MIAMI & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer's) — today announced that its Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits (CPWS) dedicated selling division, representing Diageo across 13 open and 17 control states, was presented four Golden Bar Awards at Diageo’s 17th annual Golden Bar Awards, which took place in Chicago last month after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19.
The Golden Bar Awards are presented to distributors demonstrating excellence in sales, innovation, and advancing social responsibility. Southern Glazer’s CPWS was awarded four of the six Golden Bar Awards presented that evening, including the prestigious and coveted Spirits Distributor of the Year Golden Bar Award, won by Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits of Texas and the inaugural Digital Excellence Golden Bar Award, won by Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits of California.
“This was a very special occasion for the CPWS and Diageo teams to celebrate our joint success after two very challenging years,” said Gerry Rivero, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits of America. “Since the last Golden Bar Awards in 2019, we continued to strengthen our partnership with Diageo and welcomed New York to the CPWS Division. With our Digital and eCommerce team winning the first ever Digital Excellence Golden Bar Award, CPWS remains at the forefront of innovation and is well positioned to capitalize on selling opportunities in fast-growing emerging channels.”
The national awards presented to Southern Glazer’s include:
- Spirits Distributor of the Year: Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits of Texas
- On-Premise Excellence: Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits Brokers of Pennsylvania
- Digital Excellence: Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits of California
- Platinum (Social Responsibility): Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits of Florida
In addition to the Golden Bar Awards received, Stephanie Myers of Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits of Louisiana was recognized as Sales Consultant of the Year for CPWS and Lamar Najor of Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits Brokers of Michigan was recognized as Sales Consultant of the Year for Diageo’s Control States division.
About Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol, and proud to be a multi-generational, family-owned company. The Company has operations in 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Canada. In 2022, Southern Glazer’s was listed as one of Forbes Best Employers for Diversity. In 2021, Southern Glazer’s was selected as a U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, as well as named by Newsweek as a Top 100 Most Loved Workplace. Southern Glazer’s urges all retail customers and adult consumers to market, sell, serve, and enjoy its products responsibly. For more information visit www.southernglazers.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @sgwinespirits.
