In a surprise Monday morning announcement, the Ontario provincial government shared that beer, wine, and other ready-to-drink beverages will be ava...
In a surprise Monday morning announcement, the Ontario provincial government shared that beer, wine, and other ready-to-drink beverages will be available in convenience stores as of Thursday, July 18, two weeks ahead of the previously planned August 1 launch.
This accelerated timeline to expand alcohol sales to grocery, convenience and big-box stores will allow an initial 450 grocery stores that are currently licensed to sell beer, cider, or wine to do so this week, instead of waiting for the start of the new month. "Our government is keeping our promise to give people in Ontario choice and convenience while supporting Ontario-made beverage producers across the province, including the Ontario businesses that produce more than 80 per cent of the ready-to-drink beverages sold here in our province," reads a statement from Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario Minister of Finance.
"This is an important milestone for grocery retailers and consumers alike as we continue our work modernizing Ontario's alcohol marketplace." The province states that, by the end of October 2024,"every convenience, grocery and big-box store in Ontario will be able to sell beer, cider, wine and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages if they choose to do so."Meanwhile, the province is hailing the rollout of alcohol in these stores as"the largest expansion of consumer choice and convenience since the end of prohibition almost 100 years ago.
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