Tag: Alcohol

Joint FTC and DOJ Letter Raises Concerns about California Assembly Bill 1541, which would Impose New Restrictions on Beer Manufacturers Who Wish to Terminate Distribution Agreement with Wholesalers

Date

March 23, 2020

The staff of Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, and Bureau of Competition, together with the staff of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, have...

Advocacy Filings

Joint Comment of the FTC Staff and DOJ Antitrust Division Staff to the California State Assembly Concerning California Assembly Bill 1541

Date

March 19, 2020

Matter Number

V200008

Comment by FTC and DOJ staff in response to invitation from California Assembly Member Jim Wood concerning the likely competitive effects of A.B.1541, a proposal to further restrict contracting...

Text of the Staff Comment (206.85 KB)

Statement of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition Regarding Announcement that Republic National Distributing Company and Breakthru Beverage Group have Terminated Their Acquisition Agreement

Date

April 8, 2019

Republic National Distributing Company and Breakthru Beverage Group announced on April 5 that that they have abandoned their proposed merger. “Staff of the Bureau of Competition and Bureau of...

Staff Letters

Total Wine & More

Date

September 7, 2017

Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices

Text of the Letter (353.34 KB)

Commissioner Statements

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen In the Matter of Breathometer, Inc.

Date

January 23, 2017

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

162 3057

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen (9.52 KB)

Breathometer, Inc

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

January 23, 2017

FTC Matter/File Number

162 3057

Staff Letters

Aspire Beverages Co., LLC (Sports Drink)

Date

October 8, 2015

Mary K. Engle, Associate Director

Text of the Letter (212.11 KB)

FTC Approves Modified Final Order in Four Loko Deceptive Advertising Case

Date

July 25, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a modified order with the marketers of the supersized, high-alcohol malt beverage Four Loko – Phusion Projects, LLC. Phusion Projects settled with the FTC in...

Phusion Projects, LLC; Jaisen Freeman; Christopher Hunter; and Jeffrey Wright

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

July 25, 2014

FTC Matter/File Number

112 3084

Closing Letters

MillerCoors LLC (Coors Light and Coors Banquet)

Date

June 30, 2014

Matter Number

142 3048

Closing Letter to Kelly Grebe, General Counsel, MillerCoors LLC (232.13 KB)

Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Andrea C. Levine, Esq., Senior Vice President, Director, National Advertising Division, Council for Better Business Bureaus, Inc. (752.03 KB)

Commission Letters

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Salonpas Pain Relief Patch, Salonpas Arthritis Pain Patch, and Salonpas Gel Patch Hot)

Date

May 13, 2014

Mary K. Engle, Associate Director

Report

Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry: Report of the Federal Trade Commission

Date

March 20, 2014

Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry: Report of the Federal Trade Commission (March 2014) (22 MB)

FTC Releases Fourth Major Study on Alcohol Advertising and Industry Efforts to Reduce Marketing to Underage Audiences

Date

March 20, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission released its fourth major study on alcohol industry compliance with self-regulatory guidelines, including those designed to address concerns about youth access to alcohol...

For a Safe Holiday Season Remember to Say, “We Don’t Serve Teens”

Date

December 5, 2013

“ We Don’t Serve Teens,” the national campaign to reduce underage drinking developed by the Federal Trade Commission, is reminding parents and other concerned adults that underage alcohol use creates...

Closing Letters

Devotion Spirits, Inc.

Date

October 3, 2012

Matter Number

102 3237

Letter to Marc S. Ullman, Esq., Counsel for Devotion Spirits, Inc. (510.16 KB)

FTC Orders Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers to Provide Data for Agency's Fourth Major Study on Alcohol Advertising

Date

April 12, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission has required 14 major alcoholic beverage advertisers to provide information for the agency’s fourth major study on the effectiveness of voluntary industry guidelines for...

FTC Seeks Second Round of Public Comments for Follow-up Study of Alcohol Industry's Voluntary Guidelines for Reducing Advertising and Marketing to Underage Audiences

Date

November 29, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on a proposal to require information from alcoholic beverage manufacturers for a follow-up study of the self-regulatory efforts of the alcoholic...

Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Shana J. Black, General Counsel, United Brands Company (81.18 KB)

FTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Information Requests to Alcohol Beverage Manufacturers

Date

March 8, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission plans to begin a study of the self-regulatory efforts of the alcoholic beverage industry. This will serve as the basis for the FTC’s fourth major report on the...

Staff Letters

Potentially Illegal Marketing of Caffeinated Alcohol Products

Date

November 17, 2010

Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Andrew J. Strenio, Jr., Esq., counsel for Phusion Products LLC (82.57 KB)

Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Tim Baggs of Charge Beverages Corporation (82.35 KB)

Letter from Mary K. Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, to Rhonda Kallman representing New Century Brewing Company (82.09 KB)