The business of home delivery in Tennessee is expanding into an untapped market: liquor.
Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill into law last week that will allow third-party restaurant delivery services, such as GrubHub, OrderUp and Delivery Dudes, to purchase alcoholic beverages from licensed retailers and deliver it straight to consumers' doors. The law takes effect July 1.
Packaged liquor stores are already allowed to deliver directly to consumers after legislation passed last year, but many retailers opt not to provide that service. The new law allows companies that already deliver food products or prepared foods to also deliver alcohol.
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