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Press Clips: MA’s Mayflower to Shutter Brewery, Shift Production to Cape Cod Beer; Keg 1 River City to Acquire RNDC’s Kentucky Business
Mayflower Brewing (Plymouth, Massachusetts) will shutter its production facility and consolidate operations at sibling brewery Cape Cod Beer (Hyannis, Massachusetts), the Plymouth Independent reported.
Relaxation at the Center of $300M Intoxicating Hemp Beverage Business
Relaxation and anxiety/stress release are the top reasons consumers say they’re drinking intoxicating hemp beverages, market research firms NIQ and MRI-Simmons, and alcohol alternatives database the Dry Atlas shared during a webinar Tuesday.
Stateside’s Super Lyte Shattered Spirits-Based RTD Launch Year Record
Stateside Brands’ Super Lyte is on pace to quadruple the first-year sales of the previous top spirits-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) launch.
Breakthru CCO Talks RNDC Deal Exit, Emerging Categories
After backing out of a deal for Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) Kentucky and Indiana operations in August, Breakthru Beverage is charting a cautious path forward.
Coors Distributing Fights Constellation, Mark Anthony Exits, Sues in Civil Court
As it foreshadowed last week, Molson Coors-owned Coors Distributing Company (CDC) has filed a pair of lawsuits to halt terminations from two of its largest suppliers.
Bottle Logic, The Bruery and Offshoot Beer Co. Form The Bruery Group
Three Orange County, California-based craft breweries are linking up under The Bruery Group banner.
Top Beer Suppliers’ Late Summer Losses Persist as New Belgium, Sazerac & Others Buck Trend
Beer gains among the largest beer vendors continued to be outweighed by top-heavy losses in August and early September, leading up to Labor Day, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana.
Post-Labor Day Momentum Dissipates for Bev-Alc; Beer Takes Largest Dive in Circana Weekly Scans
With the possible exception of Halloween, beverage-alcohol off-premise sales are expected to slump toward Thanksgiving, according to the latest weekly report from market research firm Circana.
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Judge Dismisses Patco Brands’ Final Counterclaims Against BuzzBallz
A federal judge dismissed the last of Patco Brands’ counterclaims against BuzzBallz, ending a three-year fight between two rival orb-shaped, ready-to-drink (RTD) brands.
Tröegs Diversifies Portfolio With Full-Strength Spirits
Tröegs Independent Brewing (Hershey, Pennsylvania) has extended its push into the world of distilling with its first bottled spirits releases.
New Belgium CMO: Winning Brands Don’t Blame Consumers, They Evolve to Meet New Realities
Winning brands don’t ask why consumers are forsaking them or react to headlines about industry declines by wondering how they’ll affect the category.
Insider’s Week in Beer: 👎 The NFL’s Very Expensive Fake Beers
It seems like the Brewers Association still has a little “flexible spending” left in its budget, even with recent revenue declines. The trade organization’s GABF is offering to pay the $14,926 fine that the NFL levied against San Francisco 49er Kyle Juszczyk for pretending to chug a beer in the end zone after scoring a touchdown last weekend.
Coors Distributing Company Plans to ‘Fight’ Constellation, Mark Anthony Terminations
The exits of Mark Anthony Brands and Constellation Brands from Molson Coors-owned Coors Distributing Company (CDC) may not be frictionless.
Press Clips: Craft Closures and Michelob’s Icy New Deal
Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter September 21-23, including headlines from Backswing, Outerbelt and Michelob Ultra.