Beverage Alcohol

The next step in our industry’s work to serve our customers is currently in the hands of governments: allowing beverage alcohol in convenience stores.

Union argues plans could hurt homegrown small businesses and expose children to intoxicated people in stores.

The union representing Ontario Beer Store workers is calling on the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to reject the proposal by 7-Eleven to sell alcohol for on-site consumption at 61 of its Ontario convenience stores.

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven Canada says it is preparing many of its Ontario shops to serve beer and wine in the store.

Molson Coors Beverage Co.

The Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing says the number of workers Ontario breweries employ has tripled in the last decade.

  Tony Peluso, owner of two specialized convenience stores in downtown Montreal (with a third store in the works) believes the key to his success is keeping up with the times.

A recent consumer survey found that a vast majority of adult New Brunswickers are in favour of the sale of beer and wine in convenience stores.