Thirty years in the industry. Built to move first.
What RTM stands for
RTM Imports is a San Antonio-based specialist beverage importer with more than 30 years of operational history. Founded in the early 1990s, RTM was formally structured as an independent LLC and has been led by Benjamin Roberts since 2016.
We operate exclusively in the B2B wholesale channel — working with the largest national beverage wholesalers and their chain teams across both on-premise and off-premise. We do not sell to consumers. We build the infrastructure, the relationships, and the programs that get brands to shelf.
Our history spans fine wine, spirits, and emerging categories. Asian beverage is the newest addition — soju, wine-based RTDs, and craft beer, sourced from South Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, and Taiwan — and the fastest-growing segment we represent. We identified the opportunity before the mainstream arrived, moved quickly to build the right producer relationships and wholesale infrastructure, and the results speak for themselves.
What defines RTM is adaptability. Over 30 years, the business has navigated shifting consumer tastes, distribution consolidation, regulatory change, and market disruption, and has grown through it all. We move toward change rather than away from it. That is how we identified the Asian beverage opportunity before the mainstream arrived. That is how we will find the next category before it peaks.
Years in the Industry
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Our Approach
Three principles define how we work.
Fearless Creativity
We pursue categories and producers that others overlook. Asian beverage alcohol was a niche before it was a trend. We were already there, and we are already looking at what comes next.
Aggressive Adaptability
The U.S. wholesale landscape is consolidating fast. Our independence and lean operating model mean we move faster than any generalist importer — and we have the track record to prove it.
Relationship-First Execution
The relationships we hold with producers and wholesale partners have been built over years, not quarters. We invest in the people behind the brands as much as the brands themselves, and that personal commitment is what keeps those relationships intact when the market shifts.
“We spend more time with our partners personally than professionally. That is not a policy. It is how we operate.
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