Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Honored with Five Wins in the 2025 Just Drinks Excellence Awards

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MIAMI & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 18, 2025--

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer’s) – the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol – today announced it has received five honors in the 2025 Just Drinks Excellence Awards, earning recognition in the Business Expansion, Environmental, Marketing, Safety, and Social categories.

The Just Drinks Excellence Awards, powered by GlobalData’s research, journalism, and AI analysis of over a billion datasets annually, spotlight forward-thinking companies driving meaningful progress across key business areas.

“This recognition from one of the industry’s most respected independent awards programs underscores the tangible impact of our strategy, innovation, and commitment to doing business the right way,” said Wayne E. Chaplin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. “I’m incredibly proud of our teams, whose dedication continues to set us apart as both a market leader and a force for good in our communities.”

Southern Glazer’s Business Expansion award reflects the Company’s disciplined growth strategy, including the addition of Massachusetts and Rhode Island as its 46 th and 47 th U.S. markets, and its newest dedicated beverage division, Southern Glazer’s Beverage Company of New York, servicing Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx.

The Company’s Environmental and Safety awards highlight measurable improvements in fleet efficiency, facility sustainability, and employee well-being, supported by AI-enabled routing, electric vehicle pilots, energy-saving facility upgrades, and advanced safety systems.

The Marketing award recognizes the evolution of Southern Glazer’s long-standing partnership with the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One into a purpose-driven, performance-based platform that delivers value for suppliers and amplifies the Festival’s educational mission.

Finally, the Social award honors the impact of VolunCheers, Southern Glazer’s employee giving and volunteering program, which has driven tens of thousands of volunteer hours, as well as its Youth Alcohol Awareness and Education Foundation that has reached more than 50,000 students with responsible drinking education.

For more information about Southern Glazer’s commitment to growth, innovation and community impact, visit www.southernglazers.com. To learn more about the Company’s 2025 Just Drinks Excellence Awards recognition, click here to read the full article.

About Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol, building brands for moments that matter. The multi-generational, family-owned Company has operations in 47 U.S. markets and Canada, as well as brokerage operations through its Southern Glazer’s Travel Retail Sales & Export Division in the Caribbean, Central and South America. In 2025, Southern Glazer’s was recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women. Southern Glazer’s urges all retail customers and adult consumers to market, sell, serve, and enjoy its products responsibly. For more information visit www.southernglazers.com. Follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram @sgwinespirits.

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CONTACT: Press Contacts:Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC

Sofia Monaco

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Melissa Alonso

Manager, Communications & CSR

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