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Frontline Beverage
Adult Beverage · Sales & Brand Management

Built to Scale
Beverage Brands.

Experienced in-market sales teams — without the full-time cost.

50States Covered
100+
Reps in market, coast to coast
50
States with distribution access
3
Services. One partner, one agreement.
From Pitch · To Placement
To Pull-Through.
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Frontline Beverage rep in the field with a distributor
Most
Brand Failures Come From Execution, Not Product
Why Brands Need Us

The beverage industry has changed.

Distributors manage more brands than ever before. Unsupported brands get left behind.

  • No consistent in-market execution
  • No retail or on-premise support
  • No account-level demand creation
  • No distributor alignment or follow-through
Without Support

Brands Get
Deprioritized.

  • Distributor inactivity
  • Velocity stalls out
  • Replaced by brands that invest
With Frontline

Brands Win
In Market.

  • More placements & POD growth
  • Stronger distributor engagement
  • Higher velocity & reorders
What We Do

Three services. One partner.

We turn distribution into sell-through. Every engagement is governed by a single Shared Representative Agreement.

A Frontline Beverage rep behind a retail tasting counter, working an account Service 01 01

Feet on the Street

Dedicated Sales Reps in your territory — selling accounts, running tastings, executing programs. A focused book of brands per rep.

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Distributor warehouse — Frontline Beverage distribution access Service 02 02

Distribution Expansion

Landing new distributor relationships and expanding existing ones, market by market, using Frontline's existing access in all 50 states.

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A well-stocked liquor aisle inside a chain retail store Service 03 03

Chain Retail

Chain and national account authorization pursuits, followed through by our Feet on the Street team so what gets authorized actually sells.

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Built For Growth

A model that scales
with your brand.

Frontline sizes rep coverage to where your brand actually is, first market, regional, or national, so you're never paying for reach you're not ready to use, and never left short-handed once you are.

01
First Market

Establish distribution, prove velocity, build the playbook in one focused territory.

1–2 Sales Reps · Targeted on-premise + key retail
Entry
02
Regional Expansion

Replicate market wins across adjacent territories with dedicated coverage.

3–5 Sales Reps · Multi-state distributor & chain work
Scale
03
National Footprint

Full 50-state coverage, chain authorizations, national pull-through reporting.

Dedicated Team · Chain authorizations · National pull-through
National

We don't
just sell.
We scale.

The Promise

Frontline Beverage isn't a placeholder agency. We're the in-market team your brand would build — if you could afford to hire all of us.

Real people. In real accounts. Every single day.

Our Team

Industry experts.
Real market experience.

We know how beverage brands actually grow — because we've grown them from every side.

Paul Henson, CEO, Frontline Beverage

Paul Henson

CEO, Frontline Beverage

Paul leads Frontline Beverage, built from the ground up into a field sales agency with over 100 reps working hotels, restaurants, bars, and package stores across North America. His background spans CPG and chain retail, leading and scaling successful companies with a track record of building brands from the ground up.

Alicia Vargo, Co-Founder, BevAssets, partner at Frontline Beverage

Alicia Vargo

Co-Founder, BevAssets

Alicia's beverage career spans E&J Gallo Winery and Breakthru Beverage, and she's built successful companies of her own as an entrepreneur, including Speak Easy Wine & Spirits, a rep development agency she ran for 10 years. She co-founded BevAssets alongside Sam, working with beverage brands on go-to-market strategy, pricing, distribution, and talent, and brings that same operator's eye to Frontline.

Sam Anderson, Co-Owner, Frontline Beverage

Sam Anderson

Co-Owner, Frontline Beverage

Sam has spent 39 years in beverage and CPG, in category management, sales, revenue management, national accounts, and general management at companies including E&J Gallo, Diageo, Coca-Cola, Brown-Forman, and Kellogg's. He co-founded BevAssets and co-owns Frontline Beverage.

Reporting & Technology

Every dollar in market
shows up in reporting.

Every licensed account in the country is captured in our platform. Every visit, every order, every recap — geo-located and timestamped from the field.

This Bi-Weekly · Brand: Frankie's

Frontline Beverage CRM
14Orders
38Recap Visits
12Appts Set
The Iberian Pig · Atlanta3 Acts
Ladybird Grove · Atlanta3 Acts
Bar Mercado · Krog St2 Acts
Argosy · East Atlanta2 Acts

You don't just get reps. You get visibility.

Our CRM. Every activity, tagged to your brand.

  • Every licensed account in the U.S., captured
  • Real-time, geo-located field updates
  • Orders, recap visits, photos, follow-ups
  • Regular recaps + reviews with your team
  • Filterable by brand & date range
Coverage

Distributor access in all 50 states.
Reps where it counts.

ME
VT
NH
WA
MT
ND
MN
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
WY
SD
WI
IN
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
NV
UT
CO
NE
IA
IL
OH
WV
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
MO
KY
TN
VA
NC
DC
HI
OK
AR
MS
AL
GA
SC
AK
TX
LA
FL
Boots on the Ground Distributor Coverage

How We Work

  • 01

    Pitch

    Aligned brand strategy, distributor pitches, retail buyer presentations.

  • 02

    Placement

    Securing shelf, menus, and PODs in grocery, convenience, natural, and on- & off-premise.

  • 03

    Pull-Through

    Displays, tastings, staff education, re-orders — placement turned into sell-through.

Frequently Asked

Questions brands
usually ask first.

What does Frontline Beverage do?

Frontline Beverage supplies in-market sales reps, distributor and chain access, and field reporting for beverage brands, so a brand gets an experienced sales team without hiring one full time.

Where does Frontline Beverage operate?

Frontline Beverage has distributor access and rep coverage in all 50 states, with dedicated feet-on-the-street teams concentrated in its active markets.

How many brands does a Frontline Beverage rep represent?

Each dedicated sales rep carries a focused book of brands, so brands are not competing for attention on a rep's route.

How does Frontline Beverage report on field activity?

Every visit, order, and recap is captured in our CRM, with real-time geo-located field updates and regular recaps available directly to the client.

Real People · Real Growth

Built for brands
ready to grow.

Affordable national market execution. Built for beverage brands that need to scale.

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