Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says it’s about giving consumers more choice and convenience, while supporting local producers of ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is speeding up its expansion of sales of ready-to-drink cocktails amid a strike at the province’s main liquor retailer that has focused on that issue.
Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy announced in a press release today that grocery stores that are already licensed to sell beer and wine can start ordering the pre-mixed cocktails, as well as large packs of beer, to sell starting on Thursday. That’s earlier than the planned Aug. 1 launch of that step in Ford’s alcohol sales expansion, before convenience stores are allowed to sell beer, wine and coolers starting Sept. 5 while newly licensed grocery stores can do so starting Oct. 31.
Bethlenfalvy says it’s about giving consumers more choice and convenience, while supporting local producers of ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages.The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has said they are opposed to Ford’s plan to allow grocery and convenience stores to sell ready-to-drink beverages, fearing the expansion will pose a threat to the LCBO and their jobs.
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