Wirtz Beverage Group Takes Home Five Honors at Brown-Forman Distributor Awards
Mar. 31, 2015
(L to R) Wirtz Beverage Illinois Sales Director Kevin Condron, Wirtz Beverage Minnesota Sales VP Brad Redenius and WBI Brand Manager Barry Ruttenberg and Sales Directors Jay Tallen and Kyle Milovanovic proudly display awards from Brown-Forman for Wirtz Beverage's sales excellence.
Wirtz Beverage Minnesota, Wirtz Beverage Illinois and Wirtz Beverage Wisconsin qualified for Brown-Forman's prestigious distributor contest Road to 150, and WBM and WBI also were honored with awards including Middleweight Division Wholesaler of the Year and Heavyweight Top Performing Innovation Market, respectively.
"These recognitions help support our strong execution and our desire to drive best in class reputation with our supplier partners," said WBG President Danny Wirtz.
The annual awards honor nationwide Brown-Forman distributors for their execution on the core imperatives of Brown-Forman brands during the May to December timeframe.
WBM was honored with three awards: Middleweight Division Wholesaler of the Year for the May to December time period, Middleweight Top Performing Jack Daniel's Market and Middleweight Top Performing Southern Comfort Market.
"Congratulations to all of you for an outstanding performance on this great portfolio," said WBM’s VP of Sales and Marketing Brad Redenius to the sales team. "We have continued this success in January through March; cheers to all of you for doing the heavy lifting every day."
WBI was awarded two honors: Heavyweight Top Performing Jack Daniel's Market and Heavyweight Top Performing Innovation Market.
"Our Jack Daniel’s award coincides with Brown-Forman’s #1 priority this year, and Wirtz Beverage Illinois came in first," said WBI’s Brown-Forman Brand Manager Barry Ruttenberg. "If there’s any award you wanted to walk away with, it’s that one. We drive their products through strong sales execution while maintaining the integrity of their brands."
"Congratulations to the Minnesota and Illinois teams for making us proud," continued Wirtz Beverage Group EVP Kevin Roberts. "Thank you for your commitment to the W."