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What does a brewery owner need to do to visit a Canadian brewery for business purposes?
by evansfox | Sep 3, 2019 | Brewery & Cidery, Uncategorized
With the thriving beer scene in Ontario, Canada, some New York breweries have been considering developing cross-border relationships and inquiring what they would need to do. Visits to Canadian breweries can be for any business purpose such as a collaboration beer...
Changes to New York Landlord Tenant Law Took Effect June 2019
by evansfox | Aug 12, 2019 | General Business
Sweeping changes to New York’s residential landlord-tenant law took effect in June 2019. A brief overview of some of the key changes are described below. New York landlords of residential units will need to update their leases to be compliant with these new laws and...
New York State Liquor Authority Current Processing Times
by evansfox | Aug 7, 2019 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, General Business, Government, Restaurants & Bar, Retail Liquor License, Tips For the Entrepreneur
July 17th, 2019 Staff is Issuing Filing Receipts for applications received at the mailbox June 19th, 2019. Examiner begins working on attorney certified cases received approximately May 1st, 2019. Examiner begins working on cases received approximately April 1st,...
State Liquor Authority Upcoming Meeting for Professionals and Call for Comments.
by evansfox | Aug 5, 2019 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Government, Permit, Restaurants & Bar, Retail Liquor License
The Chairman announced an upcoming meeting for Liquor Licensing professionals. The Authority’s Licensing staff will discuss ongoing problems with applications being filed. One major concern was incomplete applications being filed. The Authority cites this as a major...
What is the Cause of the Delays in State Liquor Authority Processing?
by evansfox | Jul 31, 2019 | Brewery & Cidery, General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Retail Liquor License
The Chairman of the State Liquor Authority opened the July 17th, 2019 Full Board meeting with an answer to this question. He recited three reasons: Increased application filings during the summer season;Loss of 2 senior licensing staff members (Jacqueline Held and...
Possible Relocation of Full Board Meetings
by evansfox | Jul 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
July-October 2019 The Chairman discussed how the NYC Board Room (Zone 1) won’t be ready until at least October 2019. While not expressly stated, it appears Full Board meetings in July, August, September and October will be in Albany (Zone 2). We report this because of...
Attorney Certification to Expediting New York Retail Liquor License Application
by evansfox | Jul 23, 2019 | Brewery & Cidery, General Business, Retail Liquor License
Current Processing times for retail liquor licenses are nearly 6 months. After mailing an application it is about 4-5 weeks before a filing receipt is received. Then there is about 20 weeks additional...
TTB WEBINAR: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUBMITTING MALT BEVERAGE FORMULAS
by evansfox | Jul 22, 2019 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, General Business, Tips For the Entrepreneur
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 Time: 2 – 3 p.m. ET Whether you are new to the brewing industry or just want to learn more about what we are looking for when you submit a malt beverage formula application through Formulas Online, this webinar is for you. Here’s...
What did Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) say about legalizing marijuana?
by evansfox | Jun 13, 2019 | CBD, General Business, Government
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) reiterated that he wants lawmakers to legalize marijuana this year but that he doesn't think it is "feasible."
I sponsored Warren Bobrow to come to Rochester’s 2019 Cocktail Revival and teach about CBD and THC cocktail making
by evansfox | Jun 13, 2019 | CBD
I sponsored Warren Bobrow to come to Rochester’s 2019 Cocktail Revival and teach about CBD and THC cocktail making. The experience was amazing. Not only down to earth, Warren was also extremely knowledgeable about the whole topic. He shared some historical information...
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