APS — Package Store (Off-Premises)
Summary
APS is an off-premises (package store) Florida license that permits the sale of sealed alcoholic beverages for consumption away from the location — liquor stores, bottle shops, and package retailers. Alcohol may not be opened or consumed on site. Tiers mirror the COP series: 1APS authorizes beer only and 2APS authorizes beer and wine, while full-liquor package sales require a quota package license.
Who files it
Off-premises retailers: standalone liquor and package stores, bottle shops, and the package-sales departments of convenience stores, grocers, and big-box retailers. The APS tier specifies whether the retailer may stock beer only, beer and wine, or full spirits.
What it signals
A new APS opening is a retail shelf-space and wholesale supply opportunity rather than a hospitality one. The tier tells a distributor precisely which product lines a new retailer can carry, making APS filings ideal leads for wholesalers, merchandisers, shelving and refrigeration vendors, and POS providers targeting off-premises retail.
Examples
- A new neighborhood liquor store filing for a full-liquor package license
- A craft bottle shop applying for a 2APS to sell beer and wine to go
- A convenience store adding a beer-only package license at a new location
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