Anatomy of Cocktail Delivery Legislation

What’s the deal? Since the pandemic, Ohio and Iowa have made cocktails to-go & cocktail delivery permanent. This means restaurants and bars have access to delivery of their high profit margin items.

Why should we care? 13 other states are following suit. Delaware, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas and Virginia.

How could this impact me? It’s the brain child of Hospitality Recovery Coalition. The Coalition includes Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) in partnership with the American Distilled Spirits Alliance (ADSA), the Council of State Restaurant Associations (CSRA), the National Restaurant Association and TIPS. Alphabet Soup most of us know.

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