RNDC Rocked By Brown-Forman Exit As Supplier Exodus Continues

The country’s second-largest distributor, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) has been shedding suppliers at an alarming rate, with another major national loss announced today. Following Brown-Forman’s exit from RNDC in California this month, the whiskey giant will now follow suit in other states.

There Wasn’t One Destination to Buy Black-Owned Spirits, So This ‘Tech Nerd’ Built It

Like many people cooped up during the pandemic, Washington, D.C. resident Charles Everett spent much of his time on lockdown scrolling social media and building out his bar. But in the case of these quarantine hobbies, Everett’s quest to collect Black-owned spirits and share them on social media has turned into something bigger: the first bev-alc e-commerce site entirely devoted to Black-owned products.

Campari America Enters Non-Alc Market with Crodino Spritz

Campari America is building on its spritzing success to pursue another trend: adult non-alc (ANA). The Italian spirits group announced today it is bringing Crodino, a zero-proof ready-to-serve spritz, to the U.S. as its first Stateside foray into the growing category.

How Junglee Aims To Crack The Cultural Cocktail Code

It’s not often that the genesis for a canned cocktail is a home-cooked dinner. But for friends Vishal Patel and Parit Pathak, the idea for their ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail brand, Junglee, came from their mothers’ cooking.