WE ’ RE LIVING THROUGH AN ERA OF innovation , experimentation and expansion for off-premise retailers . Social media , millennial engagement , supplier creativity and more are reshaping the industry across the country .

For the first time in 2019 , we ’ re hosting an awards banquet to honor the Top 100 Retailers on the last night of the Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference ( June 12 in Louisville ). Winners will be revealed that night in a special commemorative issue of Beverage Dynamics , and publicly unveiled in a special supplement to the July / August 2019 issue , featuring the # 1 winner on the cover .

This banquet is only open to winners and a handful of sponsors , and the focus will be on gathering together top retailers to network and share

best practices . It ’ s a great way to expand upon our Retailers of the Year Awards and cap off BARC 2019 in Louisville .

I hope you ’ ll enter your company for consideration as a Top 100 Retailer . If you ’ re a wholesaler , supplier or other industry vendor , please nominate your top customers for consideration . I look forward to reading about all the innovative projects happening throughout the industry, and thank you for improving the off-premise industry on a daily basis throughout the year !

Jeremy Nedelka Beverage Group Content Director jnedelka @ epgmediallc . com

INTERESTED IN SPONSORING THE TOP 100 AND ATTENDING OUR INVITATION-ONLY AWARDS BANQUET ? CONTACT SALES MANAGER KATHY JOHNSON AT KJOHNSON @ EPGMEDIALLC . COM OR 763-383-4409 .

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