Bourcard Nesin

Portland

Researcher: Beverage, Tech & Ecommerce at RaboResearch Agri Commodities

Work-hard with a 'B'... Bev, Ecom & Podcasting @Rabobank. Pseudo-writer, factotum with frantic energy. "Booze Nostradamus" opinions my own - https://t.co/fbn0gkgpxA

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Podcast: Lightweighting - an elegant path to better margins and lower emissions

Aug 20, 2024 | research.rabobank.com | Bourcard Nesin

Adapted from a live webinar hosted by Rabobank in July, this unique episode brings together experts from The Wine Group, Jackson Family Wines, and Crimson Wine Group, who joined forces to share best practices on lightweighting or “right-weighting” glass packaging.
Podcast: How much do mixers really matter? featuring Fever-Tree

Aug 6, 2024 | research.rabobank.com | Stephen Rannekleiv |Bourcard Nesin |Jim Watson

Charles Gibb, CEO of Fever-Tree North America, offers an update on the mixers market, exploring how this fast-growing segment intersects with consumer trends, retailer objectives, and distribution. And, of course, we discuss the strategy that propelled a premium mixer brand into a billion-dollar company.
Podcast: The big beer distribution draft feat. Harry Schuhmacher and Sarah Barrett

Jul 10, 2024 | research.rabobank.com | Stephen Rannekleiv |Bourcard Nesin |Jim Watson

With help from industry icons Harry Schuhmacher and Sarah Barrett, the folks responsible for publications like Beer Business Daily and Wine & Spirits Business Daily, we use a fitting format, a draft, to debate the toughest and the most helpful trends and topics facing beer distributors in 2024.
Podcast: Economic update: Are things getting better or worse?

Jun 19, 2024 | research.rabobank.com | Bourcard Nesin |Jim Watson

Rabobank’s senior market strategist, Christian Lawrence, returns for his record-setting tenth appearance on the podcast to discuss major economic trends like inflation, labor markets, consumer spending, credit card debt, and the potential impact of elections and geopolitics around the globe.
Podcast: Without enough oranges, the juice industry gets squeezed

May 21, 2024 | research.rabobank.com | Stephen Rannekleiv |Andrés Padilla |Jim Watson |Bourcard Nesin

The global orange juice industry is in crisis. The Florida industry has all but disappeared, and Brazilian groves are plagued by disease, rising costs, and unfavorable growing conditions, leaving global orange juice supplies at their lowest point in decades. Prices are skyrocketing, consumer demand has been falling for years, and operators across the value chain are left wondering what’s next.
Podcast: US wine and spirits sales - How bad is it, really?

Apr 30, 2024 | research.rabobank.com | Stephen Rannekleiv |Bourcard Nesin

SipSource analysts Dale Stratton and Danny Brager are two of the most influential and respected experts in the US wine and spirits industry. In an expansive discussion, Danny and Dale help us dissect the drivers behind falling wine and spirits sales and whether things will get worse before they get better. SipSource analysts Dale Stratton and Danny Brager are two of the most influential and respected experts in the US wine and spirits industry.
Podcast: Brewers resilient despite a wrench in the COGS

Apr 16, 2024 | research.rabobank.com | Bourcard Nesin |Francois Sonneville |Jim Watson

In a recent and much anticipated report, Senior Analyst Francois Sonneville modeled the spot market and actual prices paid among public beer companies in North America, Europe, and China. We discuss his findings and his ideas on how brewers can better control production costs and where future cost pressure may come from.
Podcast: The future of online alcohol marketplaces, featuring Breakthru Beverage Group

Apr 1, 2024 | research.rabobank.com | Bourcard Nesin

At this year’s Access LIVE conference in Las Vegas, we sat down with Breakthru Beverage Group’s Head of Digital and E-commerce Mike Boswell for an impromptu conversation on alcohol marketplaces. We explore the relevance and value of marketplaces at different levels of the value chain, discussing Drizly on the consumer-facing side and Provi for a business-to-business perspective. For more on this topic, be sure to read our latest report: Why Drizly never delivered.
Podcast: Neo-prohibitionism, Ozempic, and the end of the tequila boom?

Mar 7, 2024 | research.rabobank.com | Stephen Rannekleiv |Jim Watson |Bourcard Nesin

Is neo-prohibitionism a threat to the alcohol business? Will GLP-1 agonists decrease alcohol sales? Are soft drinks companies losing interest in their effort to develop alcohol brands?
Podcast: Southern Glazer’s talks industry trends, inventory, and digitalization

Feb 2, 2024 | research.rabobank.com | Stephen Rannekleiv |Bourcard Nesin

As the largest wine and spirits distributor in North America, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has a unique perspective on the US alcohol market. Senior leaders David Chaplin (Chief Growth Officer), John Wittig (Chief Commercial Officer), and Alan Wizeman (Chief Digital Officer) share their views on the health of the US alcohol market, consumer trends, distributor inventories, and the fast evolving world of business-to-business e-commerce.