SUPPLIERS OF THE YEAR The Suppliers of the Year award is given annually to the companies with the most winners on each portion of the Growth Brands list .
The 2021 Spirits Supplier of the Year is Brown-Forman , which had 10 winners on the spirits list . The 2021 Wine Supplier of the Year is E & J Gallo , which had 13 winning wines this year .
Congratulations to both suppliers for their wins and their continued success !
HIGHEST-SELLING GROWTH BRANDS
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BRAND |
SUPPLIER |
2019 |
2020P |
% CHG |
SPIRITS Tito ' s Handmade Vodka |
Fifth Generation |
8,808 |
10,780 |
22.4 % |
Crown Royal |
Diageo |
6,813 |
7,645 |
12.2 % |
Bacardi |
Bacardi USA |
6,498 |
6,780 |
4.3 % |
Jim Beam |
Beam Suntory |
5,807 |
6,538 |
12.6 % |
Fireball |
Sazerac |
5,650 |
6,345 |
12.3 % |
New Amsterdam Vodka |
E & J Gallo Winery |
5,299 |
6,090 |
14.9 % |
Captain Morgan ( excl . Parrot Bay ) |
Diageo |
5,547 |
5,705 |
2.8 % |
Hennessy |
Moet Hennessy |
3,905 |
4,855 |
24.3 % |
Jose Cuervo |
Proximo Spirits |
3,872 |
4,735 |
22.3 % |
Svedka |
Constellation Brands |
4,523 |
4,730 |
4.6 % |
WINE Franzia Winetaps |
The Wine Group |
22,300 |
24,000 |
7.6 % |
Barefoot Cellars |
E & J Gallo Winery |
19,715 |
20,145 |
2.2 % |
Bota Box |
DFV Wines |
8,004 |
11,300 |
41.2 % |
Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi |
Constellation Brands |
8,567 |
8,906 |
4.0 % |
Black Box |
E & J Gallo Winery |
6,850 |
7,295 |
6.5 % |
Josh Cellars |
Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits |
3,372 |
4,543 |
34.7 % |
Apothic |
E & J Gallo Winery |
3,490 |
3,610 |
3.4 % |
Source : The Beverage Information & Insights Group ( p ) Preliminary
Welcome to the Hall of Fame
This year , two spirits and one wine earned their 15th Growth Brands Award , making them eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame . The spirits are Bacardi and Evan Williams , while the wine is Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi .
All three will be profiled in the May / June issue of Beverage Dynamics and Fall issue of Cheers . This year ’ s inductees join a select group of brands that have entered the Hall of Fame since it was created in 2015 :
SPIRITS
• Bombay Sapphire
• Burnett ’ s Vodka
• Captain Morgan
• Crown Royal
• Grand Marnier
• Hennessy
• Jameson
• Johnnie Walker
WINE
• Black Box
• Chateau Ste . Michelle
BEER
• Blue Moon
• Bud Light
• Coors Light
• Corona Extra
• Corona Light
• Dos Equis
• Fat Tire Amber
• Juarez Tequila
• Ketel One Vodka
• Maker ’ s Mark
• Patron
• Remy Martin
• Sauza Tequila
• SKYY Vodka
• Svedka Vodka
• J . Lohr Estates
• Ruffino
• Heineken
• Modelo Especial
• Pabst Blue Ribbon
• Pacifico
• Shiner Bock
• Stella Artois
• Yuengling
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