council for leadership development visits ohio department of public
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council for leadership development visits ohio department of public
W H O L E S A L E B E E R A N D W I N E A S S O C I AT I O N O F O H I O UPDATE ON LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION’S RULE REVIEW PROCESS FOR 2013 The Liquor Control Commission is reviewing Rules 5, 11, 16, 44, 61, 65, 68 and 73 in 2013. Of these rules, the most important to wholesalers are Rule 44 on advertising, Rule 68 on B-1 sales reports and Rule 73 on differential pricing restrictions. Your Rules Review Committee (Mike Tramonte, Chairman, John Dickerson, John Fleming, Brooke Hice, Gregg Hipp and Greg Maurer) met early this year to discuss possible changes to these rules and concluded that we should seek their re-adoption in their current form. After three public hearings at the Commission, at which our input was submitted, the Commission has readopted Rules 68 and 73. On Rule 44, MillerCoors testified that this rule should be changed to allow the off-premise advertising by manufacturers and wholesalers of the trade tasting activities authorized under Rule 33. They also proposed that Rule 33 be expanded to allow such activities in grocery stores and carryouts with C-1, C-2 and D-8 permits. WBWAO testified in opposition as these changes would violate the letter and spirit of the current rules. A decision by the Commission is expected later this summer on Rules 33 and 44. If you have any questions or comments on the rule review process this year, please contact Tim Bechtold, Dave Raber, or any member of the Rules Review Committee. COLUMBUS | JUNE 2013 WBWAO PAC VISITS THIS SUMMER Please find time this summer for a presentation to your employees by Andy Herf on the WBWAO PAC. When Andy explains the Association’s mission of educating and supporting elected officials and/or candidates who support our industry, almost all employees understand the impact of their contributions. Andy can attend meetings any time of the day or early evening: Warehouse, drivers, sales, administration or managers. Of course, we recommend “payroll PAC” so that the employee’s contribution can be spread out throughout the year. COUNCIL FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT VISITS OHIO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY Your Council for Leadership Development (CLD) conducted an educational seminar on March 21 at the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Members of the Department’s Investigative Unit explained the recent focus on “Trace- backs.” If there is a DUI offense which results in injuries or death, during an investigation the Department traces back where the alleged violator received alcohol. What does this mean to retailers and distributors? We should all be more vigilant about checking IDs and monitoring alcohol consumption. (You may even be selling draft beer to someone who is already intoxicated – and the trace-back can lead to your front door.) During the seminar we asked if there is a way to work together with the Department, and everyone agreed that WBWAO members could use sign equipment to produce banners or other signage to get the word out to retailers and consumers about safe alcohol consumption. “I really believe our trip to ODPS had a positive impact,” said CLD Chair Matt Litter. “We think there is a new door open with regard to how we will work and communicate together in the future. It was time well spent!” The day was capped off with the Legislative Staff party at Brazenhead, which was well-attended by both WBWAO members and legislative staffers. Several legislators and agency officials attended as well. If you missed this outstanding opportunity, please continue to watch your email for future events from the CLD to improve your knowledge about the industry and to make some new friends. BILLION DOLLAR PAYOUT: WILL YOU BE ELIGIBLE? The Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) recently announced a proposal to pay a dividend in the amount of $1 billion back to private employers and public-taxing districts. Under the dividend, more than 210,000 private employers and publictaxing districts would receive approximately 56% of their annual premium payment made in the 2011 policy year which ran from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. The next step is for this potential dividend to be presented to the BWC board of directors in the near future. In addition, the BWC is asking the legislature to change the way premiums are collected by moving from a retrospective program to a prospective program. This will be discussed in the legislature and has been targeted for implementation in mid-2014. Important Eligibility Items: • Private employers and public taxingdistricts that pay premium into the State Insurance Fund and have active, upto-date policies will be eligible for the dividend. • Employers that have an outstanding BWC balance will have their dividend payment reduced by the amount of premium owed to the BWC. If the amount owed is greater than the dividend the employers account will be reduced by the amount of the dividend. If you have any questions on the BWC announcements or your status please contact Jason Bainum with CareWorks Consultants at (614) 526-7114 or via email at [email protected]. VISITING HEIDELBERG CINCINNATI LAST MONTH WERE (LEFT TO RIGHT) DIVISION OF LIQUOR CONTROL SUPERINTENDENT BRUCE STEVENSON; HEIDELBERG CO-CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT AL VONTZ III; CHIEF OF INVESTIGATIONS AND COMPLIANCE GARY JONES; AND ASSISTANT CHIEF FOR THE BEER & WINE SECTION ELAINE MOORE AVION ENERGY GROUP HELPS WBWAO MEMBERS REDUCE ENERGY EXPENSES As an Allied Member of WBWAO, Avion Energy is your commercial energy broker. “We help you find best pricing for your electricity and natural gas usage,” says Avion Energy Region Director Martin O’Keeffe. “Our services are provided free to all WBWAO members as an Association benefit.” WBWAO members benefit from Avion’s presence in all energy-deregulated states. “What we do”, says O’Keeffe, “is answer the question: How Do You Know Which Energy Supplier Has the Best Deal?” A few things make Avion special: We represent WBWAO member distributors, the business energy users, not the energy suppliers; we gather competitive bids for your electricity & natural gas usage from multiple energy suppliers that are authorized to do business in your area; we then summarize and present their bids to you in a onepage document so you can see who wants your business the most! It’s EASY! As a WBWAO member, just go to the WBWAO website & find us under member benefits. Select the Get Started button and we’ll get your free energy rate survey back to you in about a week. We do this every day in all 26 deregulated-energy-states across the USA, so we get better prices for your electricity & natural gas usage than you can get on your own. The energy suppliers know that when we contact them on your behalf, their pricing is going to be presented to you right next to their competitors…on the same sheet of paper. Also, most of you have told us that you’d prefer not to have all the sales reps from the various energy suppliers constantly contacting you anyway, so Avion Energy adds the convenience of having one point of contact for best energy pricing. While many members are under pre-existing agreements for their electricity or gas, some have already lowered their cost using Avion. Last October, Muxie Distributing used Avion to lower its electricity cost; here are their results: Number of electricity suppliers bidding…...….6 Difference between low vs. high bid………...11% Savings vs. prior rate………………………...35% “Another thing Members should realize”, says O’Keeffe, “is that over time, as more and more Members use Avion Energy, we have increasing leverage with the energy suppliers to get even better pricing because we can negotiate on your behalf as a group.” Also, a portion of the broker fee generated from each transaction comes back to WBWAO to support its membership goals. “We look forward to providing many years of energy savings for WBWAO Members!” says O’Keeffe. For more information contact Martin O’Keeffe, Avion Energy Region Director, (404) 992-6284 or [email protected]. JUNE IS OHIO WINE MONTH “Love at First Sip” By Casey Forbes, Wine Advisory Council It’s time to promote Ohio wines! The rich history of wines in our state dates back to 1950 and continues today, with wineries dotting nearly every corner of Ohio. And the wines are considered among the best in the world! IRA data for the 52 weeks ending December 31, 2012 shows wine sales in Ohio: California – 65.1% share Italy – 6.6% Australia – 5.2% United States – 5.2% Ohio – 2.9% Washington – 2.7% Argentina – 1.7% Chile – 1.7% Germany – 1.3% France – 1.1% So as you can see, Ohio wines are well-received by our consumers and are important to our trade. We need to brag about this and make sure that our trading partners understand the importance of our locally-produced products. As part of the official kickoff to Ohio Wine Month on May 24, Ohio Agricultural Director David Daniels honored three Ohio Quality Wineries as Director’s Choice recipients at a presentation in the Statehouse. The wineries included Ferrante Winery & Ristorante, Geneva; Terra Cotta Vineyards, New Concord; and Debonne Vineyards, Madison. Wines were selected by a panel of judges. Ohio Wine Summit: To facilitate the connection between wineries and our retail trade, the Ohio Wine Summit was held on April 12 in Columbus, bringing together 17 winery owners with an assortment of retail buyers from around the state. It was a great opportunity for one-on-one meetings and tastings between wineries and retailers. “License to Steal Conference”: This annual marketing conference is produced by Donnie Winchell of the Ohio Wine Producers Assn. Held in the spring each year, the conference is for winery owners (usually from the Midwest and Eastern U.S.), wine-related organizations and tourism communities. Speakers in 2013 included national experts on social media, the restaurant and hotel industry, the wine industry. POS, labeling and more. Look for this event next year on the website 222.nationalwinemarketing.com. Ohio Wines VIP: A new Visitor Incentive Program recently has launched to engage more visitors to Ohio wineries. Simply by visiting Ohio wineries, visitors may accumulate VIP points that are redeemable for non-wine merchandise. The more visitors we get to Ohio wineries, the stronger our entire industry becomes! Other websites to use and review: www.tasteohiowines.com www.ohiowinesonthego.com www.ohiowines.org www.OhioWinesVIP.com You also can find this year’s PDFs of the Ohio Wine Month banner, poster and shelf-talker at www.WBWAO.org in the Member section “News & Info.” Enjoy a glass of Ohio wine today! MEMBERS HARD AT WORK IN WASHINGTON D.C. AT THE RECENT NBWA LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE (LEFT TO RIGHT); JIM LAROSE, VAIL MILLER JR., FRANK LAROSE, LEE OBERLAG, GREG MAURER, ALBERT VONTZ IV AND DAVE RABER COALITION FOR SAFE & RESPONSIBLE OHIO WBWAO is part of a state-wide Coalition made up of some 16 organizations and agencies which all have an interest in monitoring and working together on underage drinking, abusive drinking and other alcohol-related issues. Meetings are organized and chaired by former Speaker of the House Jo Ann Davidson. At the most recent meeting, Ohio Department of Public Safety Tom Charles and Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent John Born spoke to the group about Ohio’s new Trace Back program. Although it had previously existed, there is now a more focused effort to prevent injuries and deaths caused by drunk drivers. There can be civil or criminal charges in over-serving or serving alcohol to under-age consumers. Senator Larry Obhof (Medina) addressed the Coalition about his proposed legislation to simplify the Ohio Revised Code sections dealing with OVI laws. Current complexities make it difficult for interpreting the law for prosecutors, judges and law enforcement officers. Marcie Seidel and Tony Coder of Drug Free Action Alliance (a Coalition member organization) also updated the group on two initiatives to legalize marijuana in the State of Ohio. Groups are working to place two different issues on the November ballot. ANDRE PORTER, NEW DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, ADDRESSED WBWAO BEFORE THE MAY 14 LEGISLATIVE LUNCHEON. 2013 WBWAO Legislative Luncheon PEOPLE IN THE NEWS John Matesich, President of WBWAO in 2003-2004, officially retired from the Newark family business Matesich Distributing Company in January. John also was NBWA Chairman in 1996-97 and is considered one of the beer industry’s national leaders. Matesich Distributing is now led by President and CEO Jim Matesich, WBWAO’s most recent past President. Former WBWAO member and owner of Robins Beverage Group Stan Robins died January 8 unexpectedly while vacationing in New Zealand. He was 73. We extend our deepest sympathy to family members and friends of Stan. Frank LaRose’s son, Ohio Senator Frank LaRose Jr., was featured in a Canton Repository newspaper article in February describing his military service as a Green Beret in Iraq. Dave Robinson, the Akron NFL linebacker who played for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins in the 1960s and 1970s, was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame earlier this year. He will be inducted in a ceremony on August 3 in Canton. The 72-year-old worked for the Schlitz Brewery and Superior Beverage and was co-owner of MARS Distributing in Akron. Congratulations to Gregg Hipp, VP/GM at Treu House of Munch and member of the WBWAO rules committee, on his May 31st wedding to Diane Roe. Diane is a partner at Knight Insurance Agency in Toledo. AIM Leasing Co. Closest to the pin front 9 Bickers Consulting Group Cocktail Reception CareWorks Consultants Hole #18 Chase – Longest drive front 9 Michelob Ultra – Hole #9 Ohio Council of Retail Merchants Lunch OMAC Beverage Advisors Beverage Cart back 9 JIM MATESICH WELCOMES OHIO STATE REPRESENTATIVE JAY HOTTINGER TO HIS WAREHOUSE DURING A VISIT IN APRIL. Division of Liquor Control appointments: Elaine Moore recently was promoted to Assistant Chief for the Beer and Wine Section, assisting Chief of Investigations and Compliance Gary Jones. Dominic Panzera was selected to be the Division’s Chief Legal Counsel, replacing Peter Patitsas who retired at the end of 2012. GREG MAURER WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AND INDUCTED INTO THE EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE OHIO COMMODORES, AN ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZING GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND BUSINESS LEADERS. Many thanks to our sponsors, who made the 2013 Spring Meeting and Golf Outing possible, and Vail Miller Sr. and Vail Miller Jr. for hosting the event at Moraine Country Club. John Gelach & Co. Longest putt front 9 Thanks to WBWAO members who are contributing their time and talent to NBWA: Jim Matesich represents our membership as Ohio Director; John Dickerson continues to serve as Chair of the Legal Review Committee; and Vail Miller Sr. has been appointed to the Center for Alcohol Policy. The Center’s purpose is to educate policymakers, regulators and the public about alcohol, its uniqueness and it regulation. Vail’s colleagues on the council include leaders from government, business, law enforcement, health and public policy. 2013 SPRING MEETING & GOLF OUTING Governor John Kasich appointed former State Senator James Carnes of St. Clairsville (Belmont County) to the Ohio Liquor Control Commission. His term runs through February, 2019. Carnes served in the Ohio Senate 1995-2004 and was Deputy Director at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources 2004-2006. He replaces Commissioner Michael Shaheen whose term expired in February. R & K Technologies, Inc. Beverage Cart front 9 Shumaker Advisors LLC Longest drive back 9 Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP Hole #1 Wells Fargo Bank – Dinner WINNING TEAM IN THE 2013 SPRING GOLF OUTING WITH A SCORE OF 63 INCLUDE TONY PAWLAK, RICK NIEHAUS, MATT BORER AND GREGG HIPP. We represent you! 2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Vail Miller Jr. President Mike Tramonte Vice President Kris Klepper Secretary Curt McCamon Treasurer Gary Guagenti Jim Matesich Andy Phillips Joe Schetz WBWAO Committees Wine Advisory Council Greg Maurer, Chair David Clark Casey Forbes Mark Maher Greg Michalec John Roberts Council for Leadership Development Matt Litter, Chair Michael Conway Jason Edwards WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Please thank the following companies who have recently joined WBWAO: New Wholesaler Member Greystoke – WASSAV, LLC Northfield, OH Pere Jacques Wine Imports, LLC 330-807-2961 30685 Solon Industrial Pkwy, Unit C Van Washburn Solon, OH 44139 [email protected] 440-248-9190 Richard Irr Hogan Truck Leasing [email protected] Columbus, OH 614-529-1515 New Allied Members Michael Steele [email protected] Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP Kenworth of Columbus Columbus, OH Hilliard, OH 614-223-9345 614-876-9491 Roger Schantz Mike Nitz [email protected] [email protected] ComDoc R and K Technologies Girard, OH North Ridgeville, OH 330-539-4822 440-327-1530 Karen Colapietro Tim Rollins [email protected] [email protected] Cummins Allison Corporation Shumaker Advisors LLC Middleburg Heights, OH Columbus, OH 440-824-5050 614-629-4416 Joshua Jameyson Andy Herf [email protected] [email protected] Erik Jenkins CALENDAR DATES Michael Miller 2013 Austin Phillips July 22 August 26 Sept. 25 Sept. 26-27 Sept.29-Oct. 2 Nov. 18 Dec. 2 Rachael Tramonte Yash Rules Review Committee Mike Tramonte, Chair John Dickerson John Fleming Brooke Hice Gregg Hipp 2014 Greg Maurer WBWAO TEAM J. 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