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How do control states work?
Jun 10, 2026
1h 03m 03s
The economic outlook amid an energy crisis three times larger than the shock from Russia's invasion of Ukraine
May 27, 2026
1h 00m 31s
Is beer back? Maybe
May 15, 2026
1h 14m 42s
Will the US wine industry ever recover from the current glut?
Apr 21, 2026
1h 06m 41s
Breaking down the potential Pernod Ricard, Brown-Forman merger of equals
Apr 8, 2026
32m 16s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/10/26 |  How do control states work?✨ | control statesspirits sales+3 | Neal InsleyBuddy Buckner | National Alcohol Beverage Control AssociationRabobank | — | control statesspirits sales+4 | — | 1h 03m 03s | |
| 5/27/26 |  The economic outlook amid an energy crisis three times larger than the shock from Russia's invasion of Ukraine✨ | economic outlookenergy crisis+4 | Jane FoleyChristian Lawrence+1 | RaboResearch | USEurope+2 | energy crisisinflation+5 | — | 1h 00m 31s | |
| 5/15/26 |  Is beer back? Maybe✨ | beer industryfinancial results+3 | — | HeinekenAB InBev+4 | DenmarkFinland+1 | beerfinancial results+6 | — | 1h 14m 42s | |
| 4/21/26 |  Will the US wine industry ever recover from the current glut?✨ | wine industry recoveryCalifornia grape crush+4 | Glenn ProctorJeff Bitter | CiattiAllied Grape Growers | CaliforniaUS | wine glutCalifornia grape crush+3 | — | 1h 06m 41s | |
| 4/8/26 |  Breaking down the potential Pernod Ricard, Brown-Forman merger of equals✨ | mergerspirits industry+3 | Richard Withagen | Jack DanielsHerradura+8 | — | mergerPernod Ricard+3 | — | 32m 16s | |
| 3/31/26 |  The new world for venture capital✨ | venture capitalalcohol startups+4 | Jason ShermanNick Papanicolaou | Top ShelfNo Sleep Beverage+1 | — | venture capitalalcohol industry+5 | — | 1h 04m 54s | |
| 3/19/26 |  Heaven Hill on how to thrive in a downturn✨ | spirits consumptionalcohol sales downturn+4 | Max ShapiraKate Latts | Heaven Hill | US | Heaven Hillspirits consumption+6 | — | 1h 10m 23s | |
| 3/3/26 |  Are there any bright spots in wine and spirits? featuring Danny Brager and Dale Stratton✨ | wine industryspirits business+5 | Danny BragerDale Stratton | ProseccoRabobank | — | winespirits+7 | — | 36m 13s | |
| 2/26/26 |  How to become the biggest wine brand in the Midwest… or at least Indiana✨ | wine industrybusiness strategy+3 | Pat Brown | Oliver WineryRabobank | IndianaWest Coast | Oliver WineryPat Brown+4 | — | 31m 44s | |
| 2/23/26 |  Breakthru's Danny Wirtz on suppliers' shift to a "best athlete" strategy✨ | supplier strategynational agreements+4 | Danny Wirtz | Breakthru Beverage GroupRepublic National Distributing Company+2 | — | beverage industrynational footprint+5 | — | 25m 53s | |
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| 2/19/26 |  US wine and spirits wholesalers are all in on hemp and other updates from WSWA✨ | winespirits+4 | Francis Creighton | Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of AmericaRabobank | Las Vegas | winespirits+5 | — | 40m 38s | |
| 2/10/26 |  What's next for US beer distribution? featuring Harry Schuhmacher and Jenn Litz-Kirk✨ | US beer distributionwholesaler business+5 | Harry SchuhmacherJenn Litz-Kirk | Beer Business DailyBeernet Radio+3 | USTrump administration | beer distributionwholesalers+7 | — | 1h 16m 07s | |
| 2/3/26 |  The 2026 economic outlook✨ | economic outlookAI impact+4 | Jane FoleyChristian Lawrence | Rabobank | USEurope | economic outlookAI boom+5 | — | 1h 14m 41s | |
| 1/26/26 |  New dietary guidelines, endless CEO turnover, wholesale upheaval, and the growing threat of GLP-1 usage | In this episode, we're joined by analyst Francois Sonneville and relationship manager Jonathan Magel to discuss the biggest news stories from the past 30 days, including: The US issues new dietary guidelines for alcohol consumption. Will it impact consumption or regulatory pressure? The CEO of Heineken will be stepping down later this year. Virtually every major alcohol business has seen executive turnover in the last 18 months. Does this signal a shift in our expectations for a quick return to growth or a resignation that the problems are more structural? Recent reports suggest Republic National Distributing Company, the second-largest wine and spirits wholesaler in the US, will sell operations in seven states to Reyes Holdings, famously not a wine and spirits distributor. Could this signal an end or just the beginning of upheaval in the US wholesaler landscape? The advent of GLP-1s in pill form and the lower pricing will inevitably lead to higher uptake. Should beverage companies have a "GLP-1 strategy"? Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm, or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@Rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: rabobank.com/knowledge Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | The biggest beverage stories of the last decade | The end of 2025 marks the end of an era. Our dear friend and cohost Jim Watson returns for one last episode. We celebrate 10 years of ingenious, unparalleled drinks industry coverage with a very special episode, discussing the biggest story from each year of the past decade. And if you've appreciated Jim's work over 125+ episodes of this show, you should thank him directly at: JCWatson334@gmail.com. Tune in to learn something and remember some pivotal beverage industry moments as we break down: 2016: The Anheuser-Busch acquisition of SABMiller 2017: Marijuana legalization in Canada and the US 2018: The Keurig Dr Pepper merger and the broader category blurring in soft drinks 2019: The year hard seltzers and RTDs took craft beer's momentum 2020: Ugh… nothing in particular 2021: The year of revenge spending and crazy valuations 2022: The year inflation took over the world 2023: The fallout from the anti-trans backlash against Bud Light 2024: The year of plummeting valuations and the wine and spirits industry starting to panic 2025: Trump Tariffs and RNDC pulling out of California Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm, or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@Rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: Rabobank.com/knowledge Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 11/26/25 |  Public spirits companies hope the worst is over | Special guest Richard Withagen (Equity Analyst at Kepler Cheuvreux) joins us as we review the latest earnings results from the spirits industry (Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Brown-Forman, Campari, Rémy Cointreau, and Becle). Alongside individual company results, we discuss the broader impact of regulation on spirits sales, how long a transitory/cyclical downturn can be before it is considered structural, the sharp shift in fortunes between geographies, and the difficulty of off-loading unwanted brands when literally everyone else is doing the same thing. Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm, or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: rabobank.com/knowledge. Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 11/17/25 |  The five things that will make or break the craft spirits industry | Craft spirits companies have seen an abrupt shift in fortune. Loaded with debt, rising cost of goods sold, and declining demand, many are struggling to survive. With help from our expert panel, we explore the greatest challenges craft distillers are facing and some of the financial and strategic decisions that could prove the difference between closure and living to sell another year. Guests on today's episode: Maria Pearman – Advisory Partner / fractional CFO, GHJ Margie Lehrman – CEO, American Craft Spirits Association Becky Harris – President & Chief Distiller, Catoctin Creek Distilling Company. Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm or story to tell, reach out via email: bourcard.nesin@rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: rabobank.com/knowledge Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 10/30/25 |  Outgunned and outspent: How independent RTD brands are gaining a foothold in the US | The odds are stacked against them. They have less money, less influence with distributors, and fewer R&D resources to alchemize the perfect drink, yet smaller RTD brands are going toe-to-toe and often winning the race to capture the fastest-growing space in the beverage alcohol business. In this episode, Evan Burns, CEO at The Finnish Long Drink, and Clement Pappas, cofounder and CEO of Stateside Brands – the company that owns Surfside – explain how, against all odds, they built successful brands in the face of powerful competition. They share some of the hidden advantages that independent brands have over the powerful yet lumbering incumbents. Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm, or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@Rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: rabobank.com/knowledge. Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 10/15/25 |  Global beer results prove why diversification is so important | We look back at the results from the first half of 2025 and check in on the performances of the world's largest global beer companies (Heineken, Carlsberg, AB InBev, Molson Coors, Constellation Brands, and Royal Unibrew). We also look at three major themes affecting the beer business in 2025: the dramatic impact of harsh immigration policies on American Latinos, the struggles of European brewers to push costs onto consumers, and the urgency and surprising success of global beer businesses betting big on non-alcoholic beverages. Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm, or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: rabobank.com/knowledge Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 9/25/25 |  Southern Glazer's on competition from beer distributors, national contracts, and pricing strategy | Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is the largest alcohol wholesaler in the United States. We caught up with Mark Chaplin, John Wittig, and David Chaplin, three of Sourthern's senior executives, to discuss the toughest issues facing alcohol distribution in 2025 and increasing pressure to become a total beverage distributor. Note: This episode was recorded only a few days prior to Southern's acquisition of AB InBev's wholly owned New York City distribution operations. In the coming weeks, we will have the Southern team back on the show to discuss that transaction. Catch up on our additional coverage of route-to-market strategy: REPORT: National alignment: How US wine and spirits brands can get the most out of their wholesaler PODCAST: How to negotiate a better distribution agreement PODCAST: What is driving wholesaler consolidation? PODCAST: Do wine and spirits wholesalers need to be more like beer distributors? Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm, or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@Rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: rabobank.com/knowledge Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 9/18/25 |  How are importers managing tariffs and declining demand? | With tariffs, falling demand, and an unfavorable exchange rate, it can feel as though the cosmos are conspiring to make life hard for US importers. However, many import brands and bulk products remain very competitive in the US market. In this episode, we discuss how importers are adjusting to survive and if not thrive in the current operating environment. This is episode two from our discussion with Ryan O'Hara, CEO of MHW, and Serena Campell, Operations Director for USA Wine West. Check out episode one here: How to import wine and spirits into the US Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm, or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@Rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: Rabobank.com/knowledge Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 9/8/25 |  How to import wine and spirits into the US | Winning in the US market is the holy grail for many brands around the world, but how do you get started? What type of importer should you use, what should you expect from them, and what should you be prepared to bring to the table? What gets an importer excited to support your brand? In this episode we speak with Ryan O'Hara, CEO of MHW, and Serena Campbell, Operations Director for USA Wine West, for a crash course on how to maximize your chance of succeeding in the competitive, confusing, and tremendously large US wine and spirits market. This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@Rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: Rabobank.com/knowledge Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 8/22/25 |  Everything you need to know about hemp | It seems unthinkable that a simple legal loophole for hemp would lead to the de facto legalization of marijuana edibles in the United States, but here we are. Intoxicating hemp products are everywhere, and everyone seems to be excited about them. But the story of hemp-derived THC's rise and the greatest threat to its future are inexorably linked to its legal status. In this episode, we speak to two legal experts, Marc Hauser and Rebecca Stamey-White, about how the intoxicating hemp business came to life, how long it could last, and how the sector's tenuous legal status is influencing every aspect of the industry, from who invests and founds a hemp business to where it can be sold. Be sure to check out Marc's fantastic substack "Cannabis Musings": Click here. Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@Rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: Rabobank.com/knowledge Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services Cannabis Musings is not a part of Rabobank Group. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 7/30/25 |  Inside the boardroom: What a company board really does and how to do it better | Caroline Levy and Carol Reber know a lot about being on a board. Between them, they sit on the board of six different companies that include Celsius Holdings, Far Niente Wine Estates, Health-Ade, Arterra Wines Canada, Rack & Riddle, and Athletic Brewing Company. On today's episode, Carol and Caroline share their journeys and bring us up to speed on what a company board of directors actually does, who should be on them, and what characteristics distinguish a good board from a bad one. Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@Rabobank.com Check out the rest of our written research: Rabobank.com/knowledge Be sure to listen to Caroline's fantastic podcast, Drinks With Caroline: Click here Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services. Drinks With Caroline is not a part of Rabobank Group. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
| 7/17/25 |  Every diversification strategy, ranked | In this episode, we discuss all the ways a beverage firm can diversify its business and the consequences when things go wrong. Whether it is geographical expansion, vertical integration, moving into adjacent categories, or route to market, we debate the merits, downsides, and myriad real-world examples of seven different diversification strategies and runway for each strategy to be successful going forward. Read our report on diversification strategies: Beverage market buzz: Balancing diversification versus focus. Want to sign up for our written research? Have a question, qualm, or story to tell, reach out via email: Bourcard.Nesin@Rabobank.com. Check out the rest of our written research: Rabobank.com/knowledge. Note: The content and opinions presented within this podcast are not intended as investment advice, and the opinions rendered are that of the individuals and not Rabobank or its affiliates and should not be considered a solicitation or offer to sell or provide services. Disclaimer: Please refer to our global RaboResearch disclaimer at https://www.rabobank.com/knowledge/disclaimer/011417027/disclaimer for information about the scope and limitations of the material published on the podcast. | — | ||||||
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15 placements across 15 markets.