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The equivalent numbers in most U. Restaurateurs and bar owners are also annoyed by The Beer Store. They point out that the company charges them as much as 25 per cent more per case than customers pay in the retail store. They want the right to sell beer, like their counterparts in Quebec, which would offer a new stream of revenue.

The Ontario Convenience Store Association has promised to give craft beers 30 per cent of beer shelf space. Lastly, the general public seems pretty unhappy with The Beer Store arrangement. In a Mainstreet Technologies poll, 90 per cent of respondents could not identify who owns the Beer Store. When told it was owned by foreign private companies, 68 per cent disapproved of the situation and 70 per cent wanted major reforms.

Last fall, Mr. He encouraged the government to loosen restrictions on craft brewers getting more of their product to market, perhaps by allowing them to open their own stores across the province and compete with The Beer Store.

Lastly, he urged the government to redirect more of the profits from The Beer Store to the public purse by levying a franchising fee on each outlet. If the big brewers want to keep their monopoly, he said, they should pay for it. The Beer Store, for its part, has responded to the furor by agreeing to give Ontario breweries a small stake in the company. However, they would be junior partners to the big brewers, who would keep control of the company.

They say The Beer Store has previously refused to work with them on reform options, and only did this once it felt threatened by the government panel and the legal challenges. Clark is going to issue a final report within the next few weeks, and Ms. Wynne is expected to announce specific changes after that. Skip to main content. Adrian Morrow U. A customer returns bottles for recycling at a Beer Store in Toronto in this file photo.

The Globe and Mail. Anheuser-Busch InBev beers. Associated Press. Any other brewers who want to sell in The Beer Store have to pay fees to the owners.

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Toronto Ontario to end Beer Store deal, paving way for beer in corner stores The Progressive Conservative government has tabled legislation that would terminate a contract with The Beer Store.