TOP 100 RETAILERS AWARDS

Beverage Dynamics held its sixth-annual Top 100 dinner in Chicago last month , bringing together dozens of successful off-premise owners from across the industry and across the country . Our winners include businesses as diverse as single-store operations , regional chains and control state agencies .

As you ’ ll see in this issue , we ranked the Top 20 winners in numerical order , culminating with our two-time Retailer of the Year , Macadoodles from Pineville , MO . Next year Macadoodles will enter our Top 100 Hall of Fame , which means we ’ ll have a first-time Retailer of the Year . Could it be your store ?

If you didn ’ t make this year ’ s Top 100 list , be sure to enter the 2025 awards when entries open later this year . Winners aren ’ t chosen based on sales volume or store count – we recognize retailers who live by best practices that benefit the whole industry . While some winners on our list generate billions in sales , others do less than $ 1 million a year . We ’ re looking for the best retailers , regardless of size .

I look forward to reading all of your entries for our 2025 program , and presenting awards to our Top 100 Retailers next year in Annapolis !

Jeremy Nedelka Vice President jnedelka @ epgacceleration . com 763−383−4413

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CONTACT : DEBBIE RITTENBERG AT DRITTENBERG @ EPGACCELERATION . COM OR 763-383-4455 .

Entries and nominations for the 2025 Top 100 Retailers awards will open in November at beveragedynamics . com / Top100 . Entries are due by February 1 . Don ’ t delay ! www . beveragedynamics . com 2024 Top 100 Issue • Beverage Dynamics 5