1,700 #California workers, including 500+ #Teamsters, left in lurch to be laid off as major CA alcoholic #beverages distributor for 2,500 beverage brands, quickly winds down operations and ditches state to consolidate operations in home state of #Texas.
Many #CaliforniaWines stuck in middle have been reaching out to former competitor #supplychains to keep footholds in state with many millions of potential customers.
While #RNDC tries to paint picture that Democrat run #WestCoast state's more complex #taxation and regulatory framework was responsible, the main factor is bad biz failures at #Republic National Distributing Company, who lost many key #exclusive deals with big brands like #TX made Tito's #vodka, #Herradura #Tequila, #HighNoon and #JackDaniels whiskey etc. #RNDC has been known for poor worker relations, #unionbusting antics and had mismanaged much market share after awkward acquisition of CA's once prominent Young's Market #YMCO Distro arm.
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/rndc-leaving-california/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/rndc-layoffs-20421592.php #Business #Booze
Not even halfway into 2025, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) has hemorrhaged key supplier accounts in markets across the country, and especially in California. Now, VinePair has learned, the country’s second-largest wine-and-spirits distributor will be departing the Golden State entirely at the beginning of September. Over the weekend, social media was abuzz with versions of this rumor.