Three-Tier Ups and Downs

March 20, 2012Three-Tier Ups and Downs Dear Client:The three-tier system has had its ups and downs. More recently, it got both a boost and a smack down in the same week. The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages rendered a declaratory statement last week saying that Burger King's BK Whopper Bar, which sought to sell beer and wine in certain outlets, cannot hold an alcohol permit due to some ownership overlap between Burger King and A-B InBev after BK asked the