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Mainstream Retailers Embrace Growlers As Trend Grows

Driven by the surge in craft beer sales, growler stations are becoming a national retail trend in liquor stores, supermarkets, c-stores, drug stores and other channels. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 14, 2013

Interview: Francesca Schuler, BevMo’s Chief Marketing Officer

Editor’s Note: BevMo, already one of the biggest beverage alcohol retailers in the United States, is rapidly becoming even bigger. The Concord, California-based chain now operates around 130 stores in California, Arizona and Washington, having opened 15 last year alone. Five of those units were in Washington, where BevMo is rapidly expanding following the privatization of the state’s spirits business in 2012. Shanken News Daily recently caught up with BevMo chief marketing officer Francesca Schuler to discuss BevMo’s progress. Continue reading →

Posted in News on May 2, 2013

News Briefs for March 19, 2013

•The U.S. craft beer market was up 15% by volume last year, to nearly 13.2 million barrels, according to the Brewers Association. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 19, 2013

News Briefs for November 13, 2012

•Chopin Imports is introducing a new chocolate liqueur brand nationwide ahead of the holiday season, Dorda Double Chocolate Liqueur. Continue reading →

Posted in News on November 13, 2012

News Briefs for October 17, 2012

•Total Wine & More and BevMo are both expanding with new locations in Eastern Washington and Central California. Continue reading →

Posted in News on October 17, 2012

News Briefs for October 12, 2012

Wine Spectator reports that Jean Guyon, who owns several notable cru bourgeois wineries in Bordeaux, has bought Château Greysac, one of the region’s best-known cru bourgeois estates. Continue reading →

Posted in News on October 12, 2012

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