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Ball Corp. Reports 10 Billion Can Shortage in US This Year

Ball Corp. Reports 10 Billion Can Shortage in US This Year

During Ball’s virtual Investor Day event on Tuesday, the company reported that the U.S. is “short” roughly 10 billion cans this year — about 9% of total 2019 sales — as the supply chain continues to feel the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last Call: Sam Calagione Joins Boston Beer Board; PV Brewing Closes Kona Hawaii Deal; GoPuff Raises $380M

Last Call: Sam Calagione Joins Boston Beer Board; PV Brewing Closes Kona Hawaii Deal; GoPuff Raises $380M

The Boston Beer Company has added Dogfish Head co-founder Sam Calagione and Snap Inc. (Snapchat) chairman Michael Lynton to the company’s board of directors. Philadelphia-headquartered GoPuff, essentially an on-demand delivery service for products ranging from snacks to alcohol, recently completed a $380 million funding round that takes the company’s valuation to $3.9 billion. And more news bites.

The Virginia Beer Co. Releases 2 Wet-Hopped Beers

Fall is in the air and that means one thing: harvest season! Brewing with fresh hops is a meticulous process, having to rely on bountiful bines and timing of wet hops plucked, packaged, and shipped overnight via air freight to align with a brew day built around the arrival of those hops and those hops alone.

Hi-Wire Brewing Adds Distribution in Indiana

Hi-Wire Brewing has extended its distribution footprint again this year with the addition of Indiana bringing the total count to nine states east of the Mississippi.

Ennoble Beverages Adds Distribution in 10 States Over Last 6 Months

Ennoble Beverages, an industry-leading producer of great tasting, ready-to-drink Flavored Malt Beverage (FMB) Cocktails, announced significant expansion over the past six months, entering ten new states and signing 36 new distributors.