News and Notes

03/30/2015

MEMORANDUM

TO: ABC’s Valued Customers

FROM: James Eubanks, Director

SUBJECT: Price Book Number 54

This price book, which includes 145 new items, is effective for all orders received by ABC beginning May 01, 2015. Included also, for your reference, is a listing of items which have been delisted recently.

Please review carefully the ordering instructions found on pages 1 – 17. The effective date of all price books varies by the order method employed. Please use the internet for placing orders and viewing account information. The internet usage rate is now close to 90%. If you do not have a PIN and would like to begin using the internet order system, please contact us at (601)856-1310, (601)856-1315, (601)856-1314 or (601)856-1313. Please make sure you have your Sales Tax ID and Permit ID numbers available when you call.

ABC will close in observance of the following holidays:

Monday, May 25, 2015 - Memorial Day

Monday, July 03, 2015 - Independence Day

Please plan your orders with these dates in mind and order early to ensure that you have an adequate supply of product on hand to meet your customers’ needs. Orders placed on Thursday, May 21, 2015, before 11:00 A.M. will be delivered on Friday, May 22. If you place an order after 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 21, you will not receive the order until Wednesday, May 27.

Orders placed before the cut on Thursday, July 2, will be delivered to the Jackson Metro area by M&J on Friday, July 3. Shippers Express will deliver outside the Jackson Metro area on Monday, July 6. If you place an order after the cut on Thursday, July 2, and before the cut on Monday, July 6, your order will be delivered on Tuesday, July 7.

Concerning next day delivery, the 11:00 A.M. deadline for orders is applicable unless ABC receives, prior to 11:00 A.M., more orders than can be processed for the following day. PLEASE ORDER EARLY. Internet orders prior to 6:30 A.M. will always be filled.

If you have questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call me.

James 601-856-1302

Food Sales & Kitchen Requirements

10/05/2012

MEMORANDUM

TO: ABC On-Premise Retailers

FROM: Mark Hicks, Director of Enforcement

SUBJECT: Food Sales & Kitchen Requirements

Effective September 1, 2012, 35.II.2.03 of the Mississippi Administrative Code was amended to include basic qualifications regarding food sales and kitchen requirements. If your business is subject to these requirements, you have until July 1, 2013 to make the necessary changes to become compliant. Failure to do so could possibly result in administrative action against your business. If you have any questions, contact your local ABC Enforcement office or ABC Enforcement Headquarters at 601-856-1320.

Subpart 02 Enforcement

Chapter 03 Permitted Premises Where Alcoholic Beverages Are Sold

200 Restaurants

201 To qualify as a “restaurant” under Miss. Code Ann. Section 67-1-5(m)(i), the premises must have and maintain the following minimum kitchen requirements:

1. A menu that contains at least five (5) separate entrees. Food items must be prepared in whole or in part on the premises. Food items that are merely heated and served or “ready-to-eat” without further preparation do not meet this requirement. Specialty or theme restaurants that specialize in one entrée line may be exempted from this requirement so long as the entrée line contains an acceptable number of theme or specialty entrée variations;

2. At a minimum, a Risk Category 2 Permit issued by the Mississippi State Department of Health. Proof of the Permit is required for the initial application and all subsequent renewals;

3. Employ at least one (1) employee with management or supervisory responsibility certified as a “food manager”, or an equivalent position, by an educational program recognized by the Mississippi Department of Health.

4. A kitchen that contains the following functional equipment:

a. Oven and stove top (can be one complete unit);

b. Cold storage areas (ie, a refrigerator and freezer, either separate or combined);

c. Ventilation hood that meets applicable requirements under Mississippi State Department of Health regulations and city and/or local ordinances;

d. Adequate food preparation areas and countertop space;

e. Mop sink;

f. Three-compartment sink; and

g. Separate hand-washing facilities for employees.

All equipment must meet applicable standards as required by the Mississippi State Department of Health and as listed in the FDA Food Code. Menus must be readily available and visible to customers along with the dining hours of operation. Dining hours must be adequate to meet the requirements based on the business’s individual food service plan.

5. A minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of gross annual sales are derived from the preparation and serving of food.

6. Otherwise meet the requirements set forth in Miss. Code Ann. Section 67-1-5(m).

202 The term “restaurant” includes a buffet if the buffet line is operational for at least three (3) hours per day. The buffet must contain at least two (2) meat items and three (3) side items. Items commonly known as “finger goods” or “snack foods” do not meet this requirement.

203 In addition to all other application requirements, an applicant must submit a copy of its menu and the certifications listed in subsection (2) and (3) above with its initial application and any subsequent renewal.

Corrections to Price Lists

01/01/2005

Changes and Corrections to the General Product List have moved from the "News and Notes" section to the "Wholesale Price List" section.