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Upgrade Your Menu with Global and Ethnic Flavor Inspirations
by evansfox | Aug 25, 2017 | Restaurants & Bar, Tips For the Entrepreneur
When you go out to eat, it can be difficult to choose between familiar and satisfying comfort food and exploring something new and trendy. What if you didn’t have to choose? Adding new flavor profiles to popular food basics is a great way to update your menu and keep...
Craft Breweries – Where to Locate?
by evansfox | Aug 23, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, General Business, Tips For the Entrepreneur
Location, location, location. Deciding where to locate is one of the most important decisions for any new business. As competition increases in the craft brewing scene, finding a prime location is critical to success. What should you be looking for? Let’s look at one...
The Future of Bad Words in Craft Beer is Uncertain
by evansfox | Aug 23, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Trademark
At the same time as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Trademark Office regulations against registration of disparaging marks was unconstitutional (Matal v. Tam, the “Slants case”), the brewery industry has a self-regulating movement away from labels with...
Second Circuit Case Provides Insight to Beer Trademark Protection Strategy
by evansfox | Aug 23, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Trademark
Oregon Brewing Company has been producing Rogue Ale since the 1980’s and has sold Rogue-branded T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hats for just as long. Beginning in 2000, a clothing company called Excelled Sheepskin & Leather Coat Corp. began a high-end “Rogue” leather...
Join the Discussion: What is the Goal for your Collaboration Beer?
by evansfox | Aug 22, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, General Business, Tips For the Entrepreneur
There are many situations where a collaboration beer project can be a strategic move for a brewery or cidery. Here are a few: -Producing a beer that is greater than the sum of its parts -Celebrating/memorializing an event -Participating in a charity project or event...
Desserts Can Be Patented and Other Lessons for Business Owners
by evansfox | Aug 22, 2017 | General Business, Patent, Tips For the Entrepreneur
A Florida-based company filed 2 patent applications, a trademark, and aggressively protected trade secrets concerning its unique and novel confectionary dessert cake. The dessert is cupcake bites rolled with frosting and “mix-ins,” cut to be served like a sushi roll...
Your Questions About TTB Policy, Answered.
by evansfox | Aug 21, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Retail Liquor License, Trademark, Uncategorized
May an industry member participate in a retailer-initiated marketing or promotional program that results in the industry member furnishing the retailer with the things of value listed in the Subpart D exceptions? Yes, although the general rule is that furnishing...
Recordkeeping Requirements Pertaining to “Salesman’s Samples” of Distilled Spirits
by evansfox | Aug 21, 2017 | Distillery, General Business, Tips For the Entrepreneur
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has been asked to state its position with respect to recordkeeping requirements for samples of distilled spirits issued to salesmen. The Bureau has found several instances where the recordkeeping and reporting practices of...
Questions and Answers on Unlawful Trade Practices Under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act
by evansfox | Aug 21, 2017 | Brewery & Cidery, Craft Beverage Branding, Distillery, General Business, Restaurants & Bar, Tips For the Entrepreneur, Uncategorized
Does section 6.53 imply that all alcoholic beverage advertising in a ballpark, racetrack, or stadium by a wholesaler or producer is prohibited? No, this section does not prohibit an industry member from purchasing advertising at a racetrack, ballpark or stadium....
The Facts About Voluntary Disclosure You Need to Know
by evansfox | Aug 21, 2017 | General Business, Tips For the Entrepreneur
What is voluntary disclosure? We define voluntary disclosure as the intentional disclosure to authorized TTB officials of material facts by industry members regarding their non-compliance with the laws and regulations TTB administers. How do voluntary disclosures...
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