The Evolution of Three-Tier is Here: Liberation Distribution (LibDib) and Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) Form a New Partnership
I am excited to announce that LibDib has cemented a partnership with RNDC, the country?s second largest wine and spirits wholesaler. Wow. Just to be able to say this out loud is just, wow. Our goal of bringing three-tier distribution to any Maker in every state is now that much closer due to our amazing […]
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Advancing Industry: Innovations in wine and vine
Advancing Industry: Innovations in wine and vine By?Mark Stock for Oregon Wine Press In an industry so often associated with dank cellars, dusty bottles and traditionalism, it?s easy to forget a great deal of innovation exists. For better or worse, romantic sketches of an age-old, agricultural trade tend to overshadow technological breakthroughs and general advancements. […]
New Partners for Wholesale Wine Sales
Here’s What Works: Wineries find success with new types of distribution companies by Andy Starr for Wines and Vines San Rafael, Calif.?The three-tier system can work reasonably well if you have a distributor, but if you don?t, then it doesn?t work at all. Consolidation has reduced the number of distributors, who are focused on their […]
I am LIVE on LibDib. Now What???
Congrats! You are live! ?You have spent time making a page full of great content and telling your winery/distillery story. Pictures, video, awards, sell sheets, recipes, pairings, social media links and you’re now getting started with LibDib. Everything is within the platform and ready to go. Now what? Let?s discuss four relatively easy things to […]
My So Called CEO Life
Life of the startup CEO. What is it all about? Before I started LibDib I thought I had an idea but now?..I realize so many things have been picked up along the way. ?I listened to podcasts and read a ton, from blog posts to books (just finished The Upstarts last week, so good) on […]
The Effects Of Recent Global Wine Mergers And Acquisitions On The Industry
Rabobank Group?is an international financial services provider based in the Netherlands that offers wholesale, retail and private banking, and it?dabbles in leasing and real estate services too. The bank?boasts 8.7 million clients around the world. One of Rabobank?s commitments, ?feeding the world sustainably,? connects it deeply with agricultural industries. The bank?issues quarterly reports on industries […]
Cheryl Durzy has been named one of IntoWine’s Top 100 Most Influential People in Wine for 2018
Click here to read entire list? There is currently a raging debate as to the validity of what an ?influencer? is. Who are the most influential wine people in the United States, and how exactly do you define ?influential?? Does an influential mean a person who moves markets, impacts consumers, inspires winemakers, forms policy, creates […]
Liquid Assets: A Podcast with Rabobank
Click here to listen.? Cheryl Murphy Durzy is the founder and CEO Liberation Distribution (LibDib) and she joins the Raboresearch beverage team to discuss the future of the three tier system. Cheryl started LibDib after years of frustration finding distributors for her family?s wine label. LibDib is a web-based distribution portal that ensures every ?maker? […]
Changes in Business Models Disrupt Wine Market
Changes in Business Models Disrupt Wine Market A recent report predicts the consolidation of wineries and more in the global wine business . BY LESLIE GEVIRTZ Rabobank?s?third-quarter report?released this week forecasts consolidation in the wholesale tier, wineries and the retail sector, as change becomes the only certainty in the wine business. ?Changes in technology, business […]