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Archive for November, 2017

Initial Thoughts on RNDC, Breakthru Deal

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As was reported yesterday, RNDC and Breakthru unveiled plans for a merger in 2018 [see WSD 11-20-2017]. Together BRNDC (as we've taken to calling the new entity) will represent $12 billion in sales and span 30 markets. It will be the second largest dis... Read more

Treasury Wine Estates sponsors UK’s NME Awards with 19 Crimes

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Treasury Wine Estates has announced a tie-up between its 19 Crimes wine brand and music website New Musical Express' awards in London. Read more

RNDC, Breakthru Beverage announce merger

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Republic National Distributing Co. LLC (RNDC), New Orleans, a distributor and broker of premium wine and spirits, and Breakthru Beverage Group LLC, New York, a distributor and broker of beer, wine and spirits in the United States and Canada, a... Read more

No. 2 and 3 Wine Distributors Announce Mega-Merger

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Republic National and Breakthru Beverage unite to challenge leader Southern Glazer’s.
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Whiskey Pumpkin Pie

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It’s the dessert that’s the centerpiece of the season. Adding whiskey to this pumpkin pie gives it warmth, mellowed by the sweetness of maple syrup.
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Meet The Old Portland, Slabtown’s Most Unique Wine Bar

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The Dandy Warhols frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor discusses his love of aged Bordeaux and what drove him to create a throwback rock-influenced wine bar. Read more

Five Tips to Finding Collectible Spirits

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If you like history and want a taste of the past, join the "dusty hunters"—people who search for old, forgotten, collectible spirits—with these five tips. Read more

Breakthru Beverage Group, Republic National Distributing Co poised to merge

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The consolidatory trend within US alcohol distribution has hit another high, with the second- and third-largest distributors in the country looking to merge. Read more

Alert, RNDC, Breakthru Beverage Agree to Merge

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Confirming the worst kept secret of the summer, Republic National Distributing Company and Breakthru Beverage Group will merge to stop Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits from running away with the distribution tier. The two have announced a letter of int... Read more

Exclusive: RNDC And Breakthru Join Forces, Creating A $14 Billion Wholesale Colossus

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Competition is about to get even stiffer in the U.S. wine and spirits market’s wholesale tier. Just a year after the creation of $17.5 billion giant Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the current number-two and -three wholesalers in the market—Repub... Read more