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Platform updates, partnerships, events, and press. Everything happening at Learn Brands and with the brands building on the platform.


Sake Is the Most Misunderstood Bottle on Your Back Bar. Here's How to Fix That. Sake for Bartenders.
There is a bottle on your back bar, or your retail shelf, or your restaurant's beverage list, that almost no one in your building knows how to talk about. It outsells most spirits categories in Japan, has a brewing process more complex than any beer on earth, reaches natural alcohol levels higher than any other brewed beverage on the planet, and arrives in your warehouse labeled in a language most of your staff doesn't read.
Mathew Benoit
May 2010 min read


Functional Beverages Certified: Training Built for the Fastest-Growing Set in the Cold Case
Walk into any modern grocer, natural foods retailer, or beverage alcohol store and the cold case has changed. Coconut water sits next to kombucha. Mushroom coffee sits next to prebiotic soda. A CBD sparkling water sits next to a hemp-derived Delta-9 drink. Customers stand in front of the door, pick up two cans, and stare at the labels trying to figure out which one solves the problem they walked in with.
Mathew Benoit
May 126 min read


Learn Brands Partners with PKGD Group to Launch PKGD University, Including the Industry's First Raicilla Certification
Today, we're proud to announce the launch of PKGD University, a professional credentialing platform built in partnership with PKGD Group, one of the leading importers of heritage, producer-owned agave spirits in the United States.
Mathew Benoit
Apr 83 min read


Learn Brands Partners with 360 Training as a Certified Reseller of Compliance Training Courses
Learn Brands is proud to announce a new partnership with 360training, making Learn Brands a certified reseller of 360training’s industry-leading compliance and workforce training courses.
Mathew Benoit
Dec 15, 20253 min read


Alcohol 101: Free Beverage Alcohol Training for Retail Staff
If you manage or work in alcohol retail, having a well-trained staff is essential. Whether you run a liquor store, grocery store, convenience shop, or bottle shop, your employees need to understand how alcohol works, how it is categorized, and how to serve it responsibly.
Mathew Benoit
Nov 22, 20255 min read


De-escalation Training for Retail Staff: A Complete Guide
Strong customer service starts with the ability to manage difficult situations. That’s why we created the De-escalation and Conflict Management course on Learn Brands: a training built for real retail environments.
Mathew Benoit
Jul 21, 20255 min read


How to Stay Calm and Avoid Burnout Behind the Bar and on the Retail Floor
Support your team. Improve customer experience. Boost retention.
Retail environments like liquor stores, bars, tasting rooms, and distribution hubs can be high-pressure and fast-moving.
Mathew Benoit
Jul 7, 20255 min read


Closing the Knowledge Gap on Impaired Driving: The Learn Brands and CDOT Partnership
At Learn Brands, we believe education has the power to create safer communities. That’s why we’re proud to support the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) latest initiative to better understand — and close — key knowledge gaps around impaired driving.
Mathew Benoit
Apr 29, 20253 min read
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