News Alert: RNDC Withdraws from California June 2, 2025 Republic National Distributing Co. is closing its California business. The announcement follows a challenging period in the Golden State for the ...

Industry veteran Dan Leese, who has led San Francisco-based importer, distiller, and marketer Hotaling & Co. over the past five years, is set to step down as CEO at the end of June. Hotaling said its ...

For nearly four decades, Phil Markert has been a part of the Vons grocery chain fabric. He began at the entry level, bagging groceries at a Southern California-based Vons, but eventually would rise to ...

Bill Terlato, president and CEO of Terlato Wine Group, has named Sandra LeDrew as chief operating officer, a new role within the company. LeDrew is being elevated to COO in an effort to energize and ...

Wine industry veteran Rick Tigner grew up in Modesto, California, and in the early part of his career worked for Modesto-based E.&J. Gallo. In 1991, he joined Jess Jackson at Jackson Family Wines, ...

Last night, SND reported that The Duckhorn Portfolio will reallocate investment away from lower priority brands and tasting rooms in order to focus in on its core four labels of Duckhorn Vineyards, ...

Cann is among the leading hemp THC brands nationally, selling nearly 10 million cans (over 400,000 2.25-gallon cases) last year, with revenues jumping 70% and on track to more than double in 2025. The ...

Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC), the U.S. market’s second-largest spirits and wine distributor, is joining forces with fourth-ranked Young’s Market Co. Pending regulatory approval, the two ...

Ambitious Hemp THC Drinks Players Build A New Category In The U.S. November 19, 2024 The cannabis drinks market is growing at a rapid rate. According to research firm Fortune Business Insights, it’s ...

Cannabis Briefs for July 1, 2025 July 1, 2025 •Last week, the House Appropriations Committee passed Republican-led agricultural legislation that could devastate the U.S.’s hemp-derived THC and CBD ...

Beverage retail behemoth Total Wine & More continues to make major moves across the country, entering new markets and adding locations nationwide. Total Wine will open its 216th store this month when ...

Pernod Ricard has begun a restructuring effort aimed at simplifying its business, with the company planning to split its portfolio into two units, one including whiskies, Champagnes, and Cognac, and ...