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Nation’s 2nd-Largest Wine and Spirits Distributor Exits California Market Over Costs, Suppliers

The announcement comes after the company lost four major accounts in less than six months.
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Nation’s 2nd-Largest Wine and Spirits Distributor Exits California Market Over Costs, Suppliers
A worker at a winery pours a glass of wine for a tasting in Rutherford, Calif., in this file photo. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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Wine and spirits distributor Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) is leaving the California market.

RNDC cited increasing costs and changes among suppliers as one of the reasons it has decided to stop operating in the state.

Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.