Nick Bodkins is the co-founder of Avenor, the US market-entry partner for overseas non-alcoholic beverage brands. He previously founded Boisson and grew it into the largest non-alcoholic retail and e-commerce platform in the US, with $30 million in sales. There he built the buying, distribution, and direct-to-consumer operations that now inform how Avenor brings foreign brands to market. He writes on US import compliance, distribution, and the operational realities of launching a non-alcoholic brand in America.
Experience
- Co-founder, Avenor — US market entry for non-alcoholic brands
- Founder, Boisson — grew it into the largest US non-alcoholic retail & e-commerce platform ($30M in sales)
- Judge, World Alcohol-Free Awards
Areas of focus
- US import compliance for non-alcoholic beverages (FDA, FSVP, Prior Notice)
- US beverage distribution and retail
- Direct-to-consumer beverage go-to-market
- Building a non-alcoholic beverage brand in the US
Guides by Nick
- Two Ways Into the US for an Alcohol-Free Wine
- US Bottle Deposit Laws for Imported Alcohol-Free Drinks
- California Prop 65 for Imported Alcohol-Free Drinks
- Importing Alcohol into the US vs the Alcohol-Free Version
- US Tariffs on European Alcohol-Free Drinks in 2026
- Selling EU Organic Alcohol-Free Drinks in the US
- Do You Need a License to Sell Non-Alcoholic Beer in Kentucky?
- Do You Need a License to Sell Non-Alcoholic Beer in Idaho?
- Do You Need a License to Sell Non-Alcoholic Beer in Tennessee?
- Non-Alcoholic Beer in North Carolina: Is a License Required?
- Do You Need a License to Sell Non-Alcoholic Beer in Texas?
- Do You Need a License to Sell Non-Alcoholic Beer in Georgia?
- Operator or Distributor: What a Non-Alcoholic Brand Signs First
- Do You Need a License to Sell Non-Alcoholic Beer in New York?
- How Avenor's Importer of Record Works for Non-Alcoholic Brands
- Avenor vs Park Street for Non-Alcoholic Brands
- Avenor vs MHW for Non-Alcoholic Brands
- Do You Need a License to Sell Non-Alcoholic Beer in Michigan?
- Avenor vs M.S. Walker for Non-Alcoholic Brands
- FBA vs FBM for Non-Alcoholic Beverages
- The Sampler Pack: Best First Non-Alcoholic Buy
- The Age-Gate Conversion Tax on an Alcohol-Free Store
- Set Your US Shelf Price (Reverse-Margin Method)
- Why Is Alcohol-Free So Expensive?
- Demand Generation for an Alcohol-Free Brand
- US Pricing & Margin Architecture for Alcohol-Free Brands
- Who Owns Your Customer Data: Brand, Distributor or Amazon?
- Working Capital & the Import Cash Gap
- Getting a US Bank Account as a Foreign Drinks Brand
- Is Non-Alcoholic Beverage Gated on Amazon?
- Will Meta & Google Flag Your Alcohol-Free Ad?
- How Faire Works for Alcohol-Free Beverage Brands
- 3PL Warehouse Fulfillment for Non-Alcoholic Beverages
- Amazon & Wholesale Marketplaces
- Do You Need a License to Sell Non-Alcoholic Beer?
- Reformulating an EU Beverage Recipe for the US Market
- First-Party DTC Data Makes You a Better Wholesale Partner
- Unit Economics of a Non-Alcoholic Beverage Brand
- Non-Alcoholic Beverage Distributors in the US: 2026 Directory
- Email & SMS Platform Choice for Non-Alcoholic Brands
- Can You Sell Non-Alcoholic Beverages Direct-to-Consumer?
- Importer of Record and 3PL for Non-Alcoholic Beverage Brands
- Inventory & Demand Planning for a New Beverage Import
- Broker vs. Distributor vs. Importer: What Differs
- Non-Alcoholic On-Premise: Bar & Restaurant Menus
- What European Founders Get Wrong About US Beverage Importing
- Build a First-Party Customer List for Your Beverage Brand
- FDA Prior Notice for Non-Alcoholic Beverage Shipments
- DTC Stack for a Non-Alcoholic Brand: Shopify & Klaviyo
- FDA Food Facility Registration for Foreign Brands
- Selling Non-Alcoholic Beverages on Amazon
- US Entity Setup for a Foreign Brand: LLC vs C-Corp
- FDA or TTB: Which Agency Regulates Your NA Drink?
- Pricing & Margin for Imported Non-Alcoholic Beverages
- What Health Claims You Can Make on a Drink Label
- How to Distribute a Non-Alcoholic Beverage in the US
- Non-Alcoholic Beverage Launch Benchmarks: 2026 US Report
- Alcohol-Free vs Non-Alcoholic: The Real Difference
- How Shopify Works for Beverage Brands: Own the Store
- Find a Non-Alcoholic Beverage Distributor in the US
- Do Non-Alcoholic Drinks Use the Three-Tier System?
- Importing Non-Alcoholic Beverages to the US
- European Non-Alcoholic Brand US Launch Case Studies
- FDA Labeling for Non-Alcoholic Beer Under 0.5% ABV
- HS Code for Non-Alcoholic Beverages: 2202 and Duty
- FDA Labeling Requirements: Imported Beverage Checklist
- What "Alcohol-Free", "Non-Alcoholic" and "0.0%" Mean
- Currency, Freight & Landed Cost for EU→US Beverage Imports
- Cost to Launch a Non-Alcoholic Brand in the US (2026)
- How to Start a Non-Alcoholic Beverage Company
- US Importer of Record for Non-Alcoholic Brands
- Non-Alcoholic Beer vs Wine vs Spirits: Market Size
- FSVP Requirements for Non-Alcoholic Beverage Imports
- First 90 Days: US Market Launch Checklist
- Importing Dealcoholized Wine, Alcohol-Free Spirits & Beer
- US Market-Entry Partner for Beverage Brands: Checklist
- Turning Amazon & Retail Buyers into Owned Customers
- How to Enter the US Non-Alcoholic Market: Three Paths
- What Retail Buyers Want from a Non-Alcoholic Brand
- Avenor vs Hiring In-House vs Using a Pure Logistics 3PL
- DTC vs Wholesale: Sequencing a Non-Alcoholic Brand
- Amazon Product Discovery for Non-Alcoholic Brands
- Email & SMS Retention for Non-Alcoholic Brands
- Pre-COLA, COLA & When Non-Alcoholic Brands Need TTB
- Paid Acquisition for Non-Alcoholic Beverages: Meta/Google
- Non-Alcoholic Brand US Operations & Finance
- Build vs Hire vs Partner: European Brand US Market Entry