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"Rooted in counterculture, craftsmanship, and community"

"Rooted in counterculture, craftsmanship, and community"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Don't name your RTD brand for nuking someone's home

Don't name your RTD brand for nuking someone's home

Plus: Fawn Weaver is losing control of the narrative!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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How a risky whiskey bankruptcy swiftly went sideways

How a risky whiskey bankruptcy swiftly went sideways

Notes on last week's Uncle Nearest legal developments

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

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BuzzwordsBuzzwords
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"Rooted in counterculture, craftsmanship, and community"

"Rooted in counterculture, craftsmanship, and community"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Don't name your RTD brand for nuking someone's home

Don't name your RTD brand for nuking someone's home

Plus: Fawn Weaver is losing control of the narrative!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Special ReportsSpecial Reports
How a risky whiskey bankruptcy swiftly went sideways

How a risky whiskey bankruptcy swiftly went sideways

Notes on last week's Uncle Nearest legal developments

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
WeekenderWeekender
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Raise your hand if you miss the old Four Loko

Raise your hand if you miss the old Four Loko

Plus: Trying to make sense of George Clooney’s new nonalcoholic beer brand!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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"Empathy-First"

"Empathy-First"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Special ReportsSpecial Reports
RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

New memo from wholesaler CEO Marc Sachs confirms "disappointing news" of spirits conglomerate's departure

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

Plus: BrewDog USA’s retail shareholders got rinsed!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

Plus: Does the country’s biggest beer distributor even *want* to sell wine?!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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"A hybrid vertical-horizontal model"

"A hybrid vertical-horizontal model"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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What a long, strange Uncle Nearest receivership it's been

What a long, strange Uncle Nearest receivership it's been

The Fingers Podcast with BevNET's Ferron Salniker and attorney Kevin McGee on how the whiskey industry's one-time "unicorn" wound up in dire straits

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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Millennial malt liquor investment opportunity

Millennial malt liquor investment opportunity

Plus: Reyes is biting off an even bigger chunk of RNDC!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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Reyes bites off a bigger chunk of RNDC

Reyes bites off a bigger chunk of RNDC

Read the internal memos flying about the latest expansion of the middle tier mega-deal

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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