Chris Maffeo

Chris Maffeo

Prague, Czechia
Founder and Managing Director. He is the Host of The Maffeo Drinks Podcast, a leading Drinks Business Podcast listened to in 120 countries. Advisor with 20+ years of experience across 30 markets worldwide.
12
Sep

025 | Starting from the Taste Profile: when liquids transcend categories and solve a customer's need. | Part 1/2 with Maurice Doyle, CEO of Compass Box Whisky (London, UK)

1 min read
06
Sep

024 | Knowing Your Brand and Sticking To It: The importance of identifying your target occasion Bottom Up, not chasing trends | with Alex Ouziel Founder of 9diDANTE Vermouth & CEO of FIOL Prosecco

1 min read
30
Aug

023 | Bootstrapping & Investors | How the founder's role evolves with scale | Part 2/2 with Paul Hletko of FEW Spirits and Goza Tequila (Chicago, IL, USA)

1 min read
22
Aug

022 | Traditional to Modern Occasions | How they evolve and What Consumers Need | Part 1/2 with Paul Hletko of FEW Spirits and Goza Tequila (Chicago, IL, USA)

1 min read
15
Aug

021 | Co-Creating Vs Dictating in a Bar | Why you shouldn't worry about conquering a bar and instead fit in | Part 2/2 of the Interview with Alex Frezza, from L'Antiquario (Napoli, Italy).

1 min read
09
Aug

020 | Decoding Cocktail Bars: Translating Between Consumer, Bar and Brand | Part 1/2 with Alex Frezza from L' Antiquario (Napoli, Italy)

1 min read
02
Aug

019 | Negroni vs. Old Fashioned type of cities: how trending cocktails change between cities and can be used as target occasions | with Krista Schubert from Overproof (Miami, FL, USA)

1 min read
29
Jul
The Distributor's Perspective Cheat-Sheet

The Distributor's Perspective Cheat-Sheet

Why You Should Walk in Your Distributor's Shoes to Understand How to Work with Them (and Avoid Useless
3 min read
27
Jul

018 | Back Bars & Cocktail Menus: from being visible to driving rotation | Part 2/2 with Adrián Michalčík, Global Winner Diageo WorldClass 2022 (Oslo, Norway)

20
Jul

017 | Bar Scene dynamics: from advocacy programs to how to approach top bars | Part 1/2 with Adrián Michalčík, Global Winner Diageo WorldClass 2022 (Oslo, Norway)