This Wisconsin canned cocktail brand is one of the 10 fast-growing companies in the U.S.

Claire Reid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Carbliss canned cocktails, based out of Sheboygan County, was created by a Wisconsin couple looking to accomodate their keto diet. The company has grown more than 27,000% between 2020 and 2023.
Carbliss canned cocktails, based out of Sheboygan County, was created by a Wisconsin couple looking to accomodate their keto diet. The company has grown more than 27,000% between 2020 and 2023.

A Wisconsin alcohol brand has been named among the top 10 fastest-growing private companies in America by the business magazine Inc.com.

Carbliss ― the zero-sugar, zero-carb canned cocktail company based in Plymouth, Wis. ― ranked seventh on the 2024 Inc. 5000, a ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.

Companies on the list are ranked by percentage revenue growth from 2020 to 2023. To be considered, companies must have had at least $100,000 in revenue in 2020 and at least $2 million in 2023. Over the past three years, Carbliss grew a whopping 27,174%, according to Inc.

Earlier this year, Inc. also released its Inc. Regional: Midwest rankings, highlighting the fastest-growing companies in the region between 2020 and 2022. Carbliss topped the list of 172 companies. In the two-year period, the beverage company grew 7,127%, putting it far ahead of second-place Vyper Industrial out of Green Bay, which grew by 2,613%.

Carbliss was founded in 2018 by Adam and Amanda Kroener, a Sheboygan County couple who worked with the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation and the Small Business Development Center at UW-Green Bay to launch their business.

According to the company's website, the Kroeners were following a low-calorie, low-carb keto diet and struggled to find cocktails that fit these standards. Now, Carbliss offers a variety of canned vodka-, tequila- and rum-based cocktails ― including margaritas, mojitos and palomas. Each can has just 100 calories and is sugar-, carb- and gluten-free. Carbliss products are currently available throughout the Midwest and in Arkansas and Louisiana. You can also buy the drinks online.

The downtown Milwaukee skyline is seen including the US Bank building, the Northwestern Mutual building, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the under construction 44-story Couture high-rise apartment project (far left) in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.
The downtown Milwaukee skyline is seen including the US Bank building, the Northwestern Mutual building, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the under construction 44-story Couture high-rise apartment project (far left) in Milwaukee on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.

These are the fastest-growing companies in Wisconsin and Milwaukee

In addition to Carbliss, numerous other Wisconsin companies made the 2024 Inc. 5000. Here are the top 10:

  • 7. Carbliss, Plymouth ― 27,174% growth

  • 196. Recovery.com, Madison ― 2,013% growth

  • 301. 8bitcreative, Ocononowoc ― 1,407% growth

  • 417. Veda Data Solutions, Madison ― 1,066% growth

  • 453. Aaniie, Eau Claire ― 983% growth

  • 461. Agency Elevation, Freedom ― 976% growth

  • 614. Above the Bar Marketing, Madison ― 741% growth

  • 851. Rolling Equity Leasing, Waukesha ― 585% growth

  • 1,008. Fork Farms, Green Bay ― 507% growth

  • 1,039. Well-Oiled Operations, Franklin ― 491% growth

And here are the top 10 Milwaukee-area companies, not including those in the Wisconsin top 10:

  • 1,352. JJB Home Improvements, Milwaukee ― 381% growth

  • 1,585. 14 West, Waukesha ― 327% growth

  • 2,616. Applied Tech Solutions, Brookfield ― 195% growth

  • 2,957. Freight Runners Express, Milwaukee ― 170% growth

  • 3,090. Titus Talent Strategies, Milwaukee ― 161% growth

  • 3,530. MLG Holding Company, Brookfield ― 136% growth

  • 3,596. Delta Defense, West Bend ― 132% growth

  • 3,663. Evans Transportation, Delafield ― 129% growth

  • 3,721. Brilliance Web Design, Milwaukee ― 125% growth

  • 4,177. Continuus Technologies, Milwaukee ― 105% growth

Check out the complete 2024 Inc. 5000 rankings here.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin alcohol brand among the 10 fastest-growing US businesses

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