04.02.2011 - Vinexpo news selection
Wirtz Beverage Group, an American distributor of wines and spirits with outlets in 5 states - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada and Wisconsin – has just announced that it is building a new distribution centre and administrative offices at a cost of US$70 million (€53 million) in Cicero, Illinois. Wirtz Beverage recently stole the distribution contract for the Bacardi portfolio in Illinois from Southern Wine & Spirits. (V&S News / 21 January 2011)