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Erika Lapish Joins MGP as VP of HR

MGP Ingredients has named Erika Lapish Vice President of Human Resources. Lapish brings more than 20 years in global HR management at manufacturing and healthcare organizations to MGP, a leading provider of distilled spirits, branded...

Francis Ford Coppola Winery Merging With Delicato Family Wines

Delicato Family Wines and Francis Ford Coppola Winery will combine forces. The Francis Ford Coppola wine portfolio and two facilities in Sonoma County, the Francis Ford Coppola Winery and the Virginia Dare Winery located in...

Trinity Beverage Acquires Verity Wines, Domaine Select Wine & Spirits

Trinity Beverage Acquisition has acquired and recapitalized the assets of Verity Wines and Domaine Select Wine & Spirits from each company's former secured lender. Trinity, backed by a consortium of existing wine and spirits brand...

Delivery Company Gopuff Buys Liquor Barn Retail Chain

Leading independent Kentucky alcohol retail chain Liquor Barn has been acquired by the fast-growing digital delivery company Gopuff. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In purchasing Liquor Barn, Gopuff acquires 23 retail locations that span across...

Jim Beam Announces Jim Beam Orange

The newest product from Jim Beam is Jim Beam Orange. This combines a juicy, bright orange flavor with Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey to give a light and bright twist to simple summer cocktails such as...

Pernod Ricard Partners with At-home Mixology Company Drinkworks

Drinkworks has announced a partnership with Pernod Ricard USA and The Absolut Company to develop co-branded cocktails for use in the Drinkworks Home Bar system. Through the new licensing agreement, the first two co-branded cocktail offerings — Absolut...

Martignetti Announces Appointment of President of Sales and Marketing

The New England Distributor Martignetti Companies has appointed Chris Conrad as President of Sales and Marketing, effective October 1, 2021. Conrad most recently served as Senior Vice President, Wine, at the Company. He succeeds Mark...
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Southern Glazer’s to Distribute Vera Wang’s New Party Prosecco

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits will distribute Party prosecco, a new Italian wine founded by the fashion icon, Vera Wang. “First and foremost, I am a designer, but I am also an entrepreneur and brand...
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Diageo Becomes First Spirits Sponsor of the NFL

The National Football League has named Diageo as the first ever Official Spirits Sponsor of the NFL. This multiyear sponsorship includes opportunities for onsite activation and engagement with adult fans, as well as broadcast, digital...

Johnson Brothers Announces $1M Scholarship at U of M Carlson School

The Minnesota-based distributor Johnson Brothers has endowed a $1M scholarship at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities’ Carlson School of Management to support underrepresented students with financial need. The Johnson Brothers Scholarship for Diversity, Equity,...