Another week, another multistate RNDC selloff

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated periodically with new information. If you have tips about what’s going on at RNDC, please get in touch by emailing me ([email protected]) or texting me on Signal (dinfontay.11). Anonymity available.—Dave.

This morning, I broke the news at VinePair that Republic National Distributing Company had lined up buyers for five more of its remaining markets. According to a memo from chief executive Marc Sachs, Breakthru Beverage Group has entered a letter of intent to pick up Kentucky and Indiana for RNDC, while Quality Brands Distribution has an “agreement” in place for Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

If both these deals hold, my back-of-the-napkin math puts the total number of markets RNDC has or will shed this year at 26.

Neither RNDC nor Quality Brands immediately responded to a request for comment. A spokesman for BBG confirmed it had an LOI with RNDC for Kentucky and Indiana “subject to finalizing a definitive purchase agreement, which will include customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, and is expected to be completed in early Q3 2026.

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