Mapping RNDC's crumbling empire

Editor’s note: If you’re a small supplier who’s waiting on overdue payments from RNDC, I’d lke to speak with you for a story I’m working on. Please get in touch.—Dave.

This morning, I broke the news at VinePair that Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) had lined up arrangements with two other wholesalers for another chunk of its crumbling middle-tier empire. As has become tradition, Fingers obtained and published the full text of the memo sent by chief executive Marc Sachs outlining these moves, which include a letter of intent with Breakthru Beverage Group for its joint venture in Indiana and Kentucky, and an acquisition agreement with Quality Brands Distribution for its operations in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

Both buy-side principals have since confirmed those deals with me. At publication, RNDC had not responded to a request for comment.

I’ve been working the RNDC beat hard for the last [checks calendar; grimaces] 18-ish months. Frankly, the country’s formerly second-largest wine and spirits distributor has cut so many deals during its collapse that it’s hard to keep track of them all. So I mapped them:

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