39 StateWays Q www.stateways.com Q July/August 2014
Growth
Brands at
WSWA
The Beverage Information Group honors the
suppliers whose wine and spirits brands won
Growth Brand Awards this year at the recent
WSWA Convention.
A
t the WSWA Convention in April, the
Beverage Information Group, StateWays'
parent company, recognized the 2014 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 fi ve
years old and have exhibited notable growth in the
past few years; Fast Track, which must have exceeded
100,000 9-liter cases in 2013, 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, quantifi able way to help
retailers, restaurateurs and the industry at large discern
existing and emerging trends. The article detailing the
Growth Brands for 2014 appeared in the March/April
2014 issue of Beverage Dynamics.
Charlie Forman, left, StateWays' Executive VP and Group
Publisher, and Adam Rogers, Senior Research Analyst for the
Beverage Information Group serve as co-presenters.
Chris Galante, Territory
Manager for Suntory- Beam.
Warren Bogle, President; Ryan
Bogle, VP; and Chris Catterton, VP,
Sales Marketing, Bogle Vineyards.
Gianna Franzia, Marketing
Director for Bronco Wine, and
Charlie Forman.
Barbara Dahl, Sales Director,
Constellation Brands.
Robert Torkelson,
President & COO,
Trinchero.
Brett Scallan, VP of
Marketing, Ste. Michelle.