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Inside RNDC's Shocking California Collapse
Season 7 · Episode 45

Inside RNDC's Shocking California Collapse

How did the country's second biggest distributor fumble the bag so badly?

VinePair Podcast · VinePair

June 5, 202543m 57s

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Show Notes

Adam, Joanna, and Zach are joined by VinePair contributing editor Dave Infante to discuss his breaking story about Republic National Distributing Company's announcement that they'll be shutting down their California operations in September. What led RNDC to this stunning admission of failure? Is the changing landscape of total beverage part of the explanation? What will the fallout look like, and can RNDC weather it in other markets? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.


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