Case study · Chinola
From one SKU to national retail.
How CAYD CAP helped Chinola grow from a single-SKU concept into a national retail success.

The starting point
Chinola came to CAYD CAP as a concept with a single SKU, facing the challenges every emerging spirits brand meets in the off-premise market: chain buyers, distributors and store-level execution.
What CAYD CAP did
- Chain placementsTook the brand to retail buyers and worked authorizations through to shelf.
- In-store executionTastings and on-the-ground support to build trial.
- Inventory managementKept product moving and in stock alongside distributor partners.
The result
In the words of co-founder Andrew Merinoff, CAYD CAP “transformed Chinola from a concept with 1 SKU into a national retail success.”
Client perspective
In Andrew’s words.
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