79th Annual NBWA convention celebrates 'golden age of beer'
Convention took place Sept. 25-28 in Chicago
The Alexandria, Va.-based National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) hosted its 79th Annual Convention, Sept. 25-28 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Attendees learned about important issues that beer distributors and the industry are facing and sampled new products during a two-day Product Demonstration Showcase that included more than 160 exhibitors, including 35 breweries, highlighting more than 100 labels of beer. They also attended education seminars on a wide range of industry topics, including warehousing technology, operations, trade practices and consumer insights.
During the Sept. 26th keynote address, NBWA’s outgoing Chairman of the Board Travis Markstein reflected on beer industry developments during the past year and the state of the American beer industry and said: “Our industry, while not without its challenges, is strong. America is still the world’s biggest, most profitable beer market.”