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Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against PepsiCo, Walmart Following FTC Complaint Unsealing
A proposed consumer antitrust class action lawsuit was filed against PepsiCo and Walmart after a now-dismissed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint against them was unsealed. At issue is the allegation that Pepsi gave Walmart exclusive discounts not offered to other retailers.
BevNET Announces 2025 Spirits Award Winners
This year was not an easy one for entrepreneurs in bev-alc or adult alternatives. Consumers and investors are adjusting their relationships with alcohol, and still doubtful of the emerging adult non-alc industry. But the smartest beverage founders are meeting those challenges by digging deeper into their relationships with the industry, the environment and their communities…. Read more »
Lion Beverage Raises $150M Round Ahead of 2026 Expansion
Pennsylvania-based contract manufacturer Lion Beverages, LLC has closed a $150 million investment as it prepares to expand capacity in the new year.
Anthony von Mandl to Step Down as Mark Anthony Brands CEO, Phil Rosse to be Promoted
Mark Anthony Brands founder and chairman Anthony von Mandl will step down as CEO and has appointed vice chairman Phil Rosse to succeed him, according to a memo shared with distributors today.
Circana November Report: Craft C-Store Sales Turn Positive; Grocery Declines Deepen
Craft beer’s grocery losses continued to accelerate in November, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana. The segment recorded high-single-digit declines in dollar sales (-8.2%) and volume (-9%) at grocery stores in the four-week period (L4W) ending November 30, Circana reported. Those losses mark an acceleration from the prior L4W period… Read more »
Circana Weekly Scans: Bev-Alc YoY Trends Remain Consistent Post-Thanksgiving
Total bev-alc dollar sales fell 23% week-over-week (WoW) in an expected post-Thankgiving dive, Circana EVP, BevAl Scott Scanlon shared in the market research firm’s latest week report (data ending December 7).
NC Businesses Respond to Sycamore Brewing Co-Founder’s Arrest; Brewery Releases Statement
Sycamore Brewing co-founder Justin Brigham may be divesting of the company, but industry members are not separating him and his legal charges from the Charlotte, North Carolina-based brewery so quickly.
PepsiCo and Walmart Colluded on Pricing, Alleges Unsealed FTC Complaint
PepsiCo allegedly created a soft drink “price gap” with Walmart, creating a system that allowed the world’s largest retail to obtain preferential promotional payments, while those same payments were reduced for Walmart’s competitors, according to court documents unsealed last week.
Featured Jobs
Class Action Complaint Filed Against Pabst Following San Antonio Job Cuts; Alleges Failure to File WARN Notice
Pabst Brewing may be in hot water following the company’s sales restructuring and ensuing layoffs, with the company potentially facing a class action lawsuit.
Insider’s Week in Beer: 🤝 Bills Mafia Gets Beer Offer It Can’t Refuse
The BUFFALO BILLS may still be 2 games behind Zoe’s PATS in the AFC East … but they’re winning the beer innovation war.
Press Clips: A Pennsylvania Distribution Deal, Founders’ NA ‘Nonetheless’ and Reactions to the A-B/BeatBox Deal
Wilsbach Distributors (Harrisburg) has acquired Brewery Products Company (York), increasing Wilsbach’s volume 50% and “expanding and streamlining” the company’s distribution rights across its South Central Pennsylvania footprint, Wilsbach president Frank Sourbeer Jr. shared on LinkedIn over the weekend.
Ball Buys Majority Stake in 2 European Canning Facilities
Beverage packaging manufacturer Ball Corporation will acquire an 80% stake in Benepack’s European can manufacturing businesses, including two production facilities in Belgium and Hungary, the company announced Wednesday.
Sycamore Brewing Co-Founder Will Divest and End Involvement Following Statutory Rape Charges
Justin Brigham, co-founder of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sycamore Brewing, was arrested on charges of statutory rape of a child by an adult, first degree burlgary and indecent liberties with a child by the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, December 11. In response to the charges, Sycamore owner and co-founder Sarah Taylor, who is Brigham’s… Read more »
Ikasu Brewing Wins 2025 Brewbound Pitch Slam Competition
Los Angeles-based Ikasu Brewing won the 17th edition of the Brewbound Live Pitch Slam.