Breakthru Beverage South Carolina
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Breakthru Beverage South Carolina

Breakthru Beverage South Carolina was formed in 1935 and is the largest beverage distributor in the state, with distribution locations in Columbia, Greenville, Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head.

Formerly known as: Ben Arnold Beverage Company

We take pride in delivering our customers innovative solutions to help them build their businesses, and we are able to meet their unique needs because we have a best-in-class workforce of talented and nimble associates, we offer a diverse range of brands from the industry’s leading suppliers, and we consistently achieve operational excellence through strategic planning and our state-of-the-art facilities.

To meet the demands of the ever-evolving eCommerce landscape and provide our customers with a immersive and intuitive digital solution, we have launched BREAKTHRU NOW, our proprietary eCommerce platform. BREAKTHRU NOW provides customers with 24/7 access to our full product portfolio including real-time pricing and deals, detailed product information, and tools to help them manage their businesses anytime, anywhere.

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Leadership

Supporting the company's core operations and strategic vision are the Breakthru Beverage leadership team.

Close Julian Burzynski

Julian Burzynski

Chief Operating Officer

Julian is the Chief Operating Officer with Breakthru Beverage Group. In this role, Julian oversees Breakthru’s customer-first execution strategy across North America, with oversight of the U.S. and Canadian operations and route-to-consumer efforts. He is focused on delivering a consistent and scalable model across the operational footprint that will foster superior execution, deliver against Breakthru’s performance objectives and support the company’s continued geographic expansion.

 

Julian is an accomplished, results-oriented leader with more than 30 years of experience within the distribution and supplier tiers of the North American beverage alcohol industry. A longtime industry veteran, his deep relationships with key suppliers and customers make him adept at identifying opportunities that drive growth.

 

Most recently, Julian served as Breakthru’s Region President, East, where he was responsible for all market execution in Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Washington D.C. as well as Bacchus Imports, the company’s fine wine specialty business. Working closely with the state-level EVPs, he implemented the company’s long-term strategic initiatives to accelerate performance and overall effectiveness and efficiency resulting in impressive year-over-year growth. Prior to that, Julian was Region President, Canada, where he effectively led the organization to higher levels of service and growth across the footprint.

 

During his tenure with Wirtz Beverage, prior to the 2016 merger with Charmer Sunbelt that created Breakthru Beverage Group, Julian was instrumental in the company’s expansion efforts as Diageo’s Executive Vice President and exclusive broker throughout Canada. He led Wirtz Beverage through the building of new facilities, implementation and integration of new technologies, mergers and acquisitions, the development of new supplier partnerships and the alignment of the company’s route-to-market approach nationwide. Earlier in his career, Julian worked in senior management at Judge & Dolph and the J. Lewis Cooper Company.

 

Julian is a graduate of Ferris State University. He lives in Florida with his wife Ann and enjoys visiting their children and playing golf.

Barry Thompson

Barry Thompson
Executive Vice President, South Carolina

Gene Hall

Gene Hall
Vice President, Sales Operation

Close Chris Sperling

Chris Sperling

Vice President, Sales (Elite Spirits)

Chris Sperling joined CDI in 2008 after fifteen years in the restaurant industry. As the Division Manager of New England and ADS Division, Chris helps achieve company sales goals by organizing, directing and motivating our new england and account development specialists. Duties include coaching associates, coordinating, executing events and cultivating key accounts. Chris was an instrumental part in the restructure of our sales organization in 2014 and 2018. Chris’s career began in restaurants and commercial kitchens, where he supervised and managed all areas of operations. Chris brings a strong sense of leadership and his lead-by-example approach and has inspired others on the Account Development Team to develop their careers within CDI. He holds a Bachelor of Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Ryan Hurst

Ryan Hurst
Vice President, Sales (United Spirits)

Paul Williams

Paul Williams
Vice President, Sales (Wine)

Darterian Moore

Darterian Moore
Director Trade Marketing & Events

Michele Boulware

Michele Boulware
Director of Human Resources

Craig Locasico

Craig Locasico
Director of Learning, Leadership, and Sales Solutions

RD Quickel

RD Quickel
Director of Finance

Karen Chiles

Karen Chiles
Executive Assistant

Experts

Across the country, we employ the industry's most premier specialists. Their expertise and talents far-reaching and diverse, scale the full complement of wine and spirits.



Our Brands

Whether looking for wine or spirits, we've got what you need. Peruse our portfolio of the most eclectic, sought-after and best-tasting beverages around.

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Wine

Spirits

Beer

Craft

Japanese Beverage

Non-Alcoholic

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Backed with a portfolio that is unrivaled, Breakthru Beverage is proud to call the industry’s elite suppliers our partners. Investments in facilities, technologies and our people ensure best-in-class service of the brands you want, when you need them. Learn more about how we can do business together.

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