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Stateways July-Aug 2013

StateWays is the only magazine exclusively covering the control state system within the beverage alcohol industry, with annual updates from liquor control commissions and alcohol control boards and yearly fiscal reporting from control jurisdictions

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Growth Brands at WSWA The Beverage Information Group honored the suppliers whose wine and spirits brands won Growth Brand Awards this year at the recent WSWA Convention he Beverage Information Group, StateWays' parent company, held a reception at the 70th Annual WSWA Convention in Orlando, FL, this past April to recognize the 2013 Growth Brand Award winners in the wine and spirits categories. Growth Brand Award winners were recognized in four categories: Rising Stars, which must be less than five years old and have exhibited notable growth in the past few years; Fast Track, which must have exceeded 100,000 9-liter cases in 2012, with double-digit growth in each of the past four years; Established Growth, brands moving a minimum of 400,000 9-liter cases, with notable growth in the past few years; and the Comeback awards tier, honoring brands that have rebounded in sales to at least the previous level after a recent decline. The Growth Brand categories are designed to organize the wine and spirit brands demonstrating notable growth in a meaningful, quantifiable way to help retailers, restaurateurs and the industry at large discern existing and emerging trends. The article detailing the Growth Brands for 2013 appeared in the March/April 2013 issue of StateWays'. T Kate Latts, director of marketing for Heaven Hill Distilleries. Gianna I. Franzia, John Lastra, North director of digital Florida area manmarketing for ager for The Patron Bronco Wine. Spirits Company. StateWays I www.stateways.com I July/August 2013 Tony Bongiovanni, left, StateWays' vp of sales and associate publisher, and Adam Rogers, senior analyst for the Beverage Information Group, served as co-presenters. Left, Roberto J. Serralles, PhD, vice president of business development, and John Eason, COO/executive vice president of Serralles. Brett Scallan, vice president/ group brand director at Ste. Michelle. Kurt Jungerren, director of sales, national accounts, for Phillips Distilling. 39

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