Jose Luis Lopez Portillo, Export Director of HEINEKEN Americas Export announced the appointment of U.S. Beverage as the United States importer of certain specialty Heineken
brands which may include brands from Europe, Latin America, South America, and S.E. Asia. Please note that these will only be brands that are not handled by affiliates, HEINEKEN USA and
Five Points Trading Company.
“After an extensive review of our U.S. importation organizations, and as a result of the evolution of the U.S. market, we are excited to partner with U.S. Beverage in our strategy to build our
extensive portfolio of small specialty international brands” said Mr. Lopez-Portillo. “Heineken has partnered with U.S.B. in part for a number of years and have proven itself as a builder of
premium brands throughout the United States. We are quite confident and excited that our partnership will provide national growth in the important U.S. market “said Mr. Lopez Portillo.
Justin Fisch, Vice President- General Manager added,” we are honored to continue our relationship with Heineken Americas Export and their superb team of managers. We are very excited by the opportunity to take these extra-ordinary brands to new levels of success in the United States.”
The transition will begin immediately and include various specialty brands from Heineken Americas Export.
All responsibilities for sales, marketing and distribution will be handled by USB in partnership with HEINEKEN Americas Export.
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About United States Beverage
United States Beverage (USB) is a premium craft and imported beer sales and marketing company located in Stamford, Connecticut. USB provides a national distribution network for a portfolio of premium brands including: Heineken specialty brands, Moosehead Lager & Moosehead Radler from Canada; Innis & Gunn from Scotland; Super Bock from Portugal; Sonoma Cider from Healdsburg, CA; the Grupo Damm portfolio of brands from Spain: Estrella Damm, Inedit Damm, and Daura Damm; Czechvar and Czechvar Dark from the Czech Republic; Tona Cerveza from Nicaragua; Kalik from the Bahamas, 1911 Cider from Lafayette, NY, and Empire Brewing from Cazenovia, NY. 2017 commemorates United States Beverage’s 20th anniversary of representing premium craft and import brands.
www.unitedstatesbeverage.com.