About 70 percent of the distillery’s sales come from an adjoining tasting room on Duane Street.
“Right now, the way the system’s set up, it’s not a profit center for the distillery,” Cary said. “It’s a profit center for the state.”
A Legislative Fiscal Office report estimated the bill would cost the state $3.4 million in revenue between 2019 and 2021. The loss could be greater if distilleries reorganize and add to the 55 tasting rooms under the $250,000 threshold.
But both Cary and Selberg said the financial relief could allow them to invest more in expansion and employees. The bill has received broad industry support, including from the Oregon Distillers Guild, a craft-distilling trade group. Selberg was one of two distillers to testify during the bill’s first public hearing Monday in Salem.
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The state’s largest distiller, Hood River Distillery, maker of popular brands Pendleton Whiskey and HRD Vodka, has come out against the bill. The company argues the bill could undercut the liquor control commission and invite large, out-of-state competitors.
“We believe this legislation weakens the state system,” Hood River CEO Ronald Dodge told Willamette Week. “We didn’t start out with a state subsidy, and we have still been able to benefit from Oregon’s system. The short-term gains included in this bill do not outweigh the potential serious, long-term, harmful consequences.”
The cut in state fees would come on the heels of the Republican tax plan cutting fees on distilled spirits from $13.50 to $2.70 per gallon for the first 100,000 gallons produced.
OR: Oregon Liquor Control Commission (“OLCC”) Chief Financial Officer Joins Eastside Distilling
Business Wire February 13, 2018
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Eastside Distilling, Inc. (NASDAQ:EAST), a producer of craft spirits today announced the appointment Kim Davis as the company’s Controller. Ms. Davis was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), the state agency responsible for regulating the sale and service of alcoholic beverages in Oregon. The OLCC is by law the sole distributor of liquor products for the State of Oregon.
Grover Wickersham, Chairman and CEO of Eastside commented, “Kim Davis is a results-driven senior leader with over 20 years of professional Accounting, Finance and Operations leadership experience. In her role as CFO for the OLCC, Davis held responsibility for the OLCC’s financial reporting, internal controls, and budgetary planning and management. As the OLCC’s fiscal liaison with Oregon’s Legislature, she also had responsibility for interpreting, developing and implementing fiscally related laws. Eastside will benefit from Kim’s sophisticated understanding of the regulatory system in Oregon, as well as her substantial operational and technical expertise in accounting.”
Prior to joining the OLCC in August 2015, Davis served as VP, Finance for Pacific Crest Securities from 2006 through 2015. Pacific Crest Securities was a leading regional investment banking firm and a securities broker-dealer focused exclusively on the technology sector with five US offices that was acquired by KeyCorp in September 2014. From 2002 through 2006, Ms. Davis served as external reporting manager for Mentor Graphics, previously publicly traded on the NYSE, and subsequently acquired by Siemens. At Mentor Graphics, she had accountability for the consolidated financial statements of a multinational public company in accordance with GAAP and SEC regulatory rules and requirements. From 1995 through 2001, Ms. Davis was an SEC accounting manager for National Retail Properties (NYSE:NNN). Davis is a CPA with the Oregon Board of Accountancy and received her B.S., Accounting from Florida Southern College and a B.A., Business Administration from Saint Leo University.
LICENSE STATE NEWS
WI: Fitzgerald Pushing Major Rewrite Of Wisconsin Liquor Enforcement Laws Plan Is Similar To One Proposed During Budget Negotiations Last Year
Wisconsin Public Radio By Shawn Johnson February 13, 2018
One of the state Legislature's top Republicans is making an end-of-session push for a major rewrite of Wisconsin's liquor laws.
The plan by Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, is similar to one that surfaced but ultimately went nowhere during budget negotiations last year.
Fitzgerald's proposal, which was first reported by the conservative MacIver Institute, would create a new Office of Alcohol Beverages Enforcement in Wisconsin.
Fitzgerald told reporters at the capitol Tuesday that it would take on some of the duties of the state Department of Revenue, which he contends is no longer enforcing Wisconsin's liquor laws the way it should.
"It doesn't matter if you're a brewery or if you're a tavern or you're a retailer, everyone agrees the enforcement has just fallen apart," Fitzgerald said.
Brewers and distillers were among a coalition that successfully fought the proposed changes last year.
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The effort was also opposed by conservative groups like Americans for Prosperity-Wisconsin, which said Fitzgerald was effectively calling for a "liquor czar" in Wisconsin.
"We believe that an unanswerable bureaucratic post with powers this vast is ripe for regulatory capture and harmful to the accountability and transparency of our democratic institutions," said AFP-Wisconsin Director Eric Bott.
It was unclear whether Fitzgerald's plan would gather enough support before the Legislature adjourns in March.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said early Tuesday afternoon he hadn't been involved in writing the plan, and he hadn't read it.
KY: Senate Committee Moves Alcohol-Licensing Bill
WTVQ By Christy Bollinger February 13, 2018
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Senate committee passed a measure today to preserve the status quo in determining how many liquor licenses are issued in individual cities and counties.
Senate Bill 110 would codify in law rules that limit the number of licenses available for retail package liquor stores and by-the-drink sales of liquor. The number of licenses is limited based on the population of a given community. That number is generally capped at one license per 2,300 people for package stores and one license per 2,500 people for drink sales.
Senate President Pro Tem Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, said regulators shouldn’t completely scrap the decades-old caps just because they need to be modernized.
Out of Kentucky’s 120 counties, 89 are wet or have wet cities. Higdon said five of those counties and 28 cities have reached their quota for retail package liquor stores. He added that three counties and three cities have reached their quota for by-the-drink sales of liquor.
Senate Minority Floor Leader Ray S. Jones II, D-Pikeville, said he supported SB 110 because voters who backed ballot measures allowing liquor sales in their communities did so knowing how many liquor stores would be permitted under the quota system. He said those voters never anticipated that the state would later lift the caps on the number of alcohol licenses issued in any one city or county.
Jones said the removal of the regulation would also have “catastrophic consequences” for small businesses in rural communities. He said those local businesses would not be able to compete with national chains that could exploit the lifting of the caps by flooding the market with stores.
Senate Majority Floor Leader Sen. Damon Thayer, R-Georgetown, said he didn’t support SB 110 because it goes against his core belief of removing artificial barriers to free enterprise. He said he was considering filing a number of amendments to the measure. One would direct the state ABC to eliminate all outdated quota systems.
The malt beverage administrator at the state Alcoholic Beverage Control, Carol Beth Martin, testified against the measure.
“SB 110 does not help with the regulation of alcohol,” she said. “It merely provides protection and a monopoly to a select sector of the alcohol industry in select areas of the state.”
Martin said there is no similar limitation on the more than 40 other existing license types administered by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control. In those cases, economic factors have determined the number of businesses that a community can support, she said.
GA: Georgia Senate backs expanding Sunday morning alcohol sales
Times Free Press By Associated Press February 13, 2018
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgians would be able to purchase alcohol at restaurants and wineries on Sunday mornings under a proposal approved Tuesday by state senators.
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The Senate voted 38-18 in favor of allowing on-premise consumption to begin at 11 a.m. on Sundays.
Off-premise sales, such as those at supermarkets, would remain illegal until 12:30 p.m. on Sundays.
If the bill passes the House, earlier sales would have to be approved in referendums on the local level.
Republican Sen. Jeff Mullis, of Chickamauga, said he is personally against expanding alcohol sales but is in favor of the bill because it gives local communities the ability to decide whether or not to allow earlier sales.
"If this ever came to Chickamauga, ... I would want my constituents to have the right to vote," Mullis said. "I support the right to the ballot."
Restaurant groups have been pushing the so-called "brunch bill," arguing that it is unfair that government-run facilities such as Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium do not face the same restrictions.
GOP Sen. Bill Heath of Bremen spoke against the proposal. Many problems that legislators are called to fix are rooted in alcohol abuse, he said.
Sen. William Ligon, R-Brunswick, quoted the state motto of "wisdom, justice, moderation" in opposing Sen. Renee Unterman's measure.
"Unfortunately, when it comes to this issue, we're losing our moderation," he said.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Asia: “Stop Drink Network” hosts seminar on 10th anniversary of Alcohol Beverage Control Act
Thai Visa News February 14, 2018
BANGKOK, 14th February 2018 (NNT) – An anti-alcohol group has held a seminar to discuss the effectiveness of the country’s laws that control alcohol consumption.
At the “10th anniversary of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act for Thai society” seminar, Dr. Bandit Sornpaisarn, the Deputy Manager of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, said that Thailand has been on a better path since the law was enacted as purchases of alcoholic drinks and access to stores that sell them have been declining.
Dr. Bandit added that, while the number of such stores also fell across the country, alcohol sales in men’s dormitories have continued to show frequent law violations.
In addition, it was found that underage purchases of alcoholic drinks rose to 88 percent this year from 83 percent recorded 10 years ago, just as exposure to alcohol advertisement has also risen drastically.
Director of the Stop Drink Network, Songkran Pakchokdee added that most Thais have become more informed about laws related to alcoholic drinks and consumption, over the past 10 years.
PUBLIC HEALTH NEWS
Drinkers Often Unsuccessful at Reducing Alcohol Use Despite Motivation
Psychiatry Advisor February 13, 2018
Many individuals who are motivated to reduce alcohol consumption are unsuccessful after 6 months.
HealthDay News — Few high-risk individuals motivated to reduce alcohol consumption are successful after 6 months, according to a study published online in Addiction.
Frank de Vocht, PhD, from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom, and colleagues evaluated self-reported data from 2928 higher-risk drinkers in the Alcohol Toolkit Study. The data were gathered in a series of monthly cross-sectional household surveys of adults aged ≥16 years of age in England.
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The researchers found that participants reporting higher initial motivation to reduce alcohol consumption were more likely to have attempted to reduce consumption at follow-up (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 2.39; 95% CI, 1.75- 3.29). Over the follow-up period, there was an overall reduction in alcohol consumption (adjusted OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.65-0.79). However, motivation did not have an effect on further reducing consumption, with the difference-in-differences effect actually suggesting average increase (adjusted OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 0.99-1.88).
"Increasing and higher-risk drinkers in England who report greater motivation to reduce their consumption are more likely to report making an attempt to reduce in the next 6 months but this may not be associated with a reduction in alcohol consumption," the authors write.
Reference
de Vocht F, Brown J, Beard E, et al. Motivation to reduce alcohol consumption and subsequent attempts at reduction and changes in consumption in increasing and higher-risk drinkers in England: a prospective population survey [published online January 25, 2018]. Addiction. doi:10.1111/add.14132
Health Aspects of Alcohol Wine, Whiskey, Resveratrol
Canada Free Press By Jack Dini February 14, 2018
There are a lot of mixed messages about alcohol. On the one hand, moderate amounts have been linked to health benefits. On the other hand, it is addictive and highly toxic when we drink too much of it.
The truth is that the health effects of alcohol are actually quite complex. They vary between individuals and depend on the amount consumed and the type of alcoholic beverage. 1
Two recent articles list numerous benefits (10 in one article, 16 in the other).
Carissa Stanz says this about health effects of alcohol: “It contains antioxidants, it boosts the immune system, it increases bone density, it reduces the risk of stroke, it reduces the risk of heart disease, it can lower cholesterol, it reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes, it reduces the risk of cancer, it improves cognitive function and it promotes longevity.” 2
Yvette Brazier adds these potential benefits: “Gut microbiome and cardiovascular aids, raising levels of omega-3 fatty acids, minimizing brain damage after stroke, preventing vision loss, improving lung function and preventing lung cancer, preventing dementia, reducing risk of depression, protecting from severe sunburn, preventing liver disease, preventing cavities and treating acne.” 3
Wow! With all these benefits about all that is missing is guaranteed freedom from death! Almost makes one want to immediately partake of some alcoholic elixir.
What’s the right amount?
The United States Dietary guidelines 2015 to 2020 define moderate drinking as up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men, and only by adults of drinking age. A drink is defined as:4
• 12 ounces (355 milliliters) of beer • 5 ounces (148 milliliters) of wine • 1.5 ounces (44 milliliters) of 80-proof distilled spirits
Wine
Aside from its flavor and capacity to help people relax, wine has gained something of a reputation as a ‘healthy’ alcohol with researchers noting associations between red wine and drinking in France and lower incidence of heart disease. 5
However, wine drinking is also known to increase risks of serious health issues, including liver cirrhosis, sudden cardiac death, and cardiac rhythm disorders. Excessive consumption and chronic misuse of alcohol are risk factors contributing to an increase in disease worldwide.
Red wine contains more than 500 chemical substances. One class, called polyphenols, has been widely investigated for imparting the apparent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of red wine. Alcohol and polyphenols ae thought to have
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several positive health impacts. One is a contribution to an increase in HDL cholesterol, or ‘good cholesterol’ and a decrease in LDL oxidation of ‘bad cholesterol.’ They also contribute to a decrease in inflammation and are thought to increase insulin sensitivity and improve blood pressure.
There is no consistent pattern when wine is compared to beer and spirits. Some report wine’s superiority in reducing the risk of mortality while other report it for beer and spirits. Others suggest there is no difference. This leads to the conclusion that alcohol and polyphenols both contribute to explaining the French paradox in addition to lifestyle factors. 5
Resveratrol
Resveratrol, a type of natural phenol, comes from the skin of grapes used to make wine. Because red wine is fermented with grape skins longer than is white wine, red wine contains more resveratrol. 4
Claims are that resveratrol may boost heart health, protect against some kinds of cancer, and prevent some types of vision loss. 3 However, the benefits of resveratrol have been questioned.
Prior to 2010 resveratrol had not been tested in clinical trials. Since that time there have been some, most of which were small, short-term (a year or less) and designed to evaluate possible therapeutic effects rather than disease preventive effects. A trial to evaluate preventive effects would need to be large and lengthy and would therefore be extremely expensive. 6
Whiskey
Whiskeys contain hundreds of compounds, including fatty acids, esters, alcohols, and aldehydes, in a wide range of concentrations. The same benefits mentioned earlier in this article apply equally as well for whiskey. In the case of whiskey one can find articles mentioning 10 and 7 health benefits, respectively, 7, 8 sounding much like the other previous references.
An interesting side effect of whiskey relates to some studies with ice cubes.
A research group surveyed ice cubes that are made and sold for human consumption, also known as ‘food grade’ ice, for the presence of bacteria. In the United States alone, there are 5,600,000 bags of ice sold each year. This ice is used either for direct usage, such as being placed in drinks, or indirect usage, such as to keep fish cold in the sea food counter of the grocery store.9
Ice cubes were purposely contaminated with four chosen types of bacteria and the results showed a consistent reduction in the growth of the bacteria in drinks. This is likely due to the presence of alcohol, CO2, pH, and other anti-bacterial ingredients of vodka, whiskey, peach tea, tonic water and coke.
The four bacteria grew very differently in the different solutions, all four of which could grow in vodka and peach tea. However, only one could grow in tonic water, and two of the four in coke. Across the board, nothing grew in whiskey! 9
Juliana LeMieux sums this up well: “Is your ice going to make you sick? Probably not. But it’s good to know what could be potential sources of bacterial contamination in your home. And, the next time that you want to have a scotch, go ahead and throw it on the rocks.” 10
References
1. Atli Arnarson, “Alcohol and health: the good, the bad and the ugly,” healthline.com, June 4, 2017
2. Carissa Stanz, “The 10 health benefits of wine will inspire you to pour a hearty glass tonight,” wideopeneats.com, November 2, 2017
3. Yvette Brazier, “Red wine: health benefits and risks,” medicalnewstoday.com, September 7, 2017
4. “Red wine and resveratrol: good for your heart?”, Mayo Clinic, 2018
5. Adrian Baranchuk et al., “Drinking red wine is good for you—or maybe not,” The Washington Post, December 2, 2017
6. Melissa Q. B. McElderry, “Resveratrol—don’t buy the hype,” Quackwatch, December 11, 2014
7. Carissa Stanz, “Pour, swirl, and savor these 10 health benefits of whiskey,” wideopeneats.com, January 19, 2018
8. “Top 7 surprising benefits of whiskey,” Organic Facts, February 9, 2018
9. Luca Settani et al., “Presence of pathogenic bacteria in ice cubes and evaluation of their survival in different systems,” Annals of Microbiology, November 18, 2017
10. Juliana LeMieux, “Bacteria can live in ice cubes, but not in whiskey,” acsh.org, December 1, 2017
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INDUSTRY NEWS
New Wine Industry Symposium Focused on Long-Term Winegrowing Strategies in Face of Climate Change Set for June 7, 2018
PRNewswire By Enologix, Inc. February 14, 2018
NAPA VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- New wine industry symposium titled Bordeaux in America: The Climate Disruption(TM) will be held on June 7th, 2018 at Ramekins Culinary School & Events Center in Sonoma, California. The event is sponsored by Enologix and affiliated partners.
Bordeaux in America: The Climate Disruption is the only executive conference aimed at finding solutions to the impact of climate change on luxury winegrowing. This one-day event will bring 120 people together to hear current leaders in climatology, phenology, earth science, economics and winegrowing to predict future spatial distribution of temperatures, phenology fit of cabernet vines to future Napa Valley climate and bottled wine quality. The keynote speaker will be announced in late February.
"Napa Valley 5-year rolling average growing season temperature is 18.9 °C (66 °F), which is a Region IV on the Winkler Scale," says Leo McCloskey, President of Enologix, Inc. in Sonoma, Ca. "Trailing 100-year average temperature is increasing by 1.1 to 1.8 °C (1.9 to 3.2 °F) between Mendocino and Santa Barbara."
Bordeaux in America: The Climate Disruption is a forum for winery owners, industry executives and other stakeholders in leadership positions that have a vested interest in the viability of luxury winegrowing in California.
What if Napa Valley is too hot for Merlot, what's next? What is Burgundy without pinot noir? What if Oregon supplants California as the American homeland of luxury chardonnay? "Given that vineyard capitalization costs are well over $60,000 per acre in Napa Valley, the financial implications are huge if the future varietal makeup is going to be different from what we have today," says Doug McKesson, Program Chair for Bordeaux in America.
Attendees are encouraged to register early, as space is limited and expected to sell out quickly. Registration will open April 1, 2018. For more information visit www.bordeaux-in-america.com.
Purpose of Bordeaux in America: The Climate Disruption
Bordeaux in America: The Climate Disruption will showcase the larger discussion around the world to support changes to the California cabernet wine industry — in how we think about future spatial distribution of cabernet vineyards, the major problems of prediction of harvest date and the dramatic increase in quality measurements from Paso Robles to Napa Valley.
Contact
Doug McKesson, Program Chair phone: (707) 938-9463 email: [email protected] SOURCE Enologix, Inc.
Bill Newlands Named Constellation Brands President and COO; Rob Sands Remains CEO
NASDAQ By GlobeNewswire February 14, 2018
VICTORY, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ) (NYSE:STZ.B), a leading beverage alcohol company, today announced that Bill Newlands has been promoted to president and chief operating officer (COO). Rob Sands, who previously held the title of president and chief executive officer (CEO), will continue to serve as the company's CEO.
"Bill is a dynamic leader who has demonstrated an ability to advance our strategic priorities and strengthen our innovation capabilities in ways that further bolster our position as a leading total beverage alcohol company," said Sands. "I look forward to working with Bill to ensure our company continues to deliver long-term, sustainable growth that outpaces the market and competition."
In his expanded role, Newlands will have oversight and accountability for all operating aspects of the company and ultimately advancing Constellation Brands' position as an industry leader.
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"Constellation Brands' success story is over 70 years in the making and I believe the best is yet to come," said Newlands. "I'm honored to work with our Executive Chairman Richard Sands, CEO Rob Sands and our executive team to continue building on our success as we move forward."
Newlands has more than 30 years of experience in the beverage alcohol industry. He joined Constellation Brands in 2015 as EVP, chief growth officer. In 2016, his role expanded to include leadership of the company's Wine & Spirits Division, and in 2017 he became the company's COO. Newlands previously served as president, North America at Beam, Inc. Under his leadership, Beam became one of the fastest-growing companies in its category.
Previous appointments include president, Beam Spirits U.S. (2008-2010); president, Beam Wine Estates (2005-2007); president and CEO, Allied Domecq Wines USA (2002-2005); CEO and board director, wine.com (1999-2001); managing director, U.S. and global marketing officer, LVMH Chandon Estates (1996-1999).
DAILY NEWS
How to ensure alcohol “modernization” doesn’t just become alcohol deregulation
Healthy Alcohol Marketplace By Pamela S. Erickson, CEO February 13, 2018
A recent headline declared, “Massachusetts is looking at a radical overhaul of its byzantine alcohol laws.” That isn’t the only state where critics claim that alcohol regulations are “antiquated”, no longer relevant for today, and need major “modernization.”
Regulations governing the alcohol business are reviewed periodically because business practices and tools change. Over the past decade we have seen many states accommodate the internet, approve new financial tools and allow different promotional methods. However, cries for a “radical overhaul” of “antiquated” laws are sometimes a call for deregulation by industry segments which would gain more profit from such deregulation…usually at the expense of other local businesses.
So how do you ensure that a needed review doesn’t just become a deregulation exercise? I actually like task forces that are convened by public officials because they allow a concentrated review of the subject. My experience is that these groups are usually reasonable and sensible. Throughout my career in public service, I worked with many task forces and special committees as the staff, the chair or a member. I learned a lot from these experiences and have developed some guidelines for how such efforts can be most effective. And, while I could do a whole seminar on this topic, here are some basic points:
1. The task force or advisory committee must involve all the important constituencies: law enforcement, public health, prevention in addition to industry segments. Sometimes these constituencies are part of the committee or task force, but other times it is better to have members who have no personal or business investment in the issue. In the latter case, all constituencies would need to have ample opportunity to provide input. The recent Massachusetts task force used a series of working groups and town halls to provide a rich source of input.
2. You need constituency representatives that are willing and able to clearly articulate the issues and concerns of their group. This requires that they be carefully selected, and I have found that you may need to specifically invite people to participate. I have seen constituency representatives who attend, but do not contribute. That is a detriment to the balance of effort needed. Try to recruit participants who represent the common interests of a particular constituency, not individuals who have a specific axe to grind that is not in synch with the broader constituency.
3. To get the best people to participate, promise a limited number of meetings that are well organized. Good people are in demand and have limited time. When I asked for participation I promised a specific number of meetings such as 6 meetings once a month for no more than 4 hours. I was pleased when the task force actually held to those limits.
4. The task force’s mission and expectation should be clear; and it should fit within the purpose of the regulatory agency. Generally speaking, alcohol regulation requires public health and safety as a priority. In Oregon, the purpose of regulation is in statute. The first clause lists three public safety concerns. The second clause encourages the development of industry as long as it is consistent with the public safety concerns. I have used task forces for specific issues such as addressing the need for new liquor stores or proposing a streamlined license system. Many of today’s efforts seem more broad reaching. Indiana has a two-year alcohol code revision effort with a required focus in 2017 on retail sales issues.
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5. Excellent staff work is critical. Staff is needed to provide background material and to summarize information. No one should expect a task force member to read three inches of material before every meeting. Staff can help by making presentations about the subject matter, the history and what other states do in similar situations. They can provide summary sheets and respond to inquiries. All material should be in easy-to-understand language as legalese and statutory language are not always readily understood by all.
6. Factual information from studies, national and state data sources, and public opinion surveys is very important, but it must be from a reliable source. You want the task force to have the best facts available. But, that is sometimes easier said than done. I have seen some studies that have wild prognostications that defy belief! It’s best to use sources that have established standards for their work. One such group is the Community Preventive Services Task Force. This task force reviews research on alcohol policies and makes recommendations based on specific criteria. While they are organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they are independent.
7. There must be a clear plan for implementation. Nothing worse than a fine task force report that just sits on the shelf! Participants feel their time was wasted. For each recommendation, there should be a plan for implementation. Some things can be done simply by administrative change, others by rule-making. Still others will require legislative change and sign-off by the governor. This will require working the recommendations through the legislative process and will require spokespeople and champions. When I convened a group to streamline our license system (we had 37 different license types), we agreed that we would not change anyone’s license privileges; we would just simplify and streamline. We got industry support and they helped move it through the legislative process even though it required a massive re-write of the statutes. Having a well-organized process with excellent staff work will help make the work enjoyable and well worth the effort.
Sources:
“Massachusetts is looking at a radical overhaul of its byzantine alcohol laws.” By Dan Adams, Boston Globe, December 28, 2017.
“Massachusetts needs to update alcohol laws,” Viewpoint by Deborah B. Goldberg, WB Journal.com, Worcester Business Journal, March 20, 2017.
“Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission of Massachusetts: Task Force Report, Recommendations to the Honorable Deborah Goldberg, Treasurer and Receiver General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.” E. Macey Russell, Kate R. Cook, Deborah Gold- Alexander, Rachael S. Rollins, Peter Wilson, Lisa Wong, Robert Cerasoli, December 22, 2017.
Alcohol Code Revision Commission, Interim Report, Indiana Legislative Services Agency 200 W. Washington Street, Suite 301 Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204 Friday December 1, 2017.
Alcohol advert curbs ‘will trigger magazine exodus’
The Times By Catherine Sanz, Ireland Reporter February 14, 2018
Magazines such as Vogue and Vanity Fair could view the Irish market as a “no-go” zone if advertising restrictions in the alcohol bill are not eased, the UK’s largest publishing industry body has warned.
Owen Meredith, director of the Professional Publishers Association (PPA), said it was unlikely that certain magazines would create an Ireland-specific product to comply with the bill’s proposals. He said that the Irish market was too small for many brands to justify specific alcohol advertising that complied with the bill.
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, which will be debated in the Dáil today, prohibits the importation for sale in Ireland of publications that contravene alcohol advertising rules. These include that an advert must include health warnings and cannot include anything other than an image of the product, where or how it was made, an “objective” description on taste and other practical details. It also prohibits alcohol advertising on the front and back cover and forbids publications where more than 20 per cent of advertising space is for alcohol. The bill allows for a three-year implementation phase of the restrictions.
The PPA represents 300 companies which together publish more than 2,500 titles, including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Esquire, Wired, Vogue, Vanity Fair and National Geographic Traveller.
Mr Meredith said that some areas of the bill, such as the ban on front and back cover ads, were worrying. He said he remained optimistic that the Irish government would relax the restrictions to make it a more practical piece of legislation. “Clearly we don’t want a situation where the Irish market is defining itself as a no-go territory for British publishers,” he said.
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Mr Meredith said that Irish advertising would rely on creativity to manoeuvre around the restrictions, but British publishers were unlikely to be swayed. “I just don’t see them adjusting their creative to comply with regulations for a tiny part of the market that they serve,” he said.
The proposed advertising restrictions could cost the Irish print media industry €2 million a year, according to a report for the Institute of Advertising Practitioners, a lobby group, last year.
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