Beverage Dynamics

Beverage Dynamics - March 2015

Beverage Dynamics is the largest national business magazine devoted exclusively to the needs of off-premise beverage alcohol retailers, from single liquor stores to big box chains, through coverage of the latest trends in wine, beer and spirits.

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28 Beverage Dynamics • March/April 2015 www.beveragedynamics.com E ach year, dozens (if not hundreds) of new brands join the wine and spirit industries – fi ghting for market share and consumers' attention. What propels some brands on a path to growth, while others are destined to be forgotten? Quality product, brand awareness, consumer percep- tion, advertising, promotions, merchandising, event marketing and countless other factors come into play (not to mention luck). Only the most successful brands strike the right balance at the right time, rising above the competition. Since growth comes in many forms, the awards for both wines and spirits are split into four categories: Rising Star, Fast Track, Established Growth and Comeback Brand. Rising Stars are new brands that show great potential. Fast Track brands have grown steadily and are on the way to becoming category leaders. Established Growth win- ners are top-selling brands with a proven track record. And lastly, comeback brands are past winners that saw a temporary decrease in sales, but have since rebounded to at least their prior level. We asked the 163 Growth Brand winners what it took to build their brand, how they grew sales in 2014 and what they're planning to sustain the mo- mentum in 2015. Their answers provide insight into the resolve it takes to become a category leader in the beverage alcohol industry, and the determina- tion required to stay on top year after year. Beverage Dynamics congratulates this year's Growth Brand winners for their achievement. These 90 wine brands and 73 spirit brands are lighting the way, leading the industry to con- tinued growth and success. "Although the growth brands accounted for roughly one-third of wine and spirit in- dustry sales last year, they accounted for more than three-quarters of the industries' growth," says Adam Rogers, Manager of In- formation Services for the Beverage Informa- tion & Insights Group. "The Growth Brands are what propels these industries forward. Recognizing them as winners is essential and they deserve to be honored." { A WINNING FORMULA } THE CLASS OF 2015 The winners of this year's Growth Brand Awards include 90 wine brands and 73 spirit brands, representing more than 60 different suppliers. Among the highlights from this year's class: SUPPLIERS WITH THE MOST WINNING BRANDS E. & J. GALLO WINERY 17 CONSTELLATION BRANDS 15 DIAGEO 9 HEAVEN HILL 8 A dozen winning brands didn't register any sales in 2013, rising to more than 20,000 cases sold in less than a full year. The 2015 Wine and Spirit Growth Brand Award Winners SELECTING THE WINNERS The Beverage Information & Insights Group used the following criteria to select this year's Growth Brand winners, based on brands' projected case sales for the 2014 calendar year: Fast Track Brands must have exceeded 100,000 nine-liter cases, with double-digit growth in each of the last four years. All Fast Track Brands must also be at least fi ve years old. Rising Star Brands must be less than fi ve full years old and have exhibited notable growth in the past few years, reaching at least 20,000 nine-liter cases in 2014. Established Growth Brands must be a top seller in their category, moving a minimum of 400,000 nine-liter cases annually. They must also have grown moderately or substantially in each of the past four years. Comeback Growth Brands include previous winners that have rebounded in sales to at least their previous level, following a recent decline. TOP-SELLING SPIRIT WINNERS TOP-SELLING WINE WINNERS SVEDKA 4.08m cases JIM BEAM 4.07m cases FIREBALL 3.90m cases BAREFOOT CELLARS 16.42m cases WOODBRIDGE 9.15m cases BLACK BOX 4.02m cases { } IN TOTAL, THE GROWTH BRAND WINNERS REPRESENT NEARLY 130 MILLION CASES OF WINES AND SPIRITS SOLD IN 2014. E

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