| 2007 Municipal Liquor Store Report |
The 2007 Analysis of Municipal Liquor Stores has been released by the Minnesota State Auditor.
The report shows a continued increase in both sales and net-profits.
Total sales were $291.7 million, a 3.7% increase over 2006.
Total net profits were $22.4 million, and increase of 11.8% over 2006. Over the past five years, net profits have increased 16.7%.
Total transfers to other city funds were $16.3 million, a decrease of 0.3% from 2006.
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As cities look to their municipal liquor operations to help deal with the loss of state funding, I thought it would be interesting to see how state money is allocated. It is not meant to be any sort of a political statement, just an FYI that frankly, I didn't fully comprehend until I saw this.
Paul Kaspszak, MMBA Executive Director
Here is a graph showing Governor Pawlenty's 2010-11 budget proposal....
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North Shore Mom to Pay $2.5 mil. for Underage Drinking Party |
 Source: Chicago Sun Times February 12, 2009
A former Lake Forest High School student, paralyzed in a car collision after a 2006 teenage drinking party, will receive a $2.5 million settlement from the mother of the party's hosts.
George Baldwin, now 22 and paralyzed from the chest down, sued Lauralee and Brandt Pfeifer after the Nov. 19, 2006, party at their Lake Forest home.
Their daughters, then 16 and 17, threw the underage bash. Baldwin left the party with William Klairmont, who crashed his car into a utility box on Illinois 43 in Lake Bluff. Both men were hurt, Baldwin more seriously.
On Wednesday, a Lake County judge approved the settlement against Lauralee Pfeifer for the maximum $2.5 million covered by her homeowner's insurance, said Patrick Salvi, Baldwin's attorney.
"We were not suing her as a social host but in her role as a parent," Salvi said. "It was her duty to supervise her children."
Brandt Pfeifer, who broke up the party when he arrived home, was dropped earlier from the suit. A March trial is scheduled in Baldwin's suit against Klairmont.
Salvi said Baldwin could have asked for more money. "He knows the Pfeifers and chose not to do it," Salvi said.
Mike Borders, Lauralee Pfeifer's attorney, said that because Baldwin "obviously had catastrophic and sympathetic injuries," the insurance company decided to settle the case.
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| Another Grocery Store Adding Liquor Under Our Current Laws (Which is Fine With Us) |
Pioneer Press
Posted: 02/13/2009 12:01:00 AM CST
After five years of selling room-temperature beer, wine and spirits, the Cellars liquor store on Larpenteur Avenue in Roseville is closing. The store, which eschewed coolers to cut down on prices, will close Feb. 28.
A company spokesman said the closing is not because of the economy but instead involves internal business conditions. He would not elaborate. A Cellars location at Snelling Avenue and County Road C in Roseville remains open, as do four other locations in the metro area.
The closure doesn't mean nearby residents will thirst for a purveyor of alcoholic beverages. The revamped Rainbow Foods at Larpenteur and Fernwood will take over the license from The Cellars and could open its own shop as early as March 2. The grocer will carry beer, wine and liquor.
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A Look at Taxes Generated by the Sale of Alcohol |
Source: The Associated Press
Feb 16th
The sale of alcohol generates large amounts of tax revenue for states and the federal government.
The most recent national statistics on revenues from taxes and fees on alcohol are from 2006.
Federal Tax Revenue
_ Distilled Spirits: $4.6 billion _ Wine: $877 million _ Beer: $3.7 billion
State Tax Revenue
_ Distilled Spirits: $5.7 billion
_ Wine: $1.6 billion
_ Beer: $5.4 billion
Local Tax Revenue
_ Distilled Spirits: $529 million
_ Wine: $219 million
_ Beer: $1.09 billion
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| Future Dates to Remember!! |
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2009 MMBA Annual Conference
May 17th - 19th
Wine Dinner May 16th
MMBA Regional Meetings
Fall of 2009
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UV-Treated Wine |
The first UV-treated wine is set to be released later this year following successful trials in South Africa.
The wine, produced by L'Ormarins wine estate in Franschhoek, is treated by a UV (Ultra Violet) light machine that, according to the owners, kills unwanted microbes and yeasts. This, says cellar master Neil Patterson, reduces the need to add sulphites during the winemaking process.
Some wine drinkers blame sulphites for allergic reactions as well as headaches and skin reddening following even the smallest sip of wine.
The Surepure machine - roughly the size of two fridge freezers - has two 40ml pipes to carry wine in and out. The machine contains 40 'turbulators' which mix the liquid to ensure all of it is exposed to the UV lamps.
It takes around 22 seconds for the wine to travel through the machine, which can process 4,000 litres in an hour. The UV rays zap unwanted microbes and yeasts. Winemakers can use the machine numerous times during the production process.
'You don't get that sulphury taste, just a more natural, full flavour,' said Patterson.
He would not reveal which variety of wine would be sold using the new technique, saying it was still confidential. | |
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