... distribution of alcohol. Wholesaler, Distributor, Retailer. I recently began considering importing and selling liquor from overseas but did not know that there would be middlemen in between wholesalers and retailers. Is it legal for myself and other members of my family to own different portions of this system and do business with each other or are there laws against that. i.e. I own the Wholesale portion my wife owns the distribution portion and my nephew owns the retail portion?
I live in the state of Illinois where the state doesn't own either of these tiers but I am not sure if they offer legalized monopolies to large distributors or if private citizens can actually participate in the portion of the business
It's incredibly annoying and the blame has to be set at the foot of prohibition believe it or not. The 3 tier system was put in place as a compromise with prohibitionists after the amendment was passed that re-legalized alcohol back in the 30's I believe. The idea was that people would have the right to drink again but the trade and sale would be highly regulated.