Virginia moves closer to dropping food-to-alcohol sales ratio for many restaurants

The owner of The Tobacco Company restaurant in Richmond testified against removing the state’s alcohol-to-food sales ratio. (Credit: Brad Kutner / Radio IQ)

It’s long been a law in Virginia that establishments that sell alcohol must sell nearly half their earnings in food. But Tuesday, an effort to remove that requirement got endorsed in a House subcommittee, a massive step in a fight that’s been decades in the making. Brad Kutner has more from Richmond.

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