Tag Archive: Southern Glazer’s
Exclusive: Beam Suntory Goes National With Southern Glazer’s, Adding Nine New Markets To Partnership
Beam Suntory has opted to consolidate its U.S. distribution with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits across 43 markets, Shanken News Daily has learned. Continue reading →
Posted in News on February 4, 2020Southern Glazer’s Offloads USVI Business To Coca-Cola Bottler CC One
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has agreed to sell its U.S. Virgin Islands-based distribution business to CC One Virgin Islands for an undisclosed sum, effective January 31. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 29, 2020Interview, Part 2: Great North Distributors’ Doug Wieland
In the second part of our interview with Doug Wieland, the president of Southern Glazer’s Canada and cannabis subsidiary Great North Distributors discusses the parallels between cannabis and beverage alcohol, as well as what form factors he sees driving Canada’s recreational cannabis market now that Legalization 2.0 is underway. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 21, 2020News Briefs for January 10, 2020
•Baron Philippe de Rothschild Chile has appointed New York-based Monsieur Touton Selection as the exclusive U.S. importer for Chilean wines Escudo Rojo and Mapu. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 10, 2020News Briefs for January 8, 2020
•Tequila Partida, part of the Edrington portfolio, has announced a national release for its Single Barrel Reserve Reposado. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 8, 2020Interview, Part 1: Southern Glazer’s Doug Wieland On The Progress Of Cannabis Subsidiary Great North
Southern Glazer’s, through its subsidiary Great North Distributors, has been among the key beverage alcohol players branching into cannabis in Canada’s recreational market. While Canada’s adult-use cannabis category has seen its share of growing pains over the past year—among them oversupply and an uneven retail rollout—Great North and others have been laying the groundwork for future growth. According to Statistics Canada, adult-use retail sales totaled C$908 million ($690m) from October 2018 through September of last year, with more than 400 brick-and-mortar retailers in operation. Shanken News Daily executive editor Daniel Marsteller caught up with Doug Wieland, president of both Southern Glazer’s Canada and Great North, to get an update on progress. Continue reading →
Posted in News on January 7, 2020
