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About the Massachusetts Package Stores Association, Inc. The Massachusetts Package Stores Association (MASSPACK) is a non-profit trade organization representing Massachusetts headquartered retailers of beer, wine, and spirits. They are the package stores, convenience stores, variety gas and mini-marts, private markets, bodegas, and specialty wine shops that comprise the “Main Street” business districts in every Massachusetts city and town. The Board of Directors of MASSPACK are primarily comprised of owner/operators of stores selling alcoholic beverages off the premises who deal with many challenges and issues affecting their businesses everyday.MASSPACK is the sword and shield of Massachusetts owned alcohol beverages retail stores. Some of the challenges addressed by MASSPACK include rising operational costs; changing competitive landscape; new insurance requirements; wage and labor issues; government regulations; legislative issues; preventing illegal sales and more. The primary objective of MASSPACK is to sustain its membership through the preservation of the Commonwealth’s three-tier system, which rationally balances public safety with commercial and consumer demand for alcoholic beverages.
MASSPACK membership offers many important features and benefits to independent package stores and those who wish to do business with them. Included with membership are reduced registration rates to seminars and "BAT by MASSPACK" beverage alcohol training (BAT) courses, and a substantial discount on Workers' Compensation insurance that also offers dividends to participants. MASSPACK also offers reduced cost health insurance options. Please contact the MASSPACK office to receive membership information; or for information on current pending legislation. You can also scheduled BAT server-training courses, or ask us about our annual Beer, Wine & Spirits Experience tasting and discount buying trade show event that is the largest of its kind on the East Coast. Massachusetts Package Stores Association, Inc. |