PBA Mission and Purpose:

Primary mission of PBA is to nurture and support the socially and environmentally responsible development and growth of the malt beverage industry in Pennsylvania and to accomplish this task, in a professional manner, as the representative of the member importing distributors before the Legislature and regulatory authorities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The purpose of the Alliance is to safeguard the trade interest of the beer distributors of Pennsylvania; to promote ethical practices and goodwill in the industry we represent; and to encourage a co-operative working arrangement between the brewers, wholesalers and retailers of Pennsylvania, to the end that a better understanding may exist between all branches of the business in this state.

Objectives:

Active program of monitoring and often times initiating or opposing legislation affecting our member companies. PBA will exert continuing efforts to support laws and regulations that advance the general welfare of the people and the interests of the wholesale malt beverage distribution industry.

1. Advance policies and programs to stimulate the further growth, progress and general welfare of our member companies and their allied industries and trades.
2. Promote the image of and information about beer wholesalers among various segments of the public, government, business and industry communities and to engage in other efforts as an Alliance and with other Alliances, organizations and groups that promote objectives similar to those of the Pennsylvania Beer Alliance, its members and the alcohol beverage industry.
3. Engage in any other legal activities and programs as may be desired and directed by the membership from time to time.

What we are up to:

• The Alliance has taken a new direction and has added new wholesaler members since
  July 2005.
• As you may have heard, PBA has reached out to strengthen the relationship between the PBA
  and MBDA
• We are now working together to ensure that our respective top priorities of strengthening the 3-tier system are addressed in the current legislative session
• PBA strongly supports the licensed three tier distributing system for the sale of malt and brewed beverages in Pennsylvania and have been working on legislation to protect the franchise rights of our membership and to strengthen the existing distribution system.
• Now is the time when the industry is going to change, and we need to be extremely active in deciding what changes will be made.
• We are working to expand our efforts and to protect our industry by studying our direction and ensuring our vitality against hostile legislation
• PBA is a valuable resource to policy makers and the public on alcohol regulation, educational programs designed to combat underage drinking and drunk driving; as well as assisting adult consumers with information on product availability in Pennsylvania.
• There are a lot of interests out there who would like a piece of your business
• Our mission is to ensure the future success of your business and our collective industry
• We are in the process of building a highly informative, interactive web site with public, and member only sections
• We provide a weekly email newsletter “Heard on the Hill” to our membership when the Legislature is in session. This contains legislative, and alliance news as well as other information of importance to our membership.

Our office is right here in Harrisburg (centrally located) to get the job done.

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