(Nacsonline) - The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) released a study that demonstrates the positive economic impact of permitting wine sales in the 8,489 food stores doing business in states that currently restrict such sales. According to the study, wine sales in those stores would create more than 168,000 potential jobs, paying $7.2 billion in wages, and provide billions of dollars in additional revenue to federal, state and local governments. The study, “FMI Wine Study: The Economic Impact of Allowing Shoppers to Purchase Wine in Food Stores,” found benefits extended to job creation, increased government revenues and greater consumer choice by permitting wine in food stores. Currently, 17 states do not allow its sale.