Category: Awards
Video: The Best Beer Brands of 2020
What were the top beer brands and trends from this past year? In this video, editors Kyle Swartz and Melissa Dowling, along with Beverage Information Group …
Brew The Right Thing: The 2020 Beer Growth Brands
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …