Black Velvet Canadian whiskey was the top seller in the last fiscal year.
(as said)”It’s held that top spot for a number of years. Tito’s Vodka was number two and Captain Morgan was number three. And then the number one Iowa-made product was Blue Ox vodka,” according to Holmes.
Sales increased 8% in the fiscal year that ended in June. Holmes says it hasn’t let up since then.
The Indianola Police Department is partnering with the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division to honor the I-PLEDGE movement, a pledge to keep tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products out of the hands of Indianola youth. Since the program’s inception in 2000, the I-PLEDGE movement has grown to a 95% state tobacco compliance rate, and an emphasis will be on retailer training for 2021. As part of the program, IPD officers will be conducting compliance checks on local businesses, with illegal sales by clerks given citations on the spot. For more information, click below.
Hunter named new Goodwill CEO
BY BUSINESS RECORD STAFF Wednesday, December 23, 2020 2:54 PM
Goodwill of Central Iowa announced earlier this month that Mary Hunter has been named as its new CEO and president. The move was effective Nov. 2, according to a news release. Before joining Goodwill, she held leadership positions in both nonprofit and for-profit companies in the area. She held several executive roles at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Before that, Hunter worked at Hy-Vee, where she was assistant vice president of real estate during the company’s peak expansion period. She also has served as commissioner for the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division. She currently serves on the state’s Consumer Advisory Panel and is a member of the Clive Public Arts Commission. Hunter fills a role left vacant when Jackie Norris stepped down earlier in the year.
Breaking Down Alcohol Consumption by County
December 21, 2020 10:47 am
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Des Moines, IA (KICD) The Iowa Alcohol Beverages Division says alcohol consumption in the state increased 5.78 percent in 2020, to 6 million 57 thousand gallons.
The largest increase locally was in Palo Alto County: Up 38 percent to over 18 thousand gallons. Cherokee county increase 14 percent, and Clay County was up 12 percent, to nearly 38 thousand gallons consumed.
Next was O’Brien County: Up 9 percent, and despite a slow tourist season, Dickinson County recorded 4 percent more liquor sales at 83,771 gallons.
Consumption increased one percent in Buena Vista County, remained steady in Osceola and Pocahontas Counties, and actually dropped 2 percent in Emmet County.