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The drinking age has long been a curious issue. Many feel that you should be able to legally purchase alcohol at 18 since you are able to vote, get married, enlist in the army, be drafted, and purchase tobacco products at that age. While the legal drinking
NCAA’s March Madness is coming to an end this weekend in both the women’s and men’s divisions. If you are like most people, your bracket was blown up after the first round. Now you can sit back and enjoy the final games with an ice-cold beverage in hand.
The National Advisory Group (NAG) for Convenience Retail is hosting its 2023 Conference in Austin, TX, from March 26-29. Fintech is a proud conference sponsor, and Mark Kimber, Chief Revenue Officer, and Eric Flores, Director of Enterprise Sales, will be at our booth demonstrating how Fintech leverages your
Fintech values our relationships with alcohol distributors and their role in the three-tier system. One of our distributor partners, Adams Beverages, is a family-owned and operated Anheuser-Busch wholesaler that started in Dothan, Alabama, in 1937. Eric Kiser, Vice President of Distributor Strategy at Fintech, recently traveled to Alabama
Bills, bills, everywhere bills. It’s only February, and I am already tracking 296 alcohol bills across 45 states. That’s a lot of pending legislative updates! The states with the most activity so far are New York (41 bills of interest), Montana (23), Maryland (22), Tennessee (13), Oklahoma (12),
The American Hotel and Lodging Association [AHLA] is anticipating hotel-generated state and local tax revenue to hit $46.71 billion nationwide by the end of the year. AHLA projects the national hotel occupancy rate to hit 63.8%, just shy of 2019’s 65.9%. Labor shortages are still expected as hotels
Fintech will be a sponsor at Vibe Conference 2023 in San Diego on February 27 – March 1. You can catch us at the Technology Showcase, which will be open throughout the conference. From the Vibe Conference agenda: “Immerse yourself in the latest technology taking over the beverage
Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. Many people sacrifice things like junk food, soda, and alcohol for 40 days until Easter Sunday. If you are one of the people sacrificing alcohol, you can opt for mocktails instead! Mocktails – cocktails without alcohol – have
Happy Mardi Gras! The famous celebration captures the nation’s attention with parades, traditional costumes, beads, floats, and plenty of imbibing. While most of the celebrations take place in the southeast, you can find Mardi Gras activities around the country. We’ve compiled some regional Mardi Gras cocktail recipes so
Big news! Last week, on January 19, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission issued ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2023-01, requiring all wholesale beer and wine deliveries to retailers to be paid by electronic funds transfer (EFT). The requirement will go into effect on March 31, 2023, following a similar
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