LCB pulls the plug on wine vending machines

From the INQUIRER:

Pennsylvania’s wine kiosk era quietly went off-line Tuesday morning.

That is when officials from the state Liquor Control Board made the last call to pull the plug on the remaining 21 wine vending machines in supermarkets scattered across the state.

The reason: a dispute over money with Simple Brands L.L.C., the Conshohocken company that owns the machines. The LCB contends that Simple Brands owes nearly $1 million for expenses incurred setting up the kiosk program. Simple Brands officials dispute that, saying the LCB charged the company for frivolous and inappropriate expenses…

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