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Millennial malt liquor investment opportunity

Mar 8, 2026

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11 min read

Millennial malt liquor investment opportunity

Plus: Reyes is biting off an even bigger chunk of RNDC!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Special Reports

Reyes bites off a bigger chunk of RNDC

Mar 6, 2026

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6 min read

Reyes bites off a bigger chunk of RNDC

Read the internal memos flying about the latest expansion of the middle tier mega-deal

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Buzzwords

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"Across Dayparts"

Mar 6, 2026

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2 min read

"Across Dayparts"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Special Reports

After cutting its dividend, Diageo cuts US hospitality team

Mar 5, 2026

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4 min read

After cutting its dividend, Diageo cuts US hospitality team

The embattled spirits conglomerate declined to renew its on-premise contract, triggering layoffs

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
The gentrification of "bum wine"

Mar 4, 2026

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12 min read

The gentrification of "bum wine"

Plus: Fawn Weaver returns to ‘Shark Tank’ with some fascinating advice for entrepreneurs!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Free

BrewDoggle 2026: Tilray taps in

Mar 2, 2026

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3 min read

BrewDoggle 2026: Tilray taps in

Unpacking the Canadian vice conglomerate's lowball deal for the UK's biggest craft brewery

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Weekender

What's $20 million between whiskey frenemies?

Mar 1, 2026

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10 min read

What's $20 million between whiskey frenemies?

Plus: Younger drinkers are (brace for it) “mov[ing] from barstools to barbells” (woof)!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Buzzwords

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"New realities"

Feb 27, 2026

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3 min read

"New realities"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
One weird trick for busting your bartenders' union

Feb 25, 2026

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13 min read

One weird trick for busting your bartenders' union

Plus: The Clydesdales enter the uncanny valley!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Weekender

BrewDog hired the Enron clean-up crew because the jig is up

Feb 22, 2026

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11 min read

BrewDog hired the Enron clean-up crew because the jig is up

Plus: It’s cutting season for the country’s biggest winemakers!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Buzzwords

+1

"Operationalizing and double-clicking on the priorities"

Feb 20, 2026

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2 min read

"Operationalizing and double-clicking on the priorities"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Special Reports

Here's what Breakthru's CEO is saying about its latest layoffs

Feb 18, 2026

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6 min read

Here's what Breakthru's CEO is saying about its latest layoffs

Read Tom Bené's memo about the cuts at the country's third-largest wine and spirits wholesaler

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
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