FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS / COLUMNS
IN THIS ISSUE
Volume 137, No. 1 • Spring 2026
FEATURES
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INVENTORY MANGEMENT
Modernizing the Beverage Alcohol Warehouse
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CATEGORY TRENDS
10 Beverage Trends for 2026 By Melissa Dowling
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US BEVERAGE
How US Beverage Builds Global Icons on American Soil By Krystina Skibo Photos by: Julia Crawford Photos LLC
ON THE COVER!
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THC BEVERAGES: BELOVED BY CONSUMERS BUT DESPISED BY LAWMAKERS?
By Krystina Skibo
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DEPARTMENTS / COLUMNS
4 Editor’ s Note
20 Cannabis Regulator
25 On The Shelf
27 Wine Reviews Old World Wines
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