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Jessica Infante
Managing Editor, Brewbound
Jessica Infante joined Brewbound in 2019 after nearly a decade in a variety of marketing roles in the craft beer industry. Prior to that, she was a daily newspaper reporter at the Jersey Shore. Jess holds a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and a master’s degree in integrated marketing communication from Emerson College. She is a certified Cicerone and lives in Salem, Massachusetts.
“Weakness continues” in beverage-alcohol off-premise trends, according to the latest weekly report from market research firm Circana. Total bev-alc scan data continued to decline in dollars (-3.3%) and volume (-4.8%) for the one-week period ending June 8.
Moor’s Brewing has been named the winner of the 14th Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream (BTAD) Brewing and Business Experienceship, the company announced.
Large-format packs and key menu features are putting wind into Stone IPA’s sails. Stone IPA has recorded double-digit depletions growth at on-premise chains outside its home market in the 6-month period ending March 31, according to VIP data the brewery shared with Brewbound.
The beer category’s current bogeymen aren’t what’s plaguing Constellation Brands, leaders explained during Deutsche Bank’s dbAccess Global Consumer Conference last week.
Wilding Brands, the Colorado-based craft beverage and hospitality platform, has expanded again with the acquisition of Denver’s Station 26 Brewery, the companies announced last week. Station 26 founder Justin Baccary will remain in his role leading the brewery as it joins the collective.
Triton Beverage Group is building a craft platform in southeastern Massachusetts. Less than two months after acquiring Plymouth-based Mayflower Brewing, the parent company of Hog Island Brewing has acquired Hyannis-based Cape Cod Beer, the oldest craft brewery on the Massachusetts peninsula. “This marks a major milestone for our team as we bring together three of… Read more »
Although still in decline, craft beer’s dollar sales and volume losses eased up in May, according to the most recent off-premise report from market research firm Circana.
Legislation in progress across several states aims to bring beverages infused with intoxicating hemp into regulatory frameworks akin to alcohol’s three-tier system.
Samara Oster would prefer consumers to meet Meli with “no expectations” of how it might taste. Meli (4.4% ABV) is brewed with 100% organic quinoa sourced from small farms in Bolivia, making it gluten-free.
Three East Coast craft breweries have teamed up to launch a new multi-facility contract brewing platform. B3 Beverage Company is a joint venture from Stratford, Connecticut-based Two Roads Brewing, Philadelphia-based Yards Brewing and Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania-based Bald Birds Brewing.
Beer is the drink of choice for nearly three-quarters of consumers planning to buy bev-alc products for their Memorial Day weekend celebrations, according to insights firm Numerator.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) is shaking up its distribution network for its spirits-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail brands. The moves are concentrated in California, where A-B told Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) it would move the Cutwater Spirits RTD family to Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits (SGWS).