The liquor industry has dove headfirst into the high-margin market of high-end tequilas.

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Together the four networks own about 50 stations in major markets, leaving just under 1, 200 commercial stations scattered across the nation not owned by the major networks that could be targeted by the liquor industry.

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He ran for the California assembly and scored an upset victory, and then successfully led the charge to overhaul that state's chaotically corrupt regulation of the liquor industry, to reform its inefficient, labyrinthine water system and to save San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts.

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And in 2010, the output of the Chinese liquor industry reached 8.91 million tons, with a year-on-year jump of 26 percent.

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The wine and liquor industry is fiercely competitive, and Constellation faces intense competition from other established companies in the industry, including Beam (BEAM) and Diageo (DEO), as well as other regional and local firms in various markets.

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Calling the market bluff on the whole premium liquor industry, Wodka Vodka is trying to revolutionize the market with a new business model: cheap, premium vodka.

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He surpassed his goal through investments in real estate, liquor, stocks and the movie industry.

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Legislators have attempted to address the state's liquor license laws in the past but were met with resistance from the restaurant and bar industry.

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