Duane Stanford
Editor & Publisher
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Duane Stanford is Editor & Publisher of Beverage Digest, a U.S.-based business newsletter covering the non-alcoholic drinks industry.
He has written about the global food and beverage industry since 2006. Before taking over Beverage Digest in 2015, he spent 23 years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Bloomberg writing breaking news, investigations, and magazine features. While at Bloomberg’s Atlanta bureau, Duane was a regular contributor to Businessweek magazine and Bloomberg television and radio.
Duane regularly appears on radio and television and in print as an expert commentator on global beverage trends and developments.
He serves on the board of the Atlanta Press Club and is a former chairman.
Duane graduated from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, where he met his wife, Laura. She is director of operations for Beverage Digest. They have two adult children; one is a data analyst for Beverage Digest.
Duane holds a pilot’s license, enjoys motorcycles, and plays competitive tennis in Atlanta.
