Effective January 1, 2024, North Carolina law will require any bar that prepares or serves food requiring temperature and time control (TCS foods) to obtain a Food Service Establishment (FSE) permit from the county health...more
WHAT IS, AND IS NOT, ADVERTISING?
At the outset it is important to understand what is, and is not, considered to be advertising or an advertisement under U.S. law. Generally speaking, as applied to any product, be it beer,...more
1/29/2020
/ Advertising ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Commerce Clause ,
Commercial Speech ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Labeling ,
Marketing ,
Popular ,
Product Labels ,
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v Thomas ,
TTB ,
Twenty-First Amendment ,
Wine & Alcohol
With the recent passage of Senate Bill 290 (codified as Session Law 2019-182), North Carolina officially welcomed dogs, cats, and other pets back into brewery taprooms, provided that the brewery does not prepare food on-site...more
Thus far 2019 has brought about truly monumental changes to many of our state’s alcoholic beverages laws, most notably those pertaining to breweries and distilleries. This article summarizes those changes. ...more
8/5/2019
/ Alcohol Beverage Control ,
Beer ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Breweries ,
Colleges ,
Distilleries ,
Distributors ,
New Legislation ,
Permits ,
Product Labels ,
Retailers ,
Spectator Sports ,
Universities ,
Wine & Alcohol
As anyone who follows closely (or even casually) the Craft Freedom initiative likely knows by now, two of the state’s largest breweries (NoDa Brewing Company and The Old Mecklenburg Brewery) appear to have compromised and...more
On June 19, 2015, House Bill 909 (now Session Law 2015-98) was signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory, making considerable changes to North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”) laws. The most notable changes concern...more
There has been both excitement and confusion surrounding the recent passage of new laws and regulations governing the sale, filling and re-filling of growlers within our State. This paper briefly discusses the relevant...more