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Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced the successful closing of its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Horizon Beverage Group, Inc. (Horizon), one of New England’s premier alcohol distributors, including all of Horizon’s operations and wine, spirits and beer portfolio. Effective immediately, Horizon’s operations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island will operate under the name Southern Glazer’s Beverage Company.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer’s) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – today announced the retirement of Tim Anderson, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Kansas & Iowa, effective January 31, 2025.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer’s), the world's preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol, today issued the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging violations of the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA). The RPA is a Depression-era federal antitrust law that has not been enforced in decades because of bipartisan concern that enforcement leads to higher prices for consumers. This suit was authorized by a 3-2 vote of the FTC commissioners along party lines, with dissents issued by Commissioner Holyoak and Commissioner Ferguson, whom President-elect Trump has selected to chair the FTC in his administration.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – today announced that it has appointed Tim Redell to the role of Senior Vice President, Commercial Sales and Execution, American Liberty Division, effective November 16, 2024.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's), the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol, today announced findings from its 2024 Liquid Insights Tour, a coast-to-coast educational initiative focused on exploring the top trends shaping the wine and spirits industry. Building on the company’s 2022 tour, this year’s research included six markets – Tampa, FL; Los Angeles, CA; Austin, TX; Portland, OR; Denver, CO; and New York City, NY – spanning 45 diverse casual dining, polished casual, fine dining, and cocktail bars.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – today announced the launch of Compliance Distilled, a comprehensive digital resource designed to empower employees with the tools they need to maintain the highest ethical and legal standards. The portal is now available to all employees via the Company intranet.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—is recognizing National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, created by the American Trucking Associations, from September 16 – 20, 2024. In addition to showing appreciation for its professional truck drivers, Southern Glazer’s celebrated its annual Warehouse Employee Appreciation Week, a week-long celebration of the Company’s warehouse personnel, from August 12 – 16. These frontline employees operate 15 million square feet of warehouse space and make 7.1 million customer deliveries possible each year.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – today announced that it has appointed Jamie Gruwer to the role of Senior Vice President, National Accounts On Premise, effective August 26, 2024.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – announced today that it has been recognized as one of America’s Best Employers for New Grads 2024. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that its podcast, Served Up, has reached a significant milestone with the release of its 200th episode. This special episode, which listeners can now find on their favorite podcast platforms, features notable moments with guests, reflections on the co-hosts’ experiences, and exciting plans for the future of the Podcast.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – today announced a series of capital and resource investments to advance the Company toward its 2030 Vision to be the hospitality industry's most valued selling, logistics and insights provider. The investments reach across all areas of the business, from Commercial Sales, Digital and Supply Chain, and are focused on delivering the best returns for Southern Glazer’s customers and suppliers.

The Youth Alcohol Awareness and Education Foundation, Inc.—established by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer’s) to fund programs that support alcohol safety and underage drinking prevention—today announced the AlcoholEdu for High School online lesson is once again available at no cost to all high schools in Broward and Miami-Dade counties in Florida, Collin, Dallas , Denton, and Tarrant counties in Texas, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, and Richmond counties in New York for the 2024-2025 school year. The program will be available in these markets throughout the school year.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) —the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced its plans to acquire Horizon Beverage Group, Inc. (Horizon), one of New England’s premier alcohol distributors. The deal includes all of Horizon’s operations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as their wine, spirits, and beer portfolio, and makes these two states the 46th and 47th markets in Southern Glazer’s U.S. footprint, in addition to Canada and the Caribbean.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has promoted Amy Kickham to the role of Chief Human Resources Officer, effective immediately.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that its podcast, Served Up, has been named a Top 10 Nominee for Tales of the Cocktail Foundation’s 2024 Spirited Awards® in the category of Best Broadcast, Podcast, or Online Video Series. This recognition highlights the podcast’s contributions to the spirits and cocktail community, acknowledging its role in sharing valuable industry insights and stories.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world's pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that the Company’s Chairman, Harvey Chaplin, passed away on June 9, 2024. He was 95 years old.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has promoted Anthony Capparelli to the role of Executive Vice President, General Manager, Nevada, effective May 1, 2024. Capparelli is filling the position of John Landry who was recently promoted to Executive Vice President, General Manager, California. As Executive Vice President, General Manager, Nevada, Capparelli will report to Lewis Kenrick, President, West Region, and be responsible for leading all business activities in the state.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has promoted Drew Vermilion to the role of Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Strategy & Chief of Staff.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has promoted John Landry to the role of Executive Vice President, General Manager, California, effective immediately. Until a successor is named, Landry will continue to oversee the Nevada market to ensure a smooth transition.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that its six-city Liquid Insights Tour is returning in 2024. The extensive, coast-to-coast educational initiative, led by the Company’s National Accounts on-premise team, explores and identifies the latest trends in mixology and wine. The Tour is a follow-up from 2022 when Southern Glazer’s identified 10 key trends across cocktails and wine for concepts to consider within their beverage programs – and will look to see what trends are still strong, accelerating, fading, or emerging.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced the appointments of four data, analytics and technology leaders who will head up a newly created Enterprise Data Center of Excellence (CoE) at the Company.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has promoted Mark Chaplin to the role of Executive Vice President, Commercial Sales, effective March 15, 2024.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – announced today that it is recognized as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women 2024 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. This survey of over 142,000 women included representation at over 848,000 companies in America.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has promoted Lewis Kenrick to the role of President, West Region, effective March 1, 2024.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – announced today that it has been recognized as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. This survey of more than 220,000 individuals included representation from approximately 1.5 million companies in America.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – today announced a national distribution agreement with Vinattieri 1385, effective January 1, 2024. This new company, owned by Marchesi Antinori, one of the most historical and renowned wine families in the world, will be the U.S. importer of the Antinori portfolio.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has promoted Craig Goossen to the position Executive Vice President and General Manager of Arizona.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has promoted Ryan Lumaco to the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Alaska, Idaho, and Washington markets.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has appointed Mike McLaughlin as Chief Transformation Officer, effective February 2024.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has launched a new wholly-owned subsidiary, Ankaa Global Logistics (Ankaa), a premier logistics service provider for the beverage alcohol industry. Ankaa’s mission is to provide seamless vertical integration solutions for beverage alcohol suppliers that are efficient, transparent, and differentiated.

The Youth Alcohol Awareness and Education Foundation, Inc.—established by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits to fund programs that support alcohol safety and underage drinking prevention—today announced the AlcoholEdu for High School online curriculum is once again available at no cost to all public and private high schools in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida, Dallas and Collin counties in Texas, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, and Richmond counties in New York for the 2023-2024 school year. The program, which is part of a three-year commitment, will be available in these three markets throughout the school year.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—is recognizing National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, created by the American Trucking Associations, from September 11 – 17, 2023. In addition to showing appreciation for its professional truck drivers, Southern Glazer’s celebrated its annual Warehouse Employee Appreciation Week, a week-long celebration of the Company’s warehouse personnel, from August 7 –11. These frontline employees operate 15.8 million square feet of warehouse space and make 6.7 million customer deliveries possible each year.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has appointed Stephanie Silvestre to the position of Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the Company’s Atlantic Division, backfilling Greg Rabinovich, effective immediately. The Atlantic Division is Southern Glazer’s dedicated selling division for Constellation Brands. In this role, Silvestre will lead the team and will manage the Constellation relationship nationally, working with Southern Glazer’s regional, state, national account teams and operations to continue to grow the portfolio of brands. She will report to Gene Sullivan, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced the retirement of Alison Herman, Senior Counsel Regulatory & Compliance, effective September 1, 2023.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has expanded its distribution agreement with Trinchero Family Estates (TFE), the world’s second-largest family-owned winery and fourth-largest overall.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced the retirement of its President, Sheldon “Shelly” Stein, effective July 1, 2023. Stein played a critical role in the successful combination of Southern Wine & Spirits and Glazer’s Distributors in 2016, establishing Southern Glazer’s as the largest wholesaler in the industry.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced its plans to acquire Miami-based WEBB Banks, the leading premium wine and spirits distributor in the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, as well as the travel retail and cruise sector. The acquisition, expected to close March 31, 2023, expands Southern Glazer’s reach in the Atlantic and travel retail, and strengthens its logistical capabilities to deliver products more efficiently to complex markets in the region.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has published its 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. The annual CSR Report is themed around “Unleashing the Power of Our People” and details investments made to expand local and national charitable impact, take a leadership role in environmental sustainability efforts, and continue to advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – and Hotaling & Co. – the leader in distilling and importing artisanal spirits and cocktail essentials – today announced a national expansion of their distribution agreement – effective January 1, 2023. The agreement adds 15 new markets to the existing 28 market footprint for Hotaling & Co. across the Southern Glazer’s distribution network.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it is expanding its distribution agreement with Sassenach Spirits, the spirits import company founded by Scottish actor and philanthropist Sam Heughan and American entrepreneur Alex Norouzi.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that its Served Up podcast, featuring interviews with the hospitality industry’s most respected and celebrated leaders, has launched a new online book club at www.southernglazers.com/serveduppodcast. Just in time for the busy holiday shopping season, book worms in the beverage industry can check out the Served Up Book Club for recommendations on some of the latest books to buy and read exclusive interviews with the authors who are sharing their knowledge, experiences and stories.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has appointed John Aiello to the role of Vice President, General Manager, Delaware.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol— recently celebrated the grand openings of on-site employee Health & Wellness Clinics in its Syosset, New York (Metro NY) and its Santa Fe Springs, Southern California distribution centers.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has appointed Michael Housey to the role of Executive Vice President, General Manager, Indiana, effective October 24, 2022.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol— today announced that it has appointed Isaiah Hultman to the role of Senior Vice President, General Manager, Missouri effective October 1, 2022.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has appointed Dean Silvers to the role of Executive Vice President, General Manager, Coastal Pacific Wine & Spirits (CPWS) West Region, effective January 1, 2023.

The Youth Alcohol Awareness and Education Foundation, Inc.—established by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits to fund programs that support alcohol safety and underage drinking prevention—today announced the AlcoholEdu for High School online curriculum is once again available at no cost to all public and private high schools in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida, Dallas and Collin counties in Texas, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, and Richmond counties in New York for the 2022-2023 school year. The program, which is part of a three-year commitment, will be available in these three markets throughout the school year.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has appointed Lewis Kenrick to the role of Executive Vice President, General Manager, California, effective January 1, 2023.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced it will once again provide the digital courses 306: African-American History and 306: Continuing the Story at no cost to all public and private high schools in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida, and Dallas and Collin counties in Texas. Students who complete the courses are invited to participate in the “Cheers to Diversity Student Essay Contest” for a chance to win a $2,500 college scholarship.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world's pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that its Served Up podcast, featuring interviews with the beverage industry’s most respected and celebrated leaders, is celebrating its 100th episode. Originally launched in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic to help hospitality professionals stay connected, Served Up has delivered weekly interviews discussing everything from beverage industry best practices and career paths to thought-provoking discussions on diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced the launch of its new online events page, showcasing a curated list of the top food, wine, and cocktail events in the hospitality industry. Accessible at https://southernglazers.com/food-and-wine-events, the listing is designed to be a resource for industry professionals who are looking for an at-a-glance view of upcoming events – whether searching for an opportunity to network, learn best practices, or to showcase their brands.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced the retirement of Steve Harden, Executive Vice President and General Manager, California, effective January 1, 2023.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has appointed Stephanie Silvestre to the role of Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Operations Strategy, effective July 1, 2022.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that Ann Dozier, Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, was awarded the 2022 Large Enterprise CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Award by SouthFloridaCIO, the foremost peer leadership network of South Florida chief information officers.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has signed a four-year distribution agreement with Beam Suntory, a world leader in premium spirits, covering all U.S. Control States. This represents Southern Glazer’s and Beam Suntory’s first multiyear agreement across all Control States.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it is donating a total of $100,000 across three charitable organizations supporting humanitarian aid in Ukraine. The donation is the result of an employee fundraising campaign, where Southern Glazer’s matched employee contributions to organizations performing meaningful work to help Ukrainian refugees.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it is expanding its distribution agreement with Phillips Distilling Company, a pioneer in breakthrough flavors and spirits innovation in North America for more than 109 years. The Phillips Distilling Company portfolio includes Revel Stoke Whisky, UV Vodka, and Prairie Organic Spirits, as well as the recently acquired Leroux and Kamora brands.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world's pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it is celebrating its 21st consecutive year as the host and exclusive provider of wine and spirits for the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®), a national, star-studded, four-day destination event, taking place February 24 – 27, 2022. To date, SOBEWFF® has raised more than $31.8 million for its beneficiary, the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU). Southern Glazer’s has collaborated with its world-class suppliers to secure more than 300 top wine and spirits brands for more than 90+ SOBEWFF® events taking place across Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has made two commercial leadership appointments in its Mid-Atlantic and Control States regions, effective immediately.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that its Senior Vice President Operations & Chief Supply Chain Officer Bobby Burg has been selected by Food Logistics, as one of the winners of the 2022 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award, which recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain. Food Logistics is the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global cold food supply chain.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced the recipient of its 2021 VolunCheer of the Year Award, Marc Anglade, Key Account Executive from Southern Glazer’s in South Carolina. VolunCheers is Southern Glazer’s grassroots employee volunteering and giving program that empowers team members to engage with charities in their local communities. These efforts are managed through the Company’s enterprise-wide internal digital portal, VolunCheers Online, where employees can connect with each other, organize, and promote volunteering and giving activities.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has appointed Casey McQuaid to the role of Vice President & General Manager of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of Oregon, effective February 1, 2022.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that Prestige Wine Imports, importer of a distinguished and diverse portfolio of high quality Italian wines, is expanding its distribution relationship to seven additional markets including Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Washington D.C. effective January 1, 2022.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced it has signed a purchase order with Xos, Inc. (NASDAQXOS), a leading manufacturer of fully electric Class 5 to Class 8 commercial vehicles, for 10 Xos Class 7 refrigerated beverage trucks.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced it has formed a new affiliated company, DRAM Agency, to provide digital marketing consulting and services to wine and spirits suppliers looking to activate or accelerate their eCommerce strategies. DRAM stands for the Digital Revolution of Alcohol Marketing and the team behind the agency possesses a broad arsenal of experience within digital marketing operations and across all facets of eCommerce relating to wine and spirits. The DRAM Agency is a centralized resource for Southern Glazer’s strategic suppliers to access digital tools and solutions, data and education around eCommerce, and the tremendous growth opportunities for brands that exist in the digital marketplace. Similar to the origins of the word dram referring to a single pour of whisky, DRAM Agency is a single source of best practices in online marketing for the wine and spirits industry.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that its Summer Internship Program was recognized in the “100 Best Internship Programs” and “30 Best Internship Programs for Overall Diversity” rankings for 2022 by career engagement platform, Firsthand. The rankings are based on a survey of more than 11,400 current and former interns from more than 100 internship programs.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced that it has appointed Michael Jeffrey to the role of Executive Vice President & General Manager of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits of Colorado, effective November 8, 2021. Mr. Jeffrey, who will report to Mike McLaughlin, President, Central Region, will be responsible for leading and executing the Company’s strategic business initiatives in the state. In addition, he will oversee broad market sales activities for Colorado, including formulating overall strategy, managing and developing people, and establishing policies for the market.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced it will once again provide the digital courses 306: African-American History and 306: Continuing the Story at no cost to all public and private high schools in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida, and Dallas and Collin counties in Texas. Students who complete the courses are invited to participate in the “Cheers to Diversity Student Essay Contest” for a chance to win $2,500 college scholarships.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world's pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced it has launched a new content section on SGProof.com, created specifically to highlight the Company’s minority- and women-owned supplier partners. The new initiative will provide minority- and women-owned brands the opportunity to promote their products through editorial content on the eCommerce platform. The offering, available at no cost, is part of “A Case for Change,” Southern Glazer’s comprehensive strategy launched in 2020 to drive commercial success and growth for an expanded portfolio of minority- and women-owned brands.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—is celebrating National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, created by the American Trucking Associations, from September 12 – 18. In addition to showing appreciation for its professional truck drivers, Southern Glazer’s held its very own Warehouse Employee Appreciation Week, a week-long celebration of the Company’s warehouse personnel, from August 9 -13. These frontline employees operate 14.8 million square feet of warehouse space and make 6.4 million customer deliveries possible each year.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world's pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced it has reached a milestone of 50 aired episodes of Served Up, the Company’s podcast that serves as a source for beverage professionals to advance their skills, customer experiences, and work environments through insights and ideas shared by celebrated industry leaders. The weekly podcast—which launched in October 2020 and is currently available on Apple, Amazon Music, and Spotify—has welcomed 53 guests and garnered more than 12,000 plays to date, reaching listeners around the world in 14 different countries.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced its special insert in the August/September issue of CHILLED Magazine (CHILLED), the “Bartender’s Guide to Wine: Everything you need to know about suggesting, selling, and serving wine.” Brimming with insights from Southern Glazer’s industry-leading wine experts, the insert equips bartenders with the knowledge needed to feel as comfortable selling wines as they do spirits.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (“Southern Glazer’s”)—the world’s pre-eminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced its 5-50-500 charitable giving campaign, celebrating the fifth anniversary of the combination of Southern Wine & Spirits and Glazer’s in 2016 by donating $10,000 to 50 charities for a total of $500,000.

The Youth Alcohol Awareness and Education Foundation, Inc.—established by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits to fund programs that support alcohol safety and underage drinking prevention—today announced the AlcoholEdu for High School online curriculum is once again available at no cost to all public and private high schools in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida, Dallas and Collin counties in Texas, and Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, and Richmond counties in New York for the 2021-2022 school year. The program, which is part of a three-year commitment, will be available in these three markets through the 2022-2023 school year.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's)—the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol—today announced its new SG+ enhanced service offering, bolstering the Company’s leading fine wine, artisanal wine, craft and luxury spirits capabilities for customers and suppliers across Southern Glazer’s U.S. network. The SG+ differentiated sales and service experience, paired with carefully curated portfolios of artisanal wine, craft and luxury spirits, positions Southern Glazer’s as the clear leader in fine, artisanal, and luxury beverage alcohol. The enhanced customer service and delivery model supporting SG+ will be rolled out initially in Florida and Texas, with additional markets to follow in 2022.