Strengthen the Business Behind the Brand
Work through the fundamentals that support growth while building relationships with people who can help you make progress.
BevNET Live Returns to Los Angeles, CA December 6-8
The leading event for the beverage industry returns to Marina del Rey for three days of strategic planning, business connections, product discovery, and conversations that can shape what comes next. For 20 years, BevNET Live has brought together the people building, growing, buying, investing in, and supporting beverage businesses — creating a place to share ideas, solve challenges, and build relationships that continue long after the event ends.
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What Are You Looking to Accomplish?
Come with a business challenge. Leave with a better way forward. Choose the goal that best matches what you’re working toward and we'll show you how BevNET Live can help.
Been to BevNET Live Before? See how you can build upon your last experience and keep the momentum going.
Open Up New Paths to Growth
Explore new channels, grow distribution, strengthen strategic relationships, and work through the decisions that come with taking a beverage business further.
Find the Brands Your Customers Will Want Next
Taste new products and meet the founders behind them to see what could have a place on your shelves, in your portfolio, or across your network.
Meet Founders Before Their Next Big Move
Build relationships with founders as they make key decisions about capital, production, distribution, and growth.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
What Happens at BevNET Live
Hear How Other Leaders Are Navigating the Business
Founders, operators, investors, and buyers share how they’re approaching growth, retail, capital, marketing, operations, and the challenges shaping the beverage business right now.
Meet the People You Need to Know
Whether it’s over lunch, between sessions, or during a scheduled 1:1 meeting, conversations at BevNET Live can lead to a new account, key introduction, strategic partner, or fresh way to solve a business challenge.
Put Products at the Center of the Conversation
Sampling helps brands spark conversations, gather feedback, and build visibility with buyers, investors, operators, and potential partners. Put your product on display in the sample fridges or at the happy hour.
Pressure-Test Your Next Move
Use the insights, trends, and feedback from BevNET Live to sharpen your next move. Beverage School, the New Beverage Showdown, and conversations throughout the event give you practical ideas you can put to work.
A Sample of Past Attendees
BevNET Live brings together people from across the beverage business — founders and operators, retailers and distributors, investors, suppliers, advisors, and other partners who help brands grow.
2026 Speakers
Kim Perell
CEO, Juni
Seth Green
Co-Founder, Hellbent Cocktails
PJ Loughran
Co-Founder, Hellbent Cocktails
Matthew Senreich
Co-Founder, Hellbent Cocktails
Recent Event Announcements
Two Founders, Two Very Different Paths to Growth at BevNET Live LA 2026
At BevNET Live LA 2026, founders Brad Woodgate and Andy Sauer will take attendees inside two very different approaches to growth — one built around a tightly controlled channel and operating strategy, the other around identifying audiences and turning distinctive brands into cultural phenomena.Sell the Rocketship: Inside the St. Agrestis Exit at BevNET Live LA 2026
When a brand is taking off, how do you decide it’s the right time to capitalize on its growth? That’s the heart of the issue a panel at BevNET Live (December 6-8) will explore, taking attendees inside the deal-making process that led to the sale of St. Agrestis, maker of Phony Negroni, to The Wine Group.BevNET Live LA 2026: Whole Foods Market, Spec’s, and INFRA Join 1:1 Meetings
At BevNET Live LA 2026 (Dec. 6–8 at the Marina Del Rey Marriott Hotel), the exclusive 1:1 meeting program returns to bridge the gap between emerging brands and industry power players. In a landscape where retail cycles are tightening and capital is more selective, these structured sessions are designed to move beyond the hallway "elevator pitch" and into the actionable conversations that drive growth.BevNET Live LA 2026: What Beverage Leaders Say They Value Most
For nearly 20 years, BevNET Live has served as the strategic checkpoint for the beverage industry, bringing together the people building brands, buying products, investing capital, expanding distribution, and shaping what comes next. This December 6-8 in Los Angeles, founders, operators, retailers, distributors, investors, and industry partners will come together again. More than 50% of attendees are top decision-makers, creating opportunities to compare strategies, challenge assumptions, and build relationships across the industry.From Building Beverage Brands to Finding Them, BevNET Live LA 2026 Helps You Take the Next Step
Since 2009, BevNET Live has been the place where the beverage industry comes together to do business, explore trends and traction, learn tactics for growing brands and develop strategies based on insights from the people shaping the market. BevNET Live L.A. returns December 6–8 to Marina del Rey, bringing founders and operators together with retailers, investors, suppliers and other experts who can help move …
Why People Keep Coming Back
Whether you're in the ideation stage or you've been running a brand for years, BevNET Live is the best event for people building in the beverage industry. The breadth of knowledge sharing and community building is invaluable. And for a notoriously difficult industry, attending BevNET Live helped me feel more informed, empowered, and a little less alone.
Sahra Nguyen
Founder & CEO, Nguyen Coffee Supply
I have always believed that the difference between success and failure can be just a few degrees of separation. BevNET helps founders close those degrees by connecting them with people who have been there before, while providing the market intelligence and perspective they need to keep moving toward their North Star.
Jon Sebastiani
Founding Partner, Sonoma Brands Capital
Questions?
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