Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) combined the Platinum, Luxury, Estates Group, and Atlanta Wholesale Wine under one name: The Estates Group, A Division of Republic National Distributing Co.
Bob Hendrickson, chief operating officer, said, “RNDC has a long history of building fine wine brands. We invested early in the premium wine business and are proud of the suppliers, brands and customers that have supported us to become who we are today. We currently have the Estates Group name established across 10 markets with a great history of building brands. We will now expand that name across all markets aligning our fine wine team.”
As part of the alignment, RNDC named three new Senior Vice Presidents to lead the business:
- Gable Abdo, Senior Vice President, The Estates Group for the Central Region. Most recently, he served as the Senior Vice President of Fine Wine for RNDC Texas where he played an instrumental role in leading the Texas wine team through several years of sales growth, launching multiple new suppliers and brands.
- Marin Blomquist, Senior Vice President, The Estates Group for the RNDC West Region. Blomquist started with The Estates Group at the former Young’s Market Company as an Account Manager in 2002. His most recent role at RNDC was SVP of The Estates Group in California, a position he held for nine years.
- A third SVP to lead the East region will be named at a later date.
By aligning the fine wine business under one name, RNDC is enhancing support with a strong route to market linking states together for superior execution, the company said.