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Raise your hand if you miss the old Four Loko

Mar 22, 2026

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5 min read

Raise your hand if you miss the old Four Loko

Plus: Trying to make sense of George Clooney’s new nonalcoholic beer brand!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Buzzwords

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"Empathy-First"

Mar 20, 2026

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2 min read

"Empathy-First"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Special Reports

RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

Mar 20, 2026

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5 min read

RNDC to lose Pernod Ricard "in most markets" as supplier exodus deepens

New memo from wholesaler CEO Marc Sachs confirms "disappointing news" of spirits conglomerate's departure

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

Mar 18, 2026

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14 min read

Uncle Nearest's cofounder attempts the nuclear option

Plus: BrewDog USA’s retail shareholders got rinsed!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Weekender

How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

Mar 15, 2026

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11 min read

How much more "winning" can America's wine industry take?

Plus: Does the country’s biggest beer distributor even *want* to sell wine?!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Buzzwords

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"A hybrid vertical-horizontal model"

Mar 13, 2026

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2 min read

"A hybrid vertical-horizontal model"

It's your Fingers Buzzwords of The Week!

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Interview

What a long, strange Uncle Nearest receivership it's been

Mar 11, 2026

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12 min read

What a long, strange Uncle Nearest receivership it's been

The Fingers Podcast with BevNET's Ferron Salniker and attorney Kevin McGee on how the whiskey industry's one-time "unicorn" wound up in dire straits

Dave Infante
Dave Infante

Weekender

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
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