ELC Liquor

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Type 	State-owned enterprise
Industry 	Retail
Founded 	27 May 1931
Headquarters 	Wentworth, Enderron
Number of locations 	243
Key people 	Frank Eastin, CEO
ELC Liquor is an Enderronian state-owned enterprise that retails and distributes alcoholic beverages throughout Enderron. Its name is derived from the initials of the Enderronian Liquor Commission, the statutory corporation that is responsible for the regulation of alcohol in Enderron.
From its creation in 1931 to 1965 the ELC held a government monopoly on the retail of all alcoholic beverages throughout the country. In 1965, the federal government legalised the sale of beer, cider and other low alcohol content beverages by non-ELC bottle shops for the first time. The ELC lost its monopoly in 1977 with the beginning of licensing of wine and spirits to independent retailers. The ELC, through its brand ELC Liquor, maintains a small market share.