Bev (company)
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Canned wine |
| Founded | 2017[1] |
| Founder | Alix Peabody |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Alix Peabody, CEO |
| Website | drinkbev |
Bev is a canned wine supplier based in Venice, California.[2] The company was founded in 2017 by Alix Peabody.[1]
History[edit]
Bev was founded in 2017 by Alix Peabody, who had worked at hedge fund Bridgewater Associates,[3][2] and began fundraising for medical bills by hosting ticketed parties.[3] The experience inspired her to start a wine supply company, that marketed canned wine spritzers to women.[3][2] She used her business connections to find a supplier of rosé.[4] The company later began selling other types of canned wine.[5] The wine was initially marketed online.[6][7] The company eventually signed a distribution deal with wine and spirits distributor Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits.[7]
In January 2020, sisters Erin and Sara Foster invested in the company.[8]
In February 2021, the company signed a distribution deal with E & J Gallo Winery to distribute Bev's wines nationally.[6] The deal would allow the wines to be sold in retailers including Target and Bevmo.[2] That year, Peabody was named founder of the year by AdAge,[9] and was included on Inc's Female Founders 100 list.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "'Made By Chicks' Startup Goes All Out In The Market For Canned Wine". Forbes. February 16, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Check the attitude. There are more reasons than ever to try canned wines". Los Angeles Times. September 19, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Is Silicon Valley Coming For Rosé?". Forbes. April 16, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Founders Fund made its first alcohol investment. Here's how the 28-year old woman who founded the company is trying to change drinking culture for the better". Business Insider. April 17, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "I Officially Broke Up With Hard Seltzers For the Summer After Trying Bev". PopSugar. June 11, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Gallo to distribute upstart canned wine brand Bev". Press Democrat. February 19, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "I Started a Company to Pay Off the Cost of Freezing My Eggs". Marie Claire. January 23, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Sisters Erin and Sara Foster invest in canned wine maker Bev". Fortune. August 21, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Alix Peabody's female-first canned wine brand 'breaks the glass'". AdAge. June 7, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Inc. Founder Profile - Alix Peabody - Bev". Inc. 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2022.