Friday, June 6, 2025

Moderated by Nick Nanos, CCLP, Chief Supply Chain Officer at LCBO, this panel will explore the intricate logistics of beer, wine, and spirits across Canada and globally. This session will cover the unique challenges faced by producers, distributors, and retailers in the sector, including supply chain management, regulatory compliance, sustainability and much more. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how market demand, seasonal trends, and emerging markets are shaping the logistics of this dynamic industry.

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About the panelists:

Lisa Fenn
Strategic Accounts Director
Family Wine Merchants / Henry of Pelham

With over 20 years experience in the alcohol beverage industry, and a focus on Canadian Wine, Lisa is an inspiring, people-first sales leader. She speaks five languages and developed her passion for wine while working and studying in Germany, Spain and France, securing an International M.B.A. and her sommelier designation. Lisa has worked in a sales leadership role for some of Canada’s largest wine producers including Arterra, Andrew Peller and now at Family Wine Merchants / Henry of Pelham as their Director of Strategic Accounts. She is a member of the Board with We Care Canada – a charity helping kids with disabilities. She resides in Port Dover, where you may see her paddling her SUP, kayaking and walking her dog, Bella, with her husband David.

Sarabeth Holden
Owner
Red Tape Brewery

A multifaceted and well-rounded entrepreneur, Sarabeth Holden loves to cook, write, and be active – whether in sports or community action. Sarabeth approaches all projects with a sense of humour, and possibility. Her playful outlook and vast experience has made for an eclectic career that continues to develop and grow with integrity. In December 2020 Sarabeth and her husband Sean opened Red Tape Brewery in Toronto, a bespoke brewery that creates small-batch, custom beer for life’s milestones. Red Tape not only creates custom brews, personalised to the last detail, but has a retail storefront and taproom with their featured beers. Sarabeth is co-founder of the Toronto Inuit Association, supporting the local Inuit community as it grows. She is a thrice-published children’s book author with Inhabit Media with a fourth book on the way. Sarabeth lives in Toronto with Sean, their two young sons, and their dog Silly Goose.

Bret Mason
Vice President of Logistics
Sleeman Breweries

Throughout his over 30-year career at Sleeman Breweries, Bret has had the opportunity to work within all operational aspects of beer production, planning and transportation and benefited from the opportunity to grow into more progressive leadership roles as Sleeman grew into a national brewer, now the third largest brewer in Canada. In his first year as the Vice President of Logistics, Bret is responsible for Sleeman Supply Chain including Procurement, Warehousing and Distribution. Bret holds a Bachelor of Science degree as well as Diploma Master Brewer certification, providing him with a unique perspective on the logistics of Canada’s alcohol industry, complementing his logistics experience.

About the moderator:

Nick Nanos, CCLP
Chief Supply Chain Officer
LCBO

As the Chief Supply Chain Officer, Nick Nanos oversees LCBO’s innovative supply chain operations and B2B operations, including inventory planning, transportation, logistics, distribution, quality assurance and wholesale. In this role, he and his team are responsible for moving 110 million cases of beverage alcohol products from more than 80 countries annually to retail and wholesale customers across Ontario. Nick has held progressive leadership positions throughout his three decades at the LCBO, spanning retail, distribution, finance, wholesale, internal audit, and supply chain. His leadership and logistics expertise has been critical to the modernization of LCBO’s supply chain and success of priority programs such as eCommerce and the creation of the LCBO’s wholesale operations. 

In addition to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Studies and a post-graduate certificate in Executive Leadership from Queens University, Nick holds the CITT-Certified Logistics Professional (CCLP) designation – widely considered the gold standard of professional expertise in supply chain logistics.  He also holds the Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP) designation from Supply Chain Canada, a Certificate in Logistics Management from the Schulich School of Business, and the designation of Certified Fraud Examiner from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Nick has been recognized for his academic and career accomplishments, Nick was honoured with the Drinks Ontario Industry Partnership Award in 2015, and received the J. Stuart Robertson Memorial Award, presented by the Canadian Transportation Education Foundation during his graduating year at CITT. Active in the community, Nick sits on the National Board of Directors with CITT, Trafalgar Senior Homes Ltd. & Oakville Community Homes Inc. He was also part of an expert panel advising Ministry of Government Services and Supply Ontario and a member of program advisory committees at Conestoga College and George Brown College.