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Practical, operator-to-operator reads on beverage sales, public receipts data, and getting more out of your territory.
Every brand eventually hits the moment: the distributor relationship isn't working. Franchise laws make the exit sticky by design — here's how breakups actually get done, what they cost, and the contract terms that keep the door oiled.
The QBO export format migration is no longer coming — it's here. If your Fintech upload, Excel macros, or any downstream system reads QuickBooks reports, this is what changed and what to do immediately.
WhiskeyRiverTX now publishes the only public list of Local Distributor's Permit holders in Texas — the accounts bars and restaurants can legally buy spirits from directly. Refreshed weekly from state data, 1,800+ records, 254 counties.
Trinchero Family Wines & Spirits just moved six markets to Reyes Beverage Group effective July 1. That's the trade headline. The ops reality is more immediate: the depletion reporting you built your visibility on just broke, and the new reporting isn't fully stood up yet.
Lunazul jumped ~30% to 2.26 million cases at $20-25. Tequila Ocho surged 66% at the ultra-premium end. Growth at both ends of the market simultaneously is the signature of a category in structural shift — and it tells you something specific about what's under pressure.
New liquor licenses are public record — filed weeks or months before a location opens. Here's how to use pending permit data to be in front of new accounts before your competition knows they exist.