Celebrating 20 Years of Beverage Excellence
The 2013 Beverage Forum is only 1 week away! This year's speaker lineup has been finalized and what an all-star lineup it is! The group of industry experts assembled for this year's Forum has such a diverse makeup covering so many different areas of the global beverage industry. Their wealth of knowledge and depth of experience will help make this 20th Anniversary edition of The Beverage Forum a memorable event.

This year’s Beverage Forum will have five keynote speakers, four impactful panel discussions, four industry specific breakout sessions covering the industry’s hottest topics, recognizing two Company of the Year Awards and The Annual Lifetime Achievement Award and for the first time, hosting a Innovation Zone & Tasting Station for some of the industry’s hottest new products.

PANEL LINEUP ANNOUNCED
The Board of the Beverage Forum is pleased to announce the panel lineup for How the 'Millenial Consumer' is Fueling LRB Innovation.

The millennial consumer is all about diversity and change, and the patterns being displayed by him have led to a vast degree of entrepreneurial innovation across Liquid Refreshment Beverages. Find out what ideas, tactics and means-of-measurement these successful beverage entrepreneurs are using to find the right balance to meet the needs of the millennial consumer:

Moderated by Brian Sudano, Managing Partner, Beverage Marketing Corporation, BMC Strategic Associates.

FIVE KEYNOTERS SET TO ADDRESS THE 20th ANNUAL BEVERAGE FORUM
Five beverage industry leaders are set to address more than 300 beverage industry executives on May 21 and 22 at The Conrad New York for the 20th Anniversary edition of The Beverage Forum.  These executives, whose industry knowledge and background are of great depth and status, will discuss in detail issues and trends facing both the current and future statuses of the global beverage marketplace.

  • Al Carey, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Americas Beverages

  • Luiz Fernando Edmond, President, North America, Anheuser-Busch InBev

  • Bill Hackett, President, Crown Imports LLC

  • John McDonnell, President, International and Chief Operating Officer of Patron Spirits International A.G.

  • Deryck van Rensburg, President – Venturing & Emerging Brands, Coca-Cola North America

HAROLD HONICKMAN TO BE AWARDED LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Board of the Beverage Forum is proud to announce that Harold Honickman of The Honickman Companies will be recognized for his lifetime of achievements, accomplishments and contributions made to the beverage marketplace as their 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree. Mr. Honickman got his start in the beverage business in 1957. Throughout the years, he has expanded his interests with the purchase of several different bottling and distribution facilities. He currently serves as Chairman of Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York along with a series of other related beverage companies. Today, the Honickman group of companies is one of the largest privately owned bottling and distribution businesses.

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The Beverage Forum over the years.
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The Best of the Forum, Plus New Features
The Beverage Forum 2013 will feature all that has made the conference the destination each spring in New York City:

  • Top beverage executive presentations and interviews
  • Lively panels debating the pressing topics of the day
  • Engaging "breakouts" that provide a more hands-on environment to dissect big topics.

And there's no better opportunity than a 20th Anniversary to continue to innovate…and The Beverage Forum 2013 will make Beverage Innovators the focus. Attendees will have the chance to meet up-and-coming beverage entrepreneurs and sample their exciting new drinks at the Innovation Zone & Tasting Station. For the first time, The Beverage Forum will be recognizing these hot, new beverage products with its “Best in Show” Award. All attendees to The Forum will be able to provide valuable feedback and vote for their favorites.

Great Conference, Great New Location...
The Conrad New York is the new home for The Beverage Forum. The Conrad is sleek and modern, with plenty of meeting space. Attendees will enjoy all-suite accommodations in one of New York’s newest upscale hotels. Check out The Conrad.

Register by calling Debbie Sustik at 888-332-6222 ext. 251 (Outside of the United States: 740-598-4133 ext. 251).

To see what the Beverage Forum is all about, click here to view highlights from the 2012 Beverage Forum.