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Liquid Assets: A Beverage Industry Podcast — 104 episodes

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Beer boys solve a big mystery: Why is the on-premise so resilient?

2

How do control states work?

3

The economic outlook amid an energy crisis three times larger than the shock from Russia's invasion of Ukraine

4

Is beer back? Maybe

5

Will the US wine industry ever recover from the current glut?

6

Breaking down the potential Pernod Ricard, Brown-Forman merger of equals

7

The new world for venture capital

8

Heaven Hill on how to thrive in a downturn

9

Are there any bright spots in wine and spirits? featuring Danny Brager and Dale Stratton

10

How to become the biggest wine brand in the Midwest… or at least Indiana

11

Breakthru's Danny Wirtz on suppliers' shift to a "best athlete" strategy

12

US wine and spirits wholesalers are all in on hemp and other updates from WSWA

13

What's next for US beer distribution? featuring Harry Schuhmacher and Jenn Litz-Kirk

14

The 2026 economic outlook

15

New dietary guidelines, endless CEO turnover, wholesale upheaval, and the growing threat of GLP-1 usage

16

The biggest beverage stories of the last decade

17

Public spirits companies hope the worst is over

18

The five things that will make or break the craft spirits industry

19

Outgunned and outspent: How independent RTD brands are gaining a foothold in the US

20

Global beer results prove why diversification is so important

21

Southern Glazer's on competition from beer distributors, national contracts, and pricing strategy

22

How are importers managing tariffs and declining demand?

23

How to import wine and spirits into the US

24

Everything you need to know about hemp

25

Inside the boardroom: What a company board really does and how to do it better

26

Every diversification strategy, ranked

27

How to save money on ingredients (and still taste good), featuring Kerry Group

28

What's wrong with the alcohol industry? Featuring the Business of Drinks podcast

29

Why are so many young men quitting alcohol?

30

Recession risk, Trump's objectives, and the beginning of a new world order

31

How bad is wine's oversupply problem?

32

Do wine and spirits wholesalers need to be more like beer distributors?

33

Latest spirits industry earnings: Trade wars, falling consumption, and excess inventories

34

What we learned from the latest round of beer company earnings reports

35

How to monitor and verify retail execution, featuring GoSpotCheck

36

Using data-driven execution to eliminate out-of-stocks and more, feat. Jenda

37

US wholesalers are looking more European, from point of sale to online selling, featuring Hyble

38

The WSWA agenda: Tariffs, taxes, and dietary guidelines

39

How to negotiate a better distribution agreement

40

The 2025 economic outlook

41

The third annual Quiz of the Year

42

Your marketing is boring and too expensive, feat. Liquid Death

43

Is the drop in alcohol sales a permanent problem or a short-term slump?

44

What is driving wholesaler consolidation? Featuring Republic National Distributing Company

45

Maker's Mark and Fever-Tree make a cocktail

46

How to outgrow the market, featuring Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits

47

Lightweighting – an elegant path to better margins and lower emissions

48

How much do mixers really matter? featuring Fever-Tree

49

The big beer distribution draft feat. Harry Schuhmacher and Sarah Barrett

50

Economic update: Are things getting better or worse?

51

Without enough oranges, the juice industry gets squeezed

52

US wine and spirits sales: How bad is it, really?

53

Brewers resilient despite a wrench in the COGS

54

The future of online alcohol marketplaces, featuring Breakthru Beverage Group

55

Neo-prohibitionism, Ozempic, and the end of the tequila boom?

56

Southern Glazer's talks industry trends, inventory, and digitalization

57

2024 economic outlook

58

Soft drinks boom, spirits hungover, and consumers reach an inflection point

59

The history of bourbon, as told by Heaven Hill

60

Sports marketing 101

61

What Kind of M&A Deals Will We See in 2024?

62

The State of the US Craft Industry

63

A Liquid Assets Celebration

64

Can Changes to Ingredients Help Fight Inflation? Kerry on Innovation vs. Reformulation

65

How Is a New Brand Supposed to Find Distribution in the US?

66

Breakthru's Danny Wirtz on Digital, Alternative Routes-to-market, and How Brands Can Get the Most out of Distributors

67

WSWA's Tom Cole and Francis Creighton on Distribution Trends, Marijuana Legalization, and More

68

How Are Beverages Performing Around the Globe?

69

Will Beer Be More Profitable in 2023?

70

What Do Young People Want? Feat. Beatbox Beverages

71

The 2023 Economic Outlook

72

Second Annual Quiz-of-the-Year

73

Crypto-Death, Innovation, and Marijuana Burnouts

74

Get Ready for an Energy Crisis!

75

How AB InBev's E-commerce Team Wants To Bring Sales and Marketing Teams Together

76

From Clipboards to The Cloud: The Digital Revolution Comes to Supply Chains, feat. Amazon

77

AB InBev and Coca-Cola Want to Build a Playground for Sustainable Innovation With the 100+ Accelerator

78

A Recession Seems Inevitable – How Bad Could It Be?

79

Inflation Is Changing Beverage Packaging

80

Black Girl Magic & The Art of Mass Appeal

81

Buy, Sell, or Hold: 15 Hot Takes in 45 Minutes

82

How To Take Your E-commerce Marketing to the Next Level, featuring Constellation Brands

83

How Big Is the E-commerce Opportunity for Alcohol Brands? featuring Constellation Brands

84

The Worst Supply Chain Disruptions, Ranked

85

What Could Monster Devour Next?

86

The Most Important Economic Trends of 2022

87

The Quiz of the Year!

88

Can We Fix Big Beer?

89

Celebrity Partnerships 101: Featuring Elizabeth Banks & Archer Roose

90

Are Brands Built in the On-premise?

91

Occasion-Based Marketing, featuring Pinterest

92

Portfolio Rebuilds: Is the Cash Always Greener on the Other Side?

93

DISCUS and the Drive for New Spirits Regulations

94

The Inflation Sensation That's Sweeping the Nation

95

Behind the Scenes: The Best and Worst of Liquid Assets

96

Wine Industry Outlook: Sunny With a Chance of Flowers

97

Flavor and Ingredient Innovation Trends, with Kerry Group

98

The Future of the Malt Market

99

Why Big Companies Are Going DTC

100

How to Build Digitally Native Brands, Featuring Vinebox Inc.

101

Beer, Hard Seltzer, and One Crazy Year — featuring Lester Jones

102

SPACial Report: Pat Roney on the Vintage Wine Estates Merger

103

The 2021 Economic Outlook

104

An Episode Not About Covid-19