Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits was formed in 2016 with the merger of Southern Wine & Spirits and Glazer’s, Inc. They employ more than 20,000 team members, distribute more than 150 million cases of wine and spirits annually across 44 U.S. markets, the District of Columbia, Canada, and the Caribbean. In 2026, ive employees at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, were charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and falsifying records to obstruct a federal investigation. It’s not the first time that the business practices of Southern Glazer’s have been called into question. In June 2024, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched an investigation into the company under the Robinson-Patman Act, which was created to stop suppliers from offering favourable prices to certain retailers. Negative attention has not halted the company’s growth with Southern Glazer’s last year acquiring Anheuser-Busch’s New York City distribution arm, and transforming it into Southern Glazer’s Beverage Company of New York.