Beverage Dynamics

Beverage Dynamics Mar-Apr 2016

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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8 Beverage Dynamics • March/April 2016 www.beveragedynamics.com Editor's NOTE Beverage Group VP & Publisher Amy Collins Editor Jeremy Nedelka Tel: 203-855-8499 x2213 email: jnedelka@epgmediallc.com Associate Editor Kyle Swartz Tel: 203-855-8499 x2225 email: kswartz@epgmediallc.com Contributing Editors Laurie Daniel Jonathan H. Newman Darby Hughes Marnie Old Julie Johnson Jack Robertiello Maura Keller Thomas Henry Strenk Sales Managers Bruce Kostic Tel: 203-855-8499, ext. 2215 email: bkostic@epgmediallc.com Mark Marcon Tel: 763-383-4456 email: mmarcon@epgmediallc.com Debbie Rittenberg Tel: 763-383-4455 email: drittenberg@epgmediallc.com Associate Art Director Andrea Schneider Production Director Cherri Perschmann Tel: 763-383-4425 email: cperschmann@epgmediallc.com Managing Art Director Dodi Vessels Senior Research Analyst Marina Velez Tel: 203-855-8499 x2212 email: mvelez@epgmediallc.com REPRINTS Circulation and Audience Development Manager Robin Cooper email: rcooper@epgmediallc.com LIST RENTAL MeritDirect, Jim Scova email: jscova@MeritDirect.com Tel: 914-368-1012 CEO Marion Minor Sr VP/Finance & Operations Gerald Winkel Sr VP/Audience Development Joanne Juda-Prainito Beverage Dynamics is published by Beverage Infor- mation Group, a division of EPG Media & Specialty Information EDITORIAL OFFICES 17 High St., 2nd Fl., Norwalk, CT 06851 Tel: 203-855-8499 | Fax: 203-855-9446 EXECUTIVE OFFICES 10405 Sixth Ave. N., Suite 210, Plymouth, MN 55441 Tel: 763-383-4400 | Fax: 763-383-4499 RETAILER EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Ralph Bondon, Berbiglia's Ted Farrell, Haskell's Hal Gershman, Happy Harry's Ron Junge, Brown Derby Stores Ed Mulvihill, Peco's Liquors Steve Small, Yankee Wine & Spirits Charles Sonnenberg, Frugal Macdoogal's OUR AWARDS SEASON HAS JUST BEGUN The Best Picture win by "Spotlight" at this year's Academy Awards marked the end of Holly- wood's season of self-congratulations, but the honors for the beverage alcohol industry have just begun. More than 130 wine and spirit brands qualifi ed as Growth Brands Award winners this year (see page 33), ranging from Established Growth brands that drive sales growth to Rising Stars that demonstrate great promise. The annual Growth Brands Award reception will be held at the 73rd Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Convention in Las Vegas. Representatives from dozens of suppliers will be on hand to accept their trophies, including wine Hall of Fame winner J. Lohr Estates. RECOGNIZING MARKETERS AND ADVERTISERS For more than three decades, Beverage Dynamics has honored the in-house and agency marketing teams that advertise and promote beverage alcohol brands. We're proud to recognize the most creative, innovative and eye-catching con- cepts that help drive our industry. This year's Advertising & Promotion Awards introduces a dozen new catego- ries, including a Best Overall winner for the fi rst time ever. Brands that enter the same promotion or campaign in at least fi ve categories (ranging from traditional advertising to digital content to in-store signage) are eligible to enter the overall winner category. Any beer, wine or spirit marketing and advertising program intro- duced between June 2015 and May 2016 is eligible for this year's awards. For more information about the 32nd Annual Advertising & Promotion Awards, visit www.beveragedynamics.com/apawards. Full program details, an updated category list and entry forms are now available. CALLING TOP RETAILERS For the fi rst time, we're accepting nominations for the Beverage Dynamics Retailer of the Year Awards. Retailers may nominate themselves, or industry members (suppliers, wholesalers and trade associations) can nominate outstand- ing retailers they've worked with. Entries will be judged by the editorial staff of Beverage Dynamics and the winners will be announced in 2017. More information about the awards, including the full nomination form, is now available at www.beveragedynamics.com/retaileroftheyear. Congratulations to this year's Growth Brands winners, and best of luck to the entrants in the Advertising & Promotion Awards and Retailer of the Year Awards! Jeremy Nedelka Editor &

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