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EDITOR
JEREMY NEDELKA
Tel: 203-855-8499 ext. 2213
jnedelka@epgmediallc.com
MANAGING EDITOR
KYLE SWARTZ
Tel: 203-855-8499 ext. 2225
kswartz@epgmediallc.com
ART DIRECTOR
ANDREA SCHNEIDER
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
MELISSA NIKSIC
JACK ROBERTIELLO
THOMAS HENRY STRENK
SR. REGIONAL SALES MANAGERS
BRUCE KOSTIC
Tel: 203-855-8499, ext. 2215
bkostic@epgmediallc.com
MARK MARCON
Tel: 763-383-4456
mmarcon@epgmediallc.com
DEBBIE RITTENBERG
Tel: 763-383-4455
drittenberg@epgmediallc.com
SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST
MARINA VELEZ
VICE PRESIDENT, BEVERAGE
AMY COLLINS
acollins@epgmediallc.com
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
CHERRI PERSCHMANN
Tel: 763-383-4425
cperschmann@epgmediallc.com
REPRINTS
Circulation and Audience Development Manager
ROBIN COOPER
rcooper@epgmediallc.com
LIST RENTAL
JIM SCOVA
Tel: 914-368-1012
jscova@MeritDirect.com
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AWARDS SEASON IS
UPON US ONCE AGAIN
SPRING IS A TIME WHEN WE GATHER
to recognize the best in our industry. Whether it's
recognizing stellar sales, honoring eye-catching
promotions or saluting retail leaders, StateWays is
proud to feature the best of the best. And unlike
the Oscars, our announced winners are fi nal (no
accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers or en-
velopes are involved).
Our Growth Brands feature reveals the fast-
est-growing wine and spirit brands in the industry,
from new products that started hot out of the
gate to legacy brands that recaptured consumers'
attention. More than 130 brands make up this
year's list, in four categories. Six of those won their
15th Growth Brands Award this year, and will enter our prestigious Hall of Fame.
Congratulations to all of the winners, especially new Hall of Fame Inductees Bombay
Sapphire, Hennessy, Patron, Remy Mar-
tin, Sauza and Svedka. All Growth Brands
Award winners will be honored at a recep-
tion during the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers
of America Convention on April 18 at the
Highball & Harvest restaurant in the Ritz
Carlton, Grande Lakes Orlando.
Later this year, we'll announce the win-
ners of our third-annual Control States Best
Practices Awards. Nominations are now
open in eight categories for any state, county,
municipal or provincial agency at www.State-
Ways.com/BestPractices. Entries are due by
Friday, July 14. Winners will be featured in
the September/October issue of StateWays,
and I encourage everyone to enter.
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JEREMY NEDELKA, EDITOR
April 18-21 WSWA Convention Orlando, FL
May 22-25 NABCA Annual Conference Marco Island, FL
June 12-14 Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference Minneapolis, MN
October 8-11 NBWA Annual Convention Las Vegas, NV
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ANNOUNCING
BEVERAGE WHOLESALER!
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