They are discussing a reintroduction of the monopoly model for selling alcohol in the country. A working group is toiling to present a proposal in March 2010. The Prime Minister, who has initiated the project,
Usually, this is a story that would only appear in the Swedish edition of the BKWine Brief but this is so outrageous so we have to share it with everyone. In a recent issue of
No, we’re not talking about the French anti-wine campaigns. 2.3 million euro (25 M SEK to be precise) is the budget that the Swedish retail monopoly Systembolaget spends on advertising in a year, according to
The Swedish alcohol monopoly Systembolaget launched the Romanée Conti 2002 in November (28 bottles for sale) at a price of 13,495 kronor (1,425 euro). Swedish press reported that some people queued for a day before
The Swedish monopoly Systembolaget recently organised a staff party (and staff meeting Systembolaget underlines) for 14 million kronor (1.5M€). On the other hand 14M is maybe not much when you make a profit of almost
“[the monopoly] is a vestige from the 1920s. […] a privatisation would not only benefit the consumers but it would also allow the government to increase its revenues from this sector. […]No reason exists to
According to Swedish radio and press the monopoly retailer Systembolaget has decided to act against some of the importers/suppliers in Sweden who are under investigation for having bribed personnel at the monopoly. The three importers
Ontario has a alcohol monopoly just like the Scandinavian countries Sweden, Finland and Norway. Earlier this year an expert committee was appointed by the LCBO (Liquor control Board of Ontario) to review the benefits of
5400 employees of the Ontario Liquor Board (LCBO) threatened to strike to protest against plans for the abolishment of the monopoly. A report from the government had proposed that the alcohol monopoly should be replaced
According to a recent survey 55% of Swedes are positive to keeping the monopoly, 35% are negative and 10% don’t know. The survey was commissioned by the Swedish Spirits and Wine Importers Association. Of course,
The Swedish alcohol retail monopoly Systembolaget AB fires the 50 employees who are suspected of bribery and who are still employed by the company. We do not quite understand how this works. How can they
An often heard argument to keep the monopoly is that if it disappears (in Sweden or in other monopoly markets) the range of wines on offer will decrease dramatically. We at BKWine find that hard
We participated recently in a conference organised by Skalli & Rein, a wine consulting company (https://www.wineevolution.org/). One of the presenters was a representative from one of the major Scandinavian importers, who was there to talk
They are discussing a reintroduction of the monopoly model for selling alcohol in the country. A working group is toiling to present a proposal in
Usually, this is a story that would only appear in the Swedish edition of the BKWine Brief but this is so outrageous so we have
No, we’re not talking about the French anti-wine campaigns. 2.3 million euro (25 M SEK to be precise) is the budget that the Swedish retail
The Swedish alcohol monopoly Systembolaget launched the Romanée Conti 2002 in November (28 bottles for sale) at a price of 13,495 kronor (1,425 euro). Swedish
The Swedish monopoly Systembolaget recently organised a staff party (and staff meeting Systembolaget underlines) for 14 million kronor (1.5M€). On the other hand 14M is
“[the monopoly] is a vestige from the 1920s. […] a privatisation would not only benefit the consumers but it would also allow the government to
According to Swedish radio and press the monopoly retailer Systembolaget has decided to act against some of the importers/suppliers in Sweden who are under investigation
Ontario has a alcohol monopoly just like the Scandinavian countries Sweden, Finland and Norway. Earlier this year an expert committee was appointed by the LCBO
5400 employees of the Ontario Liquor Board (LCBO) threatened to strike to protest against plans for the abolishment of the monopoly. A report from the
According to a recent survey 55% of Swedes are positive to keeping the monopoly, 35% are negative and 10% don’t know. The survey was commissioned
The Swedish alcohol retail monopoly Systembolaget AB fires the 50 employees who are suspected of bribery and who are still employed by the company. We
An often heard argument to keep the monopoly is that if it disappears (in Sweden or in other monopoly markets) the range of wines on
We participated recently in a conference organised by Skalli & Rein, a wine consulting company (https://www.wineevolution.org/). One of the presenters was a representative from one
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