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Universal Beverage Importers offers beer, wines and spirits from producers around the world to wholesalers and retail chains in the United States of America.
Company personnel travel regularly to regions throughout the world looking for local gifted producers. Our goal is to establish long-term relationships and secure exclusive contracts with the wineries, distilleries and breweries to insure the mutual commitment of consistency and high quality for successful brand building.
We blend the perfect balance of quality, variety and value. Our relationships abroad and domestic afford us the ability to deliver beer wine and spirits to the market with exclusivity to select distributor and retail chains at a competitive sustainable price with excellent customer service.
HISTORY
How We Began
The Universal Beverage Imports story begins when two friends with over 50 years of beverage industry experience decided to begin the development of a beverage importing and exporting company in 2014.
“U.B.I.” is a Delaware based L.L.C. that provides a diverse line beer, wines and spirits to Distributors and Retail Chains that seek exclusivity in their target markets. U.B.I. offers the perfect balance of quality, variety and value. U.B.I. currently services 17 states with focus in the core markets U.S. East Coast. While we continue to expand our footprint, U.B.I. is dedicated to the growth and success of our brands, suppliers, and our people. We strive to be the most effective, trusted, committed importer-exporter and supplier of beverages in the United States. Our experience and knowledge of the extremely competitive U.S. market, strong partnerships with suppliers, distributors, and national/regional retailer customers has positioned us for continued growth and success.
“The relentless search to bring you better solutions continues to be at the core of everything we do.”
OUR FOUNDERS
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ALEX RIVERA
Alexander is second generation in the beverage industry and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Throughout the years, Alexander develop a passion for wines and viniculture. In early 2005 with his father and brother, he started National Refrescos Importing Company “NRIC.” In 2012 After NRIC was sold to another Identity, Alexander was hired by an Anheuser-Busch distributorship in New Jersey to create and manage “Harrison Imports” a wine importing company established in NJ. Alexander has travelled to many wine regions in the north and southern hemisphere to further expand his knowledge in the viniculture and vinfication to stay current in today’s wine Industry. Alexander is a WSET Advance Student and is pursuing his Certified Sommelier Certification. Throughout his career Alexander has represented national brands such Anheuser Bush, Grupo Modelo, Mikes Hard Lemonade, Don Manuel Villafane, Smith & Sons and Tamaya Wines.
JASON GIULIANO
Jason's business philosophy has always been and continues today to follow that of Anheuser-Busch’s
“making friends is our business”
Born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. I have lifelong experience in the beverage industry. I am an accomplished executive with 30 years of experience in operations, finances, product development, distribution and marketing. I have created, organized and directed sales and marketing plans to grow company sales and revenue for Anheuser-Busch brands, Sobieski Vodka, Red Bull, Samuel Adams, and 50 other alcohol and non-alcoholic suppliers.
I bring brand, wholesale, retail strategies and innovation to UBI. I am a developer/implementer of strategies to achieve company goals. I will work in conjunction with your sales and marketing teams to increase market share, improve sales, revenue and consumer satisfaction levels.
Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Our professional and bi-lingual administration core competencies enforce our customer service values, sales support, distribution, logistics, warehousing, TTB/Colas, Federal & State compliance, registrations & licensing
Wine Training
Universal Beverage Imports Company prides itself in its ability to conduct relevant and interesting wine educational training. Our seminars are broken into core learning modules, in order to provide a variety of opportunities to expand ones knowledge and appreciation for alcohol beverages.
UBI seminar leaders have earned Intermediate and Advance Certificates in Wine and Spirits, from Wine & Spirits Educational Trust (WSET) of UK.
In addition UBI sponsors specialty education seminars which are led by sommeliers and wine makers from prominent wine regions in the world.