Category: Awards
Brew The Right Thing: The 2020 Beer Growth Brands
by: Melissa Dowling
While beer sales have seen a lift this year due to consumers stocking up, the category has faced significant challenges as more consumers turn to spirits, …
Q&A: Why Heineken Zero’s A Hero
by: Melissa Dowling
Non-alcoholic beer Heineken 0.0, which launched in January 2019, won a Growth Brands award this year for being a Top Sales Driver. We caught up with …
How Ruffino and Grand Marnier Became Hall of Fame Brands
by: Melissa Dowling
Our 2020 Growth Brands Awards recognize the fastest-growing wine and spirits in America. In our last issue we highlighted the many winners across multiple categories. Now, we zero in on a select …
Behind The 2020 Growth Brands Winners
by: Melissa Dowling
Our annual Growth Brands Awards recognize the fastest-growing wine and spirits brands in the U.S., as well as the top industry suppliers. Learn more about how …
Q&A: Brown-Forman, the 2020 Spirits Supplier of the Year
by: Melissa Dowling
Brown-Forman is the Spirits Supplier of the Year for our 2020 Growth Brands Awards. This honor reflects the bevy of beverage brands in their portfolio that grew …
That’s The Spirit: The 2020 Spirits Growth Brands Winners
by: Jeremy Nedelka
Once again, spirits sales rose in 2019, continuing an unprecedented growth streak. This year’s list of Growth Brands winners includes 75 spirits across four categories: Rising …
BevX 2020: Houlihan’s Leans Into Its Bar Heritage
by: Melissa Dowling
In addition to its 47-year-old namesake casual-dining brand, Houlihan’s operates the fine-dining specialty concepts J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks (six units), Bristol Seafood Grill and Devon Seafood …
BevX Awards 2020: An Omni-excellent Approach
by: Kelly Magyarics
A listing of a drink’s ingredients on a cocktail menu without any additional context or description can be confusing or misleading. Even if guests are familiar …
Growth Brands: 2019 Beer Best Sellers
by: Kyle Swartz
We calculated our annual Beer Growth Brands Awards a bit differently in 2019. We polled our pool of beverage alcohol retailers, bar and restaurant operators and …
TGI Fridays: Still Fresh and Fierce at 52
by: Kyle Swartz
2019 Cheers BevX Award Winners Best Single-Concept Restaurant Beverage Program: TGI Fridays The first TGI Fridays may have opened in 1965, but the restaurant chain continues …
