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StateWays - July/August 2017

StateWays is the only magazine exclusively covering the control state system within the beverage alcohol industry, with annual updates from liquor control commissions and alcohol control boards and yearly fiscal reporting from control jurisdictions

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StateWays | www.stateways.com | July/August 2017 35 book page," he said. "But I recently had a younger employee explain to me that only old people use Facebook. I told her, 'Old people? I'm only 27!'" Other educational session topics included point-of-sale sys- tems, category management, craft beer and spirits, e-commerce and digital communication strategies. Analysts from the Bever- age Information & Insights Group, NABCA and NBWA pro- vided an overview of beer, wine and spirits consumption, while industry association leaders participated in a panel discussion about challenges and opportunities facing retailers. "Our fi rst year was very well received by retailers, and I look forward to gathering their feedback as we plan for the second-annual BARC," says Beverage Dynamics Editor Jeremy Nedelka. "Independent beverage alcohol stores face chal- lenges from regulators, legislators and national competitors. It's important that we provide a forum for them to come to- gether and learn how to improve their businesses and succeed in today's environment." Educational sessions were presented in partnership with Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET), American Wine School, National Alcohol Beverage Control Associ- ation (NABCA), National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA), Techniques of Alcohol Management (TAM), the Michigan Licensed Beverage Association, the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association and the Minnesota Munic- ipal Beverage Association. Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference sponsors in- cluded Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits, Serralles USA, WineFetch, Ron Abuelo, Phillips Distilling Co., Sellr, Vek- tor Vodka, Drync, The Presidents' Forum of the Distilled Spirits Industry, BlueOco, Smokin' Mary and Retail Infor- mation Technology Enterprises. • Dates and location for the 2018 Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference will be announced soon. For more information about BARC, visit BevRetailersConference.com. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! Keynote presentation with Liquor Stores NA President Stephen Bebis, moderated by Beverage Dynamics Editor Jeremy Nedelka. Spirits tasting featuring John Meisler of Serralles USA, explaining how barrel-aging impacts spirits. Day 2 keynote presentation from retail expert Tom Shay. Techniques of Alcohol Management pre-conference training seminar, led by David Puck. Craft beer and spirits panel discussion, featuring Paul Hletko from the ACSA and Bart Watson from the Brewers Association. Industry association panel discussion featuring MLBA (MI), MMBA, MLBA (MN) and American Beverage Licensees. Wine & Spirits Education Trust pre-confer- ence prep session, led by Marianne Frantz of the American Wine School. Wine tasting given by author and wine consultant, Marnie Old.

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