Roderick A Groetzinger

With more than 30 years of marketing and promotional experience, Roderick A. Groetzinger founded the bar and restaurant industry’s first convention and trade magazines – Top Shelf and F&B Business. He has also provided promotional and marketing commentary for major media syndicates, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the New York Times. Over the course of his career, he has earned numerous accolades and awards for various promotional efforts. Roderick A. Groetzinger also holds more than a dozen patents in his field.

As an active member of the food service community, Groetzinger has served on boards for the National Licensed Beverage Association, the Licensed Beverage Consortium, and the American Beverage Institute. He has made keynote presentations for events like the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Annual Convention and the National Beer Wholesalers of America Convention.

Before beginning his career, Roderick A. Groetzinger earned an associate’s degree from Graham Junior College and pursued studies at Emerson College.