Anheuser-Busch seemingly does whatever it wants at all times, but there are apparently some limits. Last week, the American arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev (aka Beer Voltron) needed to empty its couch cushions to settle some (alleged) trade practice violations.
Specifically, Beer Voltron paid the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) $300,000 to settle (alleged) violations of the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration (FAA) Act. The allegations are that Anheuser-Busch’s End of Season Buy-Back Co-op programs for Shock Top Lemon Shandy and Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat Ale are violations of the Consignment Sales provisions of the FAA Act, which resulted in 540,920 cases being sold to its wholesalers/distributors located in states with similar state laws. Under the Consignment Sales provisions of the FAA Act, it is unlawful for an industry member to sell, or for any trade buyer to purchase, alcohol beverage products with the privilege of return.
Curious if this news will have any influence on some of the other wholesaler incentive programs the Big Beer mega-corp has allegedly been instituting.
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“The global settlement reached also resolves any and all alleged violations of Anheuser-Busch wholesalers with respect to this program,” is a thing we have to put in here.
JoseNotJuan says
March 11, 2016 at 9:36 amRT @CraftBrewingBiz: Classic #BeerVoltron — Anheuser-Busch pays $300,000 to settle violations with TTB. https://t.co/9TUD5WtI8z https://t.…
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March 10, 2016 at 9:00 pmAnheuser-Busch pays $300,000 to settle violations with TTB https://t.co/qYg94bLBVE
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March 10, 2016 at 11:45 amWhen the company is already spending Millions (and Billions) left and right lately, $300,000 doesn’t seem like… https://t.co/KDbYbIeLje
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March 9, 2016 at 4:40 pmAnheuser-Busch pays $300,000 to settle violations with TTB https://t.co/DpxmLiT7cS via @craftbrewingbiz
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March 9, 2016 at 9:33 amRT @CraftBrewingBiz: Anheuser-Busch pays $300,000 to settle violations with TTB https://t.co/sKIZ6luy9j
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March 9, 2016 at 9:32 amRT @jacobsberg: Anheuser-Busch pays $300,000 to settle violations with TTB https://t.co/Mn4MjpryJu via @craftbrewingbiz Got caught doing wh…
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March 8, 2016 at 2:24 pmAnheuser-Busch pays $300,000 to settle violations with TTB https://t.co/XCYVrPdFcr via @craftbrewingbiz
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March 8, 2016 at 2:12 pmAnheuser-Busch pays $300,000 to settle violations with TTB https://t.co/Mn4MjpryJu via @craftbrewingbiz Got caught doing what they all do.
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March 8, 2016 at 1:20 pm#CraftBeer #CraftBrewing #Beer #BeerBiz Anheuser-Busch pays $300,000 to settle violations with TTB https://t.co/Ey6VEk0cqC