A Win for the Industry

Direct to consumer law passed in NY State. A win for our industry!Direct-to-Consumer Shipping bill has been signed into law, allowing New York’s small craft manufacturers of spirits, cider read more

What Employers Should Know About Recent Changes to California’s PAGA Law

What is PAGA?Since 2004, California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) has allowed an individual employee to “stand in the shoes of” the State to recover civil pena read more

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Purchasing a Future Proof Palletizer

According to Technopedia, “Future proof” describes a product, service or technological system that will not need to be read more

Cal/OSHA Has Approved Its California Indoor Heat Illness Rule: Here’s What It Means for CA Employers

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) approved a long-awaited indoor h read more

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Changes to Fleets in California Are Coming, and the Changes Are Coming Fast

As a dealership, Papé and the Papé Group of companies don't have influence over legislation, or the new restrictions and regulations enacted by California Air Resources Board and oth read more

CCL Launches EcoFloat WHITE Shrink Sleeves for Light Sensitive Products

Millions of bottles can now be recycled in a closed loop!Toronto, Canada – CCL Label, a global leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions, has introduced a new version of its pr read more

Unleashing the Power of Magic

2024 may well be one of the most challenging years in recent history for the American wine industry. Let’s change that.Multiple Alarm BellsAt the recent Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacrame read more

Craft Wine Association is hosting an open meeting with CalRecycle to detail California's 2024 recycling updates

At the Craft Wine Association (CWA) meeting on Nov. 15, representatives from CalRecycle will pro read more

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The Mixed-Up Classification and Taxation of RTDs

Ready-to-drink beverages are having a heyday in the United States. The ready-to-drink (RTD) category grew more than any other spirits category in 2022, and the read more

CA Bottle Bill Amended: Good News for Our Industry

Amendments to California’s bottle bill became law October 13, 2023. The new legislation (SB 353) made three important changes to the requirements for recycling wine and spirits containers in Cal read more

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