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StateWays - March/April 2015

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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StateWays ■ www.stateways.com ■ March/April 2015 4 StateWays ® Editor Jeremy Nedelka Tel: 203-855-8499 x213 jnedelka@specialtyim.com Associate Editor Kyle Swartz kswartz@specialtyim.com 203-855-8499 x225 Art Director Adam Lane Contributing Editors Jonathan Newman Melissa Niksic Robert Plotkin Jack Robertiello Thomas Henry Strenk Senior Regional Sales Manager Bruce Kostic Tel: 203-855-8499, ext. 215 bkostic@specialtyim.com Senior Regional Sales Manager Mark Marcon Tel: 248-761-6231 mmarcon@specialtyim.com Senior Regional Sales Manager Debbie Rittenberg Tel: 215-860-0306 drittenberg@specialtyim.com Senior Research Analyst Adam Rogers Vice President, Beverage Amy Collins acollins@epgmediallc.com Production Director Cherri Perschmann Tel: 763-383-4425 cperschmann@epgmediallc.com List Rental Jim Scova Tel: 914-368-1012 jscova@MeritDirect.com Reprints Circulation and Audience Development Manager Debra Welter Tel: 847-720-5614 dwelter@specialtyim.com StateWays is published by The Beverage Information Group, a division of EPG Media & Specialty Information E D I T O R ' S N O T E Awards Season Isn't Over Yet H ollywood's run of self-congratulating award shows may have ended with Birdman receiving the Best Picture Oscar, but StateWays has a few more awards to give out. The beverage alcohol industry can't offer nominees as quirky as Birdman, a fi lm with an ambiguous ending starring Michael Keaton as an actor looking to shed his superhero-role past and be taken seriously. But we do have world-renowned brands with centuries of history, alongside innovative upstarts taking advantage of consumer trends. This issue reveals the 2015 Growth Brand Winners (page 15), a set of 163 wine and spirit brands leading their respective categories. They found the right mix of marketing, promotions and customer engagement to increase sales in 2014, earning special recognition. I look forward to seeing representatives from this year's winning Growth Brands at the WSWA Con- vention in Orlando and presenting the awards in person. In addition to celebrating this year's winners, we have a few other surprises planned for attendees at the reception. For those of you who won't be attending WSWA, I'll also be attending the NABCA Convention in Phoenix this May. The last time I was at the show was during my fi rst stint as StateWays Editor in 2011, so I'm excited to attend again. The NABCA Convention provides an insight into the control state system you can't get anywhere else. Congratulations to all of this year's Growth Brand winners. Celebrating sales growth and innovation in the beverage alcohol industry is an important and rewarding part of this job, even if it doesn't involve a red carpet, celebrities and gold statues. Jeremy Nedelka, Editor Growth Brands Awards, page 15

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