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List of Alcohol Manufacturers

Frequently requested lists

WRA’s Guide to Understanding Liquor Privatization (PDF, 2MB)

Training requirements for retailers adopted by Liquor Control Board

Liquor Control Board will continue carrying 99% of product through May

Progress on 1183 implementation continues

WRA and coalition partners respond to I-1183 lawsuit

Products and Distributors

Brands by Supplier and Broker

Spirits, Wine and Beer Distributors

Craft Distillery Directory

Time-frame

January 2012: The Liquor Control Board begins divesting itself from its current business operations as prescribed in the initiative.
March 1, 2012: Distillers and spirits distributors may be begin to sell spirits directly to restaurants.
June 1, 2012: Spirits retail license holders may begin to sell spirits
June 1, 2012: All state liquor stores must be closed and liquor inventory must be depleted
June 1, 2013: All asset sales must be closed. Any state store or Distribution Center assets remaining after this date will be managed by the Department of Revenue.

(Source: Washington State Liquor Control Board)

Fact Sheets

Central Warehousing (effective December 8, 2011) ^New
Wine Retailer Reseller Endorsement (effective December 8, 2011) ^New
Spirits Distributor Liquor License (effective March 1, 2012) ^New
Spirits Certificate of Approval Liquor License (effective March 1, 2012) ^New
Spirits Retail Liquor License (Effective June 1, 2012) ^New

(Source: Washington State Liquor Control Board)

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Tweens: The Hardest Hotel Customers to Please

Hotels are trying the crack one of the trickiest riddles in the business: How do you keep a tween happy? Children in that awkward age between 8 and 12 can be a headache for hotels. (Wall Street Journal)

May 22, 2018

Which Wich franchisee offers tips to recruit, train, retain top talent

With the U.S. unemployment rate at 3.9 percent in April, restaurants are finding hiring and recruiting workers to be a difficult task, but NRA Show presenter T.J. Schier said operators can overcome the challenges and assemble a talented team. Schier, president of Dallas-based SMART Restaurant Group, a Which Wich franchisee, and author of “Send Flowers to the Living: Rewards, Contests and Incentives to Build Employee Loyalty,” offered suggestions in a presentation on Saturday titled “Hire, Train, Reward, Retain: Building a Team of Top Performers.” (Nation’s Restaurant News)

May 22, 2018

Foodservice Is a Path to Prosperity, Says Condoleezza Rice

CHICAGO — Working in a restaurant may be very different from working on Capitol Hill, but a career in foodservice has more in common with the needs of the United States than is immediately obvious, according to Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State and keynote speaker at the 2018 National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show, which kicked off May 19. Rice looked back to the days after World War II, when countries set aside the idea of a zero-sum game in favor of an international economy where everyone could grow, with two key elements: free markets and free people. (Convenience Store News)

May 22, 2018

Take 5: Seattle chef Shota Nakajima beats Bobby Flay on Food Network

If you’re a fan of The Food Network, you’ve likely seen an episode of Beat Bobby Flay. It’s the show that brings two chefs from across the country to compete against each other, with the winner going on to compete against celebrity chef Bobby Flay. (KING5 News)

May 22, 2018