Anxious About Federal Excise Taxes…Again

The end of the federal Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) on December 31, 2020 would mean big excise tax increases for small[…]

After two months of positive growth, monthly taxpaid sales for Florida breweries turned negative again in July 2020. Monthly Highlights The Florida Breweries Report reflects[…]

Florida’s Beer Franchise Law Florida Beverage Law requires beer manufacturers and importers to work with beer distributors. At the heart of the relationship between suppliers[…]

Like alcoholic beverage manufacturers, distributors, and vendors, importers and exporters are subject to strict regulations and licensing by the federal government and the State of[…]

One of the greatest challenges to opening or expanding an alcoholic manufacturing plant–whether brewery, winery, or distillery–is complying with local zoning ordinances. While many Florida[…]

Florida Brewers’ taxpaid sales for June 2020 were off from one year ago by less than 10%. Monthly Highlights The Florida Breweries Report reflects data[…]

Florida’s Three Tier System is a source of constant frustration for most of Florida’s alcoholic beverage and manufacturers. Brewers, distilleries, and (most) wineries are prohibited[…]

The Separation of Tiers In the aftermath of the Repeal of Prohibition, most states adopted some form of the Three Tier System. Generally, the Three[…]

E-commerce allows entrepreneurs to build direct-to-consumer (DtC) retail businesses and manage them from anywhere. Whether selling snow skis or water skis (or both), geography is[…]

In the middle of Florida’s COVID-19 shutdown, Florida breweries managed to increase monthly taxpaid sales by over 30%. Monthly Highlights The Florida Breweries Report reflects[…]