Weekly Beverage Alcohol Recap | May 01, 2026

Podcast: Beverage Business Briefing · Carlos DeOliveira

Opublikowano: 2026-05-04

**Week of April 27 – May 1, 2026** ### Distribution Upheaval - **RNDC dissolution accelerates**: Columbia Distributing acquires Oregon/Washington/Alaska; Martignetti takes 13 control states + brokerage in 4 more; Reyes Beverage Group closing on 11 states by late May; Manhattan Beer acquires RNDC-Opici NY distribution rights; Great Plains buyer TBD; Illinois JV in flux - **2,774 WARN Act notices** issued across six states; Strauss Borrelli launches investigation in South Carolina - **Brown-Forman** completes historic 18 control-state distribution realignment — Johnson Brothers, Southern Glazer's, Superior Beverage, Great Lakes Wine & Spirits named - **Southern Glazer's** adds Edrington's full portfolio (incl...