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09/18/2026

TTB compliance, three-tier distribution, luxury positioning, sommelier-grade hospitality. W**e and spirits leadership carries a stack no other category shares, and recruiting for it is a specialty. More on the blog.

W**e and spirits executive recruiting requires viticulture expertise, sommelier knowledge, luxury positioning, and regulatory compliance.

09/17/2026

Executive search fees in w**e and spirits can hit 30% of first-year pay. Worth it? That depends on four numbers most companies never track: time-to-hire, placement quality, retention, and business impact. We put the full measurement framework on the blog, including the vacancy math that usually surprises people.

Explore effective strategies for measuring executive recruiting ROI in the w**e and spirits industry, alongside insights on emerging trends and market growth.

09/16/2026

Audit your last lost candidate: the loss almost certainly happened in a gap, not an interview. Five silent days is all it takes. Speed and rigor can coexist, and the playbook is on the blog.

Explore why speed to hire matters in executive recruiting and learn how clear timelines, alignment, and communication help secure top CPG talent.

09/15/2026

Before you engage a w**e search firm, ask three questions: How many w**ery placements in two years? Tell me about a head-of-production search. How did the hire perform at month 12? The full vetting list is on the blog.

Partner with w**e industry executive search firms that understand terroir, distribution networks, and luxury brand positioning.

09/14/2026

W**e executive search rewards continuity: the firm that learns your culture in year one searches with precision by year five. Partnership best practices for w**e leaders, on the blog.

Partner with w**e industry executive search firms that understand terroir, distribution networks, and luxury brand positioning.

09/13/2026

Boomerang CEOs at Boston B**r, Simply Good Foods, and Hormel in the same month. When conditions get tough, boards bet on judgment they've already seen. March's CPG stories and their talent signals, on the blog.

March 2026 saw major acquisitions and leadership shifts in the CPG industry, highlighting the divide between decisive companies and those facing turmoil.

09/12/2026

Two Directors at two CPG companies can run completely different scopes: one leads a team of three, the other owns a $40M P&L. Calibrate candidates on budget, headcount, and decision rights. Titles are marketing. More on the blog.

Title leveling is a major challenge in CPG executive hiring. Learn how to benchmark scope, lower friction, & use clear leveling as a competitive advantage.

09/12/2026

Seasonal peaks, retail expansion pushes, manufacturing transitions. Some leadership needs have a start and an end date. Interim staffing matches the leader to the project. Full guide for beverage brands on the blog. https://hubs.ly/Q04nBzvk0

Learn when non-alcoholic beverage brands benefit from interim executive staffing for innovation, distribution, and regulatory compliance.

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago today, nearly 3,000 people went to work and never came home. We remember them, the first responders who ran toward the danger, and the families who still carry that morning. Take a moment today.

09/10/2026

poppi's rise gets told as a marketing story. The quieter driver was talent: the right executive hires at every growth phase. How they happened, at protisglobal.com.