Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has acquired certain assets of Epic Wine & Spirits, the distribution division of Foley Family Wines. Simultaneously, Foley Family Wines signed a national distribution agreement with...
Eastside Distilling acquires a controlling stake in Big Bottom Distilling
Eastside Distilling (ESDI) recently announced their acquisition of a majority stake in Big Bottom Distilling (BBD). Big Bottom Distilling is a Hillsboro, OR based distiller of multiple award winning alcoholic beverages...
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits launches travel sales and export division
Southern Glazer’s, the largest distribution company in North America for wine and spirits, recently announced the launch of its new travel sales and export division. Southern Glazer’s will be the first major U.S....
Breakthru Beverage Will Continue to Distribute Moet Hennessy
Breakthru Beverage will be renewing its US distribution contracts with Moet Hennessy in Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, and Washington D.C. The supplier and distributor began their relationship in 2005 when Charmer...
Brown-Forman is its Own Distributor Abroad
The American-owned Brown-Forman Corporation plans to launch its own distribution company in Spain. The transition will take full effect in July of 2017 and is ultimately intended to elevate the Jack Daniel’s portfolio in...
Niche Wine Distributor Finds Its Place in the Market
Phenix Wine Distributors, an employee owned company, has launched in California with a specialized approach to wine sales. While Phenix boasts an experienced team (the former management team of Epic Wines) and already has...
Johnson Brothers and Wirtz Beverage join forces in Iowa – venture will align spirit brokerage efforts of companies
In a move that will significantly increase market share and coverage, Johnson Brothers and Wirtz Beverage Group announced today a spirits brokerage partnership for the state of Iowa. Both companies have existing operations...
Pernod not interested in Cuervo distribution deal or Sobieski acquisition, but hints at interest in US craft spirits sector
Deputy chairman and chief executive Pierre Pringuet said in London yesterday that he had been surprised by reports from Paris last week that he wanted Jose Cuervo to fill the tequila gap in his portfolio. “I was asked if it...