Video: The 2020 Growth Brands Awards
EPG Media annually recognizes the fastest-selling beverage alcohol brands and top producers with our Growth Brands Awards. We were set to present these prizes at Las Vegas during WSWA 2020, but obviously that did...
Column: Our Industry in the Post-Pandemic World
Our industry has survived tough times — from world wars to prohibition — and it will survive this pandemic, too. On the other side of this crisis, however, there is no doubt our business...
America’s Fastest-Growing Wine Brands
In Part 2 of our 2020 Growth Brands Awards, following spirits last week, we look at the fastest-growing wine brands in America.
After 25 consecutive years of growth, total wine consumption fell 0.6% in 2019, according...
America’s Fastest-Growing Spirits Brands
The 2020 Beverage Wholesaler Growth Brands Awards recognize the fastest-growing beverage alcohol brands in the U.S.
With hundreds, if not thousands, of new products coming onto the market every year, how can members of the trade keep up...
Interview: Breakthru Beverage Supports Those Affected By COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the on-premise industry, while also posing a daily threat to first-responders. This crisis really is a case of haves and have-nots. Some people can work safely from home, while...
How Alcohol Retailers Adapted to the COVID-19 Crisis
Alcohol remains essential. As states across the country reacted to the coronavirus outbreak by locking down businesses — devastating on-premise — liquor stores wondered whether they, too, would have to shutter. So far, with rare...
How Wholesales Can Guard Against Employee Theft
Employee theft is a problem that can afflict any wholesaler. It's not easy to spot, and the losses, financial and in other areas, can add up quickly.
So warns Barry Brandman, president of Danbee...
Here’s What Consumers Are Buying from Drizly During the CoronaCrisis
In an age of social distancing and self-isolation, many people have opted for at-home deliveries rather than risk infection by traveling to local stores. This move has increasingly included at-home alcohol orders.
Drizly, the leading digital...
WSWA 2020 Conference Canceled
Due to fears over the coronavirus spread, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America has canceled the WSWA 77th Annual Convention & Exposition.
The show had been set for April 20-23 at Caesars Palace in Las...
What’s New at Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Barton 1792 and Michter’s
As part of the Bourbon Classic 2020 festival last week, media visited four of the leading distilleries in Kentucky: Buffalo Trace, Bulleit, Barton 1792 and Michter’s.
At each stop we caught up in with the distillery teams....
