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Franchise Law for the Craft Distiller

Mastering distribution is as important to a successful distiller as mastering distilling, packaging or advertising.  In a heavily-regulated industry, this requires knowledge of the applicable laws and regulations.

This article, originally published in the Winter 2013 issue of Artisan Spirit, explores, albeit at a very general level, how to manage one important category of those laws; so-called “franchise” laws.




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Five Common Franchise Law Myths

Most people working for a U.S. packaging brewery are aware of so-called beer “franchise” laws.  Such legislation—enacted in some form in most U.S. states—limits or restricts the abil­ity of a brewer to change distributors.  The author leaves for another article any discussion of the fairness and logic of such enactments.  For now, this article explores some impor­tant basics about these laws and how they impact the brewer-distributor relationship.

This article was originally published in the November/December 2013 issue of The New Brewer.




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