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Park Street Insider Podcast
Park Street Companies
84 episodes
6 days ago
Send us a text Tasting competitions have become a convergence point for top suppliers and emerging challenger brands to showcase the key innovations driving the spirits market. Submission data provides early signals of emerging consumer trends months before they appear in retail sales reports. As such, the judging rooms of premier competitions have become an unexpected window into where the market is heading. The Park Street Insider Podcast welcomes Amanda Blue, President of the Tasting Allia...
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Send us a text Tasting competitions have become a convergence point for top suppliers and emerging challenger brands to showcase the key innovations driving the spirits market. Submission data provides early signals of emerging consumer trends months before they appear in retail sales reports. As such, the judging rooms of premier competitions have become an unexpected window into where the market is heading. The Park Street Insider Podcast welcomes Amanda Blue, President of the Tasting Allia...
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Park Street Insider Podcast
What Tasting Competitions Reveal About Emerging Spirits Categories
Send us a text Tasting competitions have become a convergence point for top suppliers and emerging challenger brands to showcase the key innovations driving the spirits market. Submission data provides early signals of emerging consumer trends months before they appear in retail sales reports. As such, the judging rooms of premier competitions have become an unexpected window into where the market is heading. The Park Street Insider Podcast welcomes Amanda Blue, President of the Tasting Allia...
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6 days ago
37 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
Beverage Alcohol Tariffs in 2025: Latest Developments & Industry Response
Send us a text The global trade and tariff landscape is constantly evolving, making it imperative for beverage-alcohol brands to stay in step with the latest updates on U.S. policy. What began earlier in the year as focused measures on Canada, Mexico, and China has expanded into a comprehensive global tariff strategy with far-reaching implications for the beverage alcohol industry. The Park Street Insider Podcast welcomes back Alison Leavitt, Managing Director of the Wine and Spirits Sh...
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2 weeks ago
44 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
Diageo's Take on the Moderation Movement— Expert Talks
Send us a text In 2025, the moderation movement has evolved from a niche wellness trend into a defining force reshaping the entire drinks industry, embraced by global spirits suppliers like Diageo. As consumers increasingly prioritize quality over quantity and seek meaningful experiences in emerging "fourth spaces" beyond home, work, and traditional social venues, luxury spirits brands are discovering that moderation doesn't mean diminished demand—it means elevated expectations. In this episo...
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1 month ago
12 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
What RNDC, Breakthru & Winebow Want from Spirits Brands in 2025
Send us a text In 2025, the spirits distribution landscape has become increasingly competitive, with traditional powerhouses like RNDC, Breakthru, and Winebow facing new market pressures while brands struggle to secure distribution partnerships in an oversaturated environment. As distributors become more selective about their portfolios, the brands that are successfully breaking through the noise are taking fundamentally different approaches to partnerships and market positioning. In this epi...
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1 month ago
43 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
How Beverage Brands Can Navigate Financial Headwinds— Expert Talks
Send us a text How can emerging spirits brands thrive even when economic conditions get tough? Smart financial strategy makes all the difference. In this episode, Brian Rosen, Chairman of InvestBev, shares his proven playbook for building resilient beverage brands that can weather any storm. Drawing from his extensive experience guiding brands through various market cycles, Rosen reveals the essential capital planning framework that separates thriving companies from those that merely survive....
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2 months ago
15 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
818 Tequila's 3 Pillars of Brand Building— Expert Talks
Send us a text How did 818 Tequila rise above being "just another celebrity spirit brand'? Beyond Kendall Jenner's star power, the brand's success stems from deep industry expertise. In this episode, David Yan Gonzalez, Director of Tequila Operations at 818, shares his proven framework for building premium spirits brands. Drawing from decades of experience crafting successful tequila brands, Gonzalez unveils his three-pillar approach to authentic brand building. Find out his critical ta...
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3 months ago
11 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
2025 Bar Trends: Spirits Spending & Consumer Insights from CGA by NIQ
Send us a text Bars, restaurants, and venues form the foundation of drinking culture. However, the factors driving spending and visitation within the on-premise sector have evolved significantly due to COVID disruptions, economic pressures, and shifting category dynamics. In this episode, we're examining what's happening inside bars and restaurants in 2025. Matthew Crompton, Vice President of CGA by Nielsen IQ for On Premise in the Americas, brings his expertise to this conversation. Our disc...
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3 months ago
39 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
Brother's Bond Bourbon CEO & Co-Founder Vincent Hanna— What it Takes
Send us a text When Vincent Hanna and his co-founders, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley, launched Brother’s Bond Bourbon, they didn’t just introduce another celebrity whiskey—they found a new way to build a modern whiskey brand based on passion and authenticity. In the process, Brother's Bond has become one of the fastest-growing premium bourbon brands while building the largest social media following in the spirits industry. Find out how Hanna's career in beverage alcohol and a keen eye ...
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4 months ago
59 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
Inside Spirits Innovation with Maurice Doyle & Morten Stengaard— Expert Talks
Send us a text In today's spirits market, crowded with endless options, meaningful innovation has become essential for brands seeking to establish their identity amid evolving consumer tastes. Yet mere novelty rarely drives success in an industry where everyone claims to be doing something new. The most effective innovations—whether introducing distinctive flavor profiles, highlighting unique production methods, or unveiling striking packaging—connect authentically with drinkers' genuine inte...
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4 months ago
20 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
Simon Ford on Growing Fords Gin from Startup to Brown-Forman Acquisition— What It Takes
Send us a text Over the 2010s, Fords Gin transformed from a bartender-driven startup to a cocktail culture staple, securing a key position in Brown-Forman's prestigious portfolio. Co-founder Simon Ford built his career immersed in the cocktail scene that his brand would later come to represent. In this episode of the Park Street Insider Podcast, Simon Ford discusses his journey working alongside major spirits industry brands before founding Fords Gin—a company now synonymous with premium gin....
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5 months ago
52 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
Beverage Alcohol Tariffs in 2025: Where We Stand & What’s Ahead
Send us a text This March, new U.S. tariffs targeting Canada, Mexico, and China are set to send shockwaves through the beverage alcohol industry. With wine, beer, and spirits brands bracing for major financial impact, how can businesses prepare? The Park Street Insider Podcast welcomes Alison Leavitt, Managing Director of the Wine and Spirits Shippers Association (WSSA), for an essential insider briefing on the changing tariff landscape. In this critical episode, Leavitt provides a clear brea...
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5 months ago
33 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
What It Takes— Teremana Tequila CEO Richard Black
Send us a text When Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and his team of co-founders (Dany Garcia, Ken Austin and Jenna Fagnan) partnered with industry powerhouse Mast-Jägermeister, they didn't just launch another celebrity tequila – they broke records, becoming the fastest premium spirits brand in U.S. history to reach 1 million cases. In the process they were able to side step the growing pains that new to market brands often undergo during periods of massive growth. In this episode, CEO Richard Black...
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6 months ago
49 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
The Top Beverage Alcohol M&A Deals of 2024: Unpacking Investors Strategic Playbook
Send us a text From billion-dollar buyouts to strategic portfolio plays, beverage alcohol's dealmaking landscape tells a fascinating story of power, strategy, and evolution. While the post-pandemic M&A frenzy may have cooled, 2024's high-stakes transactions revealed how the industry's biggest players are placing their bets on the future of drinks. Join host Emmett Strack as he sits down with Ryan Lake, Managing Director of Arlington Capital Advisors, to decode the year's most conseq...
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6 months ago
38 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
What It Takes— Building a Category-Leading Brand with Seedlip’s Emma Wykes
Send us a textLaunching an unproven concept into an untapped market segment requires exceptional courage. For Emma Wykes and Seedlip, the vast potential they saw in the non-alcoholic spirits category transformed this calculated risk into a pioneering opportunity. Join host Andres Correa as he sits down with Emma Wykes, the former COO of Seedlip Drinks. As a figure who played a pivotal role in building the world's first non-alcoholic spirits brand that caught the attention of industry giant Di...
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6 months ago
40 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
What's Trending— Additive-Free Tequila
Send us a text The battle over "additive-free" tequila labeling has exposed a deep rift between tradition and transparency in Mexico's most iconic spirit. When Tequila Matchmaker's data revealed widespread additive use despite contrary claims, it didn't just challenge the CRT's regulatory authority – it forced a reckoning with consumer trust in an industry built on artisanal heritage. For many independent brands, an "additive-free" certification from The Additive Free Alliance became a corner...
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7 months ago
35 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
What's Trending— Inside the EU and UK Spirits Markets
Send us a textThe Park Street Insider Podcast is ending the year with an exploration of the EU & UK alcohol markets. Europe leads the world in alcohol consumption, with eight of the top ten biggest alcohol-consuming countries being European. Despite its distribution makeup taking a different form than in the U.S. market, EU and UK distributors remain at the center of the spirits industry landscape. This episode offers a window into the current dynamics driving the EU and UK spirits ...
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8 months ago
37 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
What's Trending— The Potential of Low & No Alcohol
Send us a textLow & No is one of beverage-alcohol's spotlight categories in 2024. Many projections indicate that the segment will continue to expand its influence in terms of shelf presence, case volumes, and overall consumer awareness. But while the category's forecast is bright, low & no represents only a marginal share of total beverage alcohol. In this episode, Emmett Strack sits down with industry veterans and low-and-no leaders to unpack the category's rise and trajectory ...
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9 months ago
48 minutes

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Essential Talks— The Financial Basics for Brand Building
Send us a textEstablishing a sound financial model in a business's early days is crucial for spirits brands to set a foundation for sustainable growth. A well-crafted financial plan helps brands minimize surprises and accurately forecast the capital-intensive aspects of the spirits business. In this episode, you'll hear two presentations on financial modeling. First, former Pernod Ricard executive Guillaume Thomas will share his best practices for financial success during the brand-building p...
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10 months ago
15 minutes

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What It Takes— Surfside CEO Clement Pappas
Send us a textBrands are often founded with the purpose of aligning with a given trend and exploiting a perceived white space in the market. In the mid-2000s, introducing a premium bourbon may have seen high growth, likewise for rolling out a specialty high-end tequila in the early to mid-2010s. But when founders really get it right, and their offering is able to align with multiple trends at once, it's possible to see uniquely explosive growth. Such was the case for Surfside, which saw over ...
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10 months ago
43 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
What's Trending— How Spirits Brands Can Build Connections With Bars
Send us a textThe landscape of on-premise spirits consumption has undergone significant shifts in the past few years, challenging the long-held view that primary drivers of growth for spirits brands take place on-premise. The aftermath of the pandemic has seen consumers engage differently with bars and restaurants, learn to be at-home bartenders, display increased health consciousness, and grapple with inflationary pressures that affect their spending habits. These macro-level changes have af...
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11 months ago
39 minutes

Park Street Insider Podcast
Send us a text Tasting competitions have become a convergence point for top suppliers and emerging challenger brands to showcase the key innovations driving the spirits market. Submission data provides early signals of emerging consumer trends months before they appear in retail sales reports. As such, the judging rooms of premier competitions have become an unexpected window into where the market is heading. The Park Street Insider Podcast welcomes Amanda Blue, President of the Tasting Allia...