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[email protected] up front FEATURES 10 Quick on our Feet Our industry is doing what it does connecting with gen z best–take care of each other. 16 Village Liquor Store GEN Z BRAND EXPECTATIONS How Village Liquor Store makes ARE NOT WHAT YOU THINK life better for everyone on Gabriola Island 6 18 10 Food Trends for 2020 Takeout, supporting local, low proof drinks, flexitarianism, and fermentation are top trends. 22 Counting what Counts Find the right data, review statistics and benchmarks, then analyze the trends. DEPARTMENTS 4 ABLE BC Industry Update 5 BC Liquor Industry Trends 13 Beer Notes: Wine-beer Hybrids 13 Product Showcase 14 Wine Report: Viva La France 21 Names in the News 26 Liquor Licences in BC 27 What’s Coming? 28 ABLE BC Membership Report 29 BC Hospitality Foundation 30 Spirit Spotlight: All the Fizz About Carbonation EXTRAS 9 Make your Business More Influencer-friendly 24 Fostering Employee Engagement During a Time of Crisis » ABLE BC Industry Update by Jeff Guignard It’s hard to believe how quickly things changed. Hill in Ottawa, I know how important it is for For me, March 13th—barely seven weeks governments to step up to the plate. Only ago—was the day I fully understood that BC government has the financial resources to was going to be irrevocably changed by the tackle the staggering scope of our collective Quarterly Publication for the Alliance of Beverage Licensees COVID-19 pandemic that had, until then, been challenge.