Today I was working with a client who was purchasing a business from a large corporate national chain. The business involved a liquor license for a re...
Can Event Space Add New Revenue Streams to Your Bottom Line?
Craft breweries are popping up everywhere. As competition increases, breweries will need ways to differentiate themselves in their market. They will a...
Negligence With The Retail Sale Of Alcohol
When you think about the responsibility that comes with serving alcohol, you would expect there to be laws in place that allow injured people to sue a...
Beware of Employee Agreements
Many employees sign confidentiality and non-compete agreements when accepting a new job. While the stack of on-boarding paperwork for a new job see...
Profit Tip For Breweries
Profit Tip to breweries: Hops infused oil adds a depth of flavor to sandwiches, salads and other foods to perfectly complement craft beer. Farm brewer...
New York Soft Pouch Beer & Wine
There are many options for packaging craft beverages these days. The use of soft pouches is attractive from a cost perspective and it provides a great...
Alternating Proprietorship and Participation of Host in Tenant’s Operations
If I have an alternating proprietorship, Can I use the host’s staff as independent contractors to assist me in alcoholic beverage production? Yes, a...
Good Summer Read
Leane Itale introduced Susan Cheever’s Drinking In America: Our Secret History. I will be reading it this summer and hope you will join me. I l...
Money Making Idea
Working with a lot of craft and microbreweries, I am often asked about adding event space, additional bar space and outdoor seating. The good news is ...
Avoiding Trademark Pitfalls
Why Not Use A Low Cost Online Provider for your Trademark Registration? When someone wants to protect, they don’t just need a simple registration fo...