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Streamlining Warehouse Efficencies

The core tenet of a successful distribution center is minimizing warehousing and handling costs, while improving customer fulfillment and delivery goals. That’s why technologies and innovations within the alcohol beverage industry are gaining momentum.  In...

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...

How Does Craft Beer Survive COVID-19?

The craft beer industry was growing steadily before COVID-19. Thanks to the rise of taprooms — allowing breweries of all sizes to generate consistent revenue — the category had found more room to expand. For many of...

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...

How Can Craft Distilling Survive The Coronavirus?

The U.S. craft spirits industry was booming before COVID-19 gripped hold of the globe. Consumers flocked to distillery tasting rooms across the country. U.S. spirits sales grew 5.3% last year, reaching a record high of...

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...