Tag Archive: Breakthru Beverage
Craft Brewing and Distilling News for January 12, 2017
•Chopin Imports Ltd. has been tapped as the national sales and distribution agent for Utica, New York-based Adirondack Distilling Company. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 12, 2017Craft Brewing and Distilling News for December 21, 2016
•St. Louis’s Schlafly Beer is launching a new premium collection called From the Ibex Cellar. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 21, 2016Empire-Breakthru Battle Heats Up As Retailers Reveal Details Of Alleged Smuggling Scheme
The court battle between Empire Merchants and Breakthru Beverage—two of the U.S. market’s biggest spirits and wine distributors—continues to heat up. Continue reading →
Posted in News on December 15, 2016News Briefs for November 21, 2016
•Diageo is closing its rum maturation and warehousing operation in St. Croix by the end of next year. Continue reading →
Empire Excoriates Breakthru Offer, Calling It An “Outrageous Publicity Stunt”
Hours after Breakthru Beverage Group made what it termed an “aggressive and substantial” offer for Empire Merchants, Empire said it wasn’t for sale—and excoriated Breakthru’s play in an exclusive statement to SND. Continue reading →
Posted in News on November 11, 2016Breakthru Fights Back Against Empire Lawsuit, Prepares Motion To Dismiss
In September, Empire Merchants shocked the drinks industry when it filed suit against co-owner Charlie Merinoff and Breakthru Beverage CEO Greg Baird, claiming that they defrauded the company through their involvement in an interstate smuggling scheme. Continue reading →
Posted in News on October 28, 2016
