Skip to content
‹ Back to IndustriesFood & Beverage

No Corkscrew Required: Backpack Wine Brings Quality Wine to the Come-and-Go Event

Jim Doehring, President of Source Code Beverage, entered the beverage industry as a seller for a distributor in Chicago. He recently spoke about his experience in the development of the innovative product, Backpack Wine. What sparked Jim’s idea for a portable quality wine in a can? After working in the wine industry for decades, Jim…

This story was produced through MarketScale. See how Food & Beverage teams put it to work with Customer Stories & Case Studies.

·
Share

Free workspace

Turn your Food & Beverage expertise into content.

Record interviews, organize footage, and write with AI on a free trial of the MarketScale platform for qualifying companies. No demo required, no credit card.

Try it Free

Jim Doehring, President of Source Code Beverage, entered the beverage industry as a seller for a distributor in Chicago. He recently spoke about his experience in the development of the innovative product, Backpack Wine.

What sparked Jim’s idea for a portable quality wine in a can? After working in the wine industry for decades, Jim saw the need for a way to bring wine to events without the hassle of glass bottles or corks in traditional packaging. While canned wine wasn’t new in this “grab-and-go gourmet” culture, he knew he wanted to create a portable wine that did not sacrifice taste or quality.

The most obvious problem was the lack of great tasting wine at on-the-go casual events. In developing Backpack Wine, Doehring argues that Source Code Beverage has found the ultimate solution: “We can be completely on the go and provide quality Washington wine” in cans that are “lighter, 100% recyclable, and keep our wine fresh and ready to drink.”

To better serve a generation that values innovation, Backpack Wine conducted focus groups with adult millennials, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. Looking to the future, Doehring predicts, “The canned wine segment will continue to grow at a rapid pace. We are still at a point where only a small group of people have even tried canned wine, [but] there is nothing but blue sky ahead. We are now at a point where cans are beyond a fad or a craze, [and] people realize that cans are a perfectly good way to enjoy great wine.”

Thanks to Doehring and Source Code Beverage, 2018 is the year for blue skies and great wine on-the-go. To learn more, visit Backpack Wine online today!

Your experts belong here

Every story in MarketScale Food & Beverage starts with a company putting its plant managers, quality leads, and R&D teams on the record. Buyers are already reading this topic. The only question is whose experts they find.

Processors and grocery buyers vet suppliers hard, and your operations people are the ones who can satisfy them.

Book DemoSee how it works15 minutes, straight to a calendar.
B2B Weekly

The week in Food & Beverage, and sixteen other industries, every Monday.

Ten stories, one-line takes, five minutes. Free.

Food & Beverage: are you visible to AI?

Before they reach out, Food & Beverage buyers ask AI engines which vendors to trust. Explore how your experts, customers, and partners can become useful content for buyers and AI search.

Free Trial

You just read one Food & Beverage expert. Your company is full of them.

This article was produced through MarketScale. The same platform turns your plant managers, quality leads, and R&D teams into the articles, video, and social content Food & Beverage buyers are searching for. Start a free trial and see it with your own people. For qualifying companies, no credit card, no demo required.

NPS +73 · 1,000+ creators · 38+ countries

What your free trial includes

Hands-on access to the MarketScale platform
Media requests to your crowd, remote recording, AI writing tools
No demo required. No credit card.
For qualifying companies. Company confirmation required.

More Food & Beverage Insights

Grubhub owner Wonder confidentially files for an IPO

Grubhub owner Wonder confidentially files for an IPO

Wonder, the food hall and delivery company founded by Marc Lore, said on November 5 that it has confidentially filed draft IPO documents with the SEC. It has not set a share count or price range. Wonder owns Grubhub, Blue Apron, Tastemade and Spyce, runs about 170 East Coast locations, and plans to enter Texas next year.

  • 01Wonder confidentially filed draft IPO documents with the SEC and has not set a share count or price range.
  • 02The company owns Grubhub, Blue Apron, Tastemade and Spyce and runs about 170 multi-brand food halls on the East Coast.
  • 03Wonder raised $650 million in July at about a $9 billion valuation and plans to enter Texas next year.

Nov 5, 2026

Amazon makes Uber Eats its Prime restaurant delivery partner, replacing Grubhub

Amazon makes Uber Eats its Prime restaurant delivery partner, replacing Grubhub

Amazon has replaced Grubhub with Uber Eats as the restaurant delivery partner for U.S. Prime members. Starting November 5, Prime members can order from restaurants on the Uber Eats network directly on Amazon.com and in the Amazon Shopping app with a $0 delivery fee on orders of $25 or more, and the Grubhub+ agreement that began in 2022 has ended.

  • 01Prime members in the U.S. get a $0 delivery fee on Uber Eats restaurant orders of $25 or more placed on Amazon.com or the Amazon Shopping app.
  • 02Uber Eats restaurants gain a storefront on Amazon.com and the Amazon Shopping app.
  • 03Amazon's Grubhub+ agreement for Prime members ended on November 5, an Amazon spokesperson told TechCrunch.

Nov 5, 2026

Wendy's rejects $1.4 billion take-private bid from Trian-led group, adopts poison pill

Wendy's rejects $1.4 billion take-private bid from Trian-led group, adopts poison pill

Wendy's independent board committee unanimously rejected a non-binding $7.35-per-share, roughly $1.4 billion proposal from a group of Trian Partners, franchisee Flynn Group, BlueFive Capital and Sixth Street Partners, saying it substantially undervalues the company and its Dave's Way turnaround plan. The board also adopted a shareholder rights plan with a 15% threshold that expires on November 3, 2027.

  • 01An independent committee unanimously rejected the Trian-led group's $7.35-per-share offer, valued at about $1.4 billion, as substantially undervaluing Wendy's.
  • 02The bidding group included Flynn Group, one of Wendy's largest franchisees, alongside Trian, BlueFive Capital and Sixth Street Partners.
  • 03The board adopted a shareholder rights plan with a 15% threshold, expiring November 3, 2027.

Nov 5, 2026

Explore More Food & Beverage Insights

Read more expert perspectives from across Food & Beverage.

Browse Food & Beverage Hub

For B2B teams

Your experts could be publishing here

Stories like this one run on content MarketScale captures from real practitioners. See how your team's expertise becomes coverage in Food & Beverage and beyond.

Book a Demo

Or call us. No forms required. We pick up. 214-945-2512