Alcoholic Beverage Importers: Federal & Florida Licensing
What does it take to import foreign-made beer, wine, and distilled spirits into Florida?
Continue Reading“Self-Distribution” of Beer in Florida – 2019
Outside the traditional distribution network, there are only a few ways Florida breweries can distribute their products.
Continue ReadingThe Florida Breweries Report – July 2019
Florida brewers snapped a three-month slide in monthly taxpaid sales growth, posting almost 8% growth in July 2019.
Continue ReadingWorking with Beverage Caterers
Alcoholic beverage caterers can be great business partners for Florida breweries, wineries and distilleries. As well as supplying beer and wine for catered events, manufacturers can host catered events in their retail and manufacturing spaces, provided they follow the right regulatory steps.
Continue ReadingBroker-Sales Agent: Florida’s Virtual Beverage Manufacturer
The Florida Broker-Sales Agent (BSA) license lets you act like a beverage manufacturer without requiring the manufacturing.
Continue ReadingThe Florida Breweries Report – June 2019
Florida brewers’ monthly taxpaid sales growth down again in June 2019, while LTM taxpaid sales growth stays positive (barely).
Continue ReadingMaking & Selling Cocktail Bitters in Florida
Bitters are often called the spices of the cocktail world. Although alcohol is a primary ingredient in most cocktail bitters, they are treated differently than other alcoholic products under federal law and the laws of Florida.
Continue ReadingWhat Beverage Manufacturers Should Know About Opportunity Zones
Beverage manufacturers–breweries, distilleries, and wineries–are ideally suited to bring valuable investment to rundown neighborhoods and distressed communities. These are the exact areas targeted by the Opportunity Zone tax incentives created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Some new and existing beverage manufacturers might benefit from locating in “O-Zones.”
Continue ReadingFlorida Craft Distilleries Can Charge for the Tour, but the Liquor Must be Free (Outdated)
Florida craft distilleries can charge for customer enrichment activities and non-spirituous products, but tasting samples must be provided for free
Continue ReadingThe Florida Breweries Report – May 2019
A whopping seven new Florida breweries joined the ranks in May 2019, bringing the count of new breweries this year to 28.
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