From Churn to Earn: Disrupting and Democratizing Distribution–LibDib’s First Seven Years
From Churn to Earn: Disrupting and Democratizing Distribution–LibDib’s First Seven Years Churn, baby, churn. That’s the inefficient cycle wine marketer Cheryl Murphy Durzy found herself in as the marketing person for her family’s winery more than a decade ago. “I spent almost 20 years working at my family’s winery managing the distribution channel,” she said.”The […]
Startup RTD Wine Brand Secures National Distribution & Key On-Premise Placements by Leveraging RNDC and LibDib
Graham + Fisk’s was started by two friends who met at summer camp 25 years ago. In 2015, they canned their first wine brand, and then followed that up in 2020 with the launch of Graham + Fisk’s, with the idea of slightly smaller, super crushable cans filled with award-winning wines. Three years later, Graham […]
How a Small Hawaiian Rum Distillery Leveraged LibDib Gold to Secure Their Partnership with a National Retailer
Kō Hana Distillers, home of Kō Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum, is based on the west side of Oahu, Hawaii. The farm to bottle distillery meticulously crafts rum from heirloom sugarcanes that it grows. Kō Hana cultivates 34 varietals of Hawaiian heirloom sugar cane that are pressed to juice and then distilled to perfection. It is […]
Thirsty Thursdays with Cheryl Durzy CEO of LibDib
Listen to this Podcast Interview. Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation. I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week, I spoke with Cheryl Durzy, CEO at Liberation Distribution otherwise known as LibDib, founded in June of 2016. LibDib has reimagined distribution from the old brick-and-mortar way of selling your products to the […]
MICO Tequila Graduates from LibDib to RNDC for Spirits Distribution
The craft tequila brand gained traction, grew cases sold, and now plans for the next stage of growth with RNDC in California Grand Prairie, TX, and San Jose, CA, August 17, 2022𑁋RNDC and LibDib today announced that MICO Tequila has graduated from wholesale distribution with LibDib to RNDC. MICO products including Blanco, Reposado, Añejo, Extra […]
Scott Naylor Named LibDib’s Vice President of Finance and Compliance
Naylor is promoted to the position as the three-tier alcohol distributor continues to expand into new markets San Jose, CA, July 6, 2022𑁋Wholesale alcohol distributor, LibDib, today announced that Scott Naylor has been named as the company’s new vice president of finance and compliance. Naylor joined the LibDib team in August 2018. He most recently […]
Aspen Has Its Own Tequila And It’s Aged In Grand Cru Bordeaux Barrels, Montagave
There’s a new tequila from Aspen, Colorado on the market and it’s been aged in Grand Cru Bordeaux barrels, Montagave. The first release in the lineup is a blanco, with more expression expected to follow. Montagave is the result of French and Texan cultures colliding in Aspen, after Lucie, a native of France, and John […]
James Bay Distillers Expands Wholesale to Illinois
Everett, Wash. — James Bay Distillers announced that it has expanded its wholesale availability in Illinois through Liberation Distribution, “LibDib,” in Chicago. The company currently sells a select number of its products direct-to-consumer in Illinois through SpirtHub’s online portal, which also covers Nebraska, North Dakota and New Hampshire. “This is a significant expansion for us,” said […]
Simplifying the Wholesale Distribution Model with Cheryl Durzy
Cheryl Murphy Durzy is the Co-founder and CEO of LibDib, an online wholesale distributor. She has over 20 years of experience in the alcohol industry — she was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing/Proprietor at her family-owned business, Clos LaChance Wines. Her time there gave her the opportunity to develop skills and branch out […]
ON THE WAY: STORAGE AND SHIPPING PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN DTC SERVICES.
Spirited Magazine Posted by Anne Sampson | Jan 18, 2021 | Distribution, Wine, Beer, Spirits, Cider Getting bottles into the hands of consumers has always been the bread and butter of wineries, distilleries, and distributors, but in 2020, the job got a little harder. As they endured lockdowns, sanitized their work places, and upgraded their websites, producers were also forced to focus increased attention […]