Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Wine and Spirit Wholesalers (WSWM) is a regional industry organization representing the state’s four largest locally-owned wholesalers. The wine and spirit wholesalers are responsible for an efficient distribution system that delivers the widest variety of products available anywhere in the world in a manner that controls access for of-age consumers, provides taxes to the state and ensures product safety and consumer protection.
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The Massachusetts wholesale industry is an important contributor to the local economy with an estimated 69,517 jobs directly created by the wine and spirits industry, and wholesalers alone account for 3,434 of them.

Economic Impact

We put over 3,000 people to work in Massachusetts. From Avon to Taunton to Norton to Boston, our employees are our greatest assets. Our employees are your friends and neighbors – we’re truckers, warehouse workers, IT professionals, graphic designers, sales teams, and office personnel. Thousands of Massachusetts’ residents depend on us.

Nationally

Our impact across the entire national economy.

88,000 jobs

Number of workers employed by wholesalers

$7.5 billion

Amount of wages paid

70,000 jobs

Number of manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

Locally

Our impact and contributions to the Commonwealth.

3,434 people

Number of Massachusetts residents employed by wholesalers

>$700 million

Amount of taxes paid to the state

>$1 million

Amount donated to local charities this year

In The News

Cumberland Farms impact on Packies

Boston Magazine

WSWM Supports Beer + Wine Takeout

18 Russell Park
Quincy, MA
02169

For General Inquiries
Lou Cassis
(617) 773-7000
‍For Media Inquiries
Carolyn Spicer
(617) 557-9190

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