A webinar was held for BC wineries about doing business with BC Liquor Stores.
The LDB is transitioning to a new remittance model that will change the way BC craft brewers (those who produce less than 350,000 hectolitres) remit mark-up to the LDB on their direct sales.
The following documents are provided to craft brewers to assist with the transition:
Today, Government announced changes to the mark-up schedule that will take effect later this summer.
On July 3, 2016, the mark-up rate for microbreweries and regional breweries will be reduced by between 25 to 27% per litre.
The revised mark-up schedule, which takes effect on July 3, 2016, is available here.
In an effort to meet customer demand for locally made, craft beer products, BC Liquor Stores are introducing a program to allow BC Liquor Stores to offer non-listed beer products from local microbreweries.
Effective Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, each BC Liquor Store has the opportunity to offer up to 12 locally made, non-listed beer products from microbreweries in close proximity to their store. Microbreweries are those with an annual production volume under 15,000 HL.
An application form for interested microbreweries is available on the vendor website under Resources / Other Forms, Guides, Manuals, etc: https://www.vendor.bcliquorstores.com/vendorsite/index.jsp
Further information about the program will be posted on this page as it becomes available.
A news release about the program can be found here: http://www.bcldb.com/about/communications/news/bc-liquor-stores-offer-new-exposure-local-microbreweries.
When the new wholesale pricing model took effect on April 1, 2015, all liquor retailers began purchasing their product from the LDB at a common wholesale price. As part of this transition, the LDB is taking the opportunity to update its systems and reporting processes.
Please see below for a list of published materials to support the transition to the new wholesale pricing model.
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Wholesale Pricing Model