- Franchise State
- All alcoholic beverages are COD
- Assigned territories for distribution, no duels allowed
- No discounts allowed
- 40+ distributors of wine, most offer statewide service
- Wine and Beer sold in multiple channels of distribution including independent retail, chain food stores, drug stores, convenient stores, gas stations, restaurants
- Modified Control State: Division of Liquor Control controls pricing, availability and warehousing of High Proof Spirits
- High Proof Spirits sold only in 450 state licensed, privately owned “Agency Stores”
- Agency Stores may also sell beer and wine
- More than 300 wineries in Ohio
- Ohio’s laws promote Choice and Competition
- 23,000 retail and restaurant permit holders
- 11.69 million people