Shipping bev-alc to consumers’ doorsteps is the last frontier. We grok the GoPuff model of buying brick-and-mortar with technology to bridge the last mile.
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Jenn-Litz, Sarah Barrett, Jordan Driggers, Gulf Coast
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00:00 Intro - After Harry makes it needlessly complicated, Sarah offers a simple yet elegant solution for fixing Jenn’s mic.
02:14 Victory! Jenn’s mic finally works.
04:23 Jenn and Harry bicker about the direction of the podcast at a dinner with a top industry exec.
05:43 Banter vs content: Why can’t we have it all?
06:45 A rare apology from Harry
07:55 GoPuff buys Kentucky’s Liquor Barn
09:13 GoPuff’s interesting model of buying liquor retailers instead of partnering with them (like Drizly).
10:46 Jordan brings up the Kentucky Bourbon angle.
12:00 Harry discovers he doesn’t fully understand GoPuff’s model as clearly as he thought. Sarah sets him straight.
13:18 First purchase on Favor: Camel Snus
14:02 Biscuit’s eating and sleeping habits
15:37 Jenn describes a three-tier panel she attended last week, and how w&s suppliers and distribs are in lock-step in supporting tech to solve the DTC issue rather than through the courts.
18:14 Technology solving the decades-long DTC / three-tier fight that the courts couldn’t solve.
18:46 The amazon wildcard
23:38 The perils of DTC, beer vs wine/spirits: freshness vs progeny.
28:13 The shortages of hot girl summer, and why you don’t order raw seafood on Mondays.
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Beer Business Daily publisher Harry Schuhmacher joins his editors and other guests every workday as they grok the industry issues of the day.
-Text comments and topic ideas to Harry at: (262) 345-2501
-Audio feed at HarrysPod.com
Twitter / IG: @beerbizdaily
