The shortlisted categories are divided into four groups:

Excellence – These look at achievements in core areas of the global beverage industry and range from ‘COVID-19 Response’ to ‘Social Impact’.

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Sector Excellence – These consider achievements within each beverage category and include notable business expansion through innovation to diversity and environmental initiatives.

Firms of the Year – These look at achievements by specific types of companies and cover fields including new market entrants, finance and legal.

Deals of the Year – The most notable finance and M&A deals from the research period.

*We also have awards for individuals, the winners of which will be announced in our Awards Report alongside the other category winners

Excellence

COVID-19 RESPONSE

DIVERSITY

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

  • Anheuser-Busch InBev
  • Avallen Spirits
  • Bacardi
  • Crown Holdings
  • Danone
  • Diageo
  • Garçon Wines
  • Jimmy’s Coffee
  • PepsiCo
  • Secret Garden Distillery
  • Suntory
  • Vital Pharmaceuticals – Bang Energy
  • Wildjac
  • Woodlab Distillery

INNOVATION

  • Brewgooder
  • Calvary Robotics
  • The Coca-Cola Co
  • Eliane Champagne
  • Frederick Wildman & Sons
  • Fungtn
  • Jimmy’s Coffee
  • LifeFuels
  • Maison Ferrand
  • Seedlip & Endorphin Dealer Institute
  • Suntory Holdings
  • William Grant & Sons

PRODUCT LAUNCH

  • Bitburger
  • Drake’s Organic Spirits
  • Endorphin Dealer Institute
  • Fungtn
  • La Hechicera
  • Liviko
  • Massachusetts Bay Brewing Co
  • Moderato
  • PepsiCo
  • Pernod Ricard
  • Suntory Holdings
  • Super Bock Group
  • The Boston Beer Co
  • Treasury Wine Estates

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

  • Anheuser-Busch InBev
  • Bacardi
  • Better Juice
  • Brewgooder
  • Diageo
  • PepsiCo
  • Suntory
  • Unilever

SAFETY

  • Bevi
  • Elkay
  • Nestlé Professional

SOCIAL IMPACT

  • Anheuser-Busch InBev
  • Avallen
  • Black Bourbon Society
  • Brewgooder
  • Casella Family Brands
  • Diageo
  • Eminent Wines
  • Hornitos
  • Molson Coors Beverage Co
  • Associação Brasileira das Indústrias de Refrigerantes e de Bebidas Não Alcoólicas’ ‘Movimento Nós’
  • Pernod Ricard
  • Stillgarden Distillery
  • Stoli Group

Sector Excellence

BEER & CIDER

  • Anheuser-Busch InBev
  • Asahi Group
  • Bristol Beer Factory
  • Diageo
  • Fungtn
  • Heineken
  • Molson Coors Beverage Co
  • Suntory Holdings
  • The Boston Beer Co

CANNABIS

  • Advanced Liquid Technologies (ALT)
  • BevCanna
  • Daytrip
  • G&C Distribution
  • Marianna Naturals
  • Molson Coors Beverage Co/Hexo Corp
  • Pabst Blue Ribbon
  • Top Beverages
  • Тhe American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp

MARKETING

  • Bacardi
  • Brewgooder
  • Casillero del Diablo
  • Devil’s Corner Winery
  • Diageo
  • Frederick Wildman & Sons
  • PepsiCo
  • Pernod Ricard
  • Smirnoff
  • Soda Folk
  • Stoli Group
  • The Coca-Cola Co
  • Treasury Wine Estates

OFF-PREMISE

  • Accolade Wines
  • Anheuser-Busch InBev
  • Diageo, Johnnie Walker
  • Pernod Ricard
  • DG Yuengling & Son and Hershey’s

ON-PREMISE

  • Asahi Premium Beverages
  • Bundaberg
  • Corby Spirit & Wine
  • Diageo
  • Pernod Ricard
  • Treasury Wine Estates

PACKAGED WATER

  • Bevi
  • Buxton, Nestle
  • Danone
  • FloWater
  • Larq
  • Nutraceutical International Corp
  • Soda Folk
  • The Coca-Cola Co
  • WaterCare

SOFT DRINKS

  • Chobani
  • Molson Coors Beverage Co
  • Monster Beverage Corp
  • Nestle
  • PepsiCo
  • The Coca-Cola Co

SPIRITS

  • Bacardi
  • Beam Suntory
  • Brown-Forman
  • Larsen Cognac
  • William Grant & Sons’ Discarded Spirits Co
  • Edrington
  • Halewood Artisanal Spirits
  • Kirin Holdings
  • Mark Anthony Brands International
  • Pernod Ricard

STAFFING

  • Diageo
  • Jagermeister
  • Quintessential Brands

WINE

  • Accolade Wines
  • Anora
  • Anheuser-Busch InBev
  • Concha y Toro
  • Frederick Wildman & Sons
  • Treasury Wine Estates
  • Guarachi Wine Partners and Hearst Magazines’ Uncorked by Cosmopolitan
  • Winerytale

Firms of the Year

DISRUPTOR

  • Tastry
  • Winelivery

FINANCE

LEGAL

  • Allen & Overy
  • Alston & Bird
  • Cooley
  • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
  • Hunton Andrews Kurth
  • Jones Day
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
  • Slaughter and May
  • Sullivan & Cromwell

NEWCOMER

  • Jiant Kombucha
  • Kadinlarin Elinden
  • Salt Beer Factory
  • The Honestly Good Smoothie Co

PRIVATE EQUITY/VC

  • Advent International
  • Bain Capital
  • KKR & Co
  • L Catterton
  • Metropoulos & Co
  • Mitsubishi Corp
  • The Goldman Sachs Group
  • TPG Capital

SME

  • Coffee Holding Co
  • DG Yuengling & Son
  • Ian MacLeod Distillers
  • Lucas Bols
  • Mighty Leaf Tea Co

Deal of the Year

M&A (IMPACT)

M&A (Innovation)

FINANCE

  • Asahi Group Holdings
  • China Kweichow Moutai Distillery
  • Keurig Dr Pepper
  • Monde Nissin Corp
  • Nongfu Spring
  • Oatly Group