From the Desk of Richard Blau – Alcohol Beverage Section Chair, Gray Robinson, P.A. The Tennessee Attorney General last month filed a federal lawsuit to immediately stop the flow of illegal liquor shipments facilitated by six unlicensed out-of-state defendants. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court

This is a guest blog from our friends at The Fork CPAs. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) integration facilitates the communication of information and documents like invoices, credit notes, and payment information between businesses. Setting up an EDI integration between your restaurant’s inventory/POS and/or accounting system and your vendors

Whether you operate a boutique bed and breakfast or a large hotel with hundreds of rooms, task management is a vital component of labor, cost and time efficiency. Complete resource and efficiency optimization is an endless pursuit when operating a hospitality business, but there is a tool that

Data is a fantastic resource for businesses throughout each tier of the alcohol industry. Each alcohol invoice transaction yields new rich data sets, but making sense of those sets is where the real work lies. This is where data aggregation can help. Aggregating your alcohol purchase data can

  Even with the COVID-19 pandemic squarely in our rearview mirror, the on-prem alcohol industry continues to enjoy the expansion of retail privileges that were accelerated by modifications born from the pandemic. What were once emergency allowances to allow alcohol to be served outdoors on sidewalks and in

  “Working Together – We’re More Than OK!” That was the theme of last week’s National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA) annual conference in Oklahoma City. Regulators, counsel for alcohol beverage control boards from across the nation, and other industry representatives gathered to discuss and share ideas

  Innovation and expansion are key drivers of success in the dynamic world of business. For bev alc suppliers, staying ahead of the curve means continuously monitoring and assessing market trends before introducing new products in order to meet evolving consumer demands and secure market share. Thankfully, in

You already know Fintech for its contributions to optimizing the three-tier system through automated alcohol invoice payments. With Fintech, invoice payments are made on time, every time, and businesses also enjoy seamless line-item data integration into their back-office system. Now, we are excited to bring those time-saving capabilities

  Beer Serves America, a biennial report prepared for The Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association, outlines the economic impact of the beer industry. The brewing industry is an integral part of the national economy, contributing billions of dollars in wages and taxes and creating millions

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