Molson Coors Walks Away from DEI Policies
Molson Coors has joined the growing list of large consumer-facing companies to disavow their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, according to Bloomberg.
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.
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Sazerac Selects Reyes Beverage Group to Sell BuzzBallz in 4 States
Sazerac-owned BuzzBallz has selected the Reyes Beverage Group as its distributor in California, Illinois, Indiana and South Carolina, the multistate wholesaler announced today.
Numerator: Beer Tops Labor Day Weekend Bev-Alc Shopping Lists
Beer is expected to be the most popular alcoholic beverage at Labor Day weekend celebrations, as 76% of shoppers said they plan to purchase it, according to consumer research firm Numerator.
Left Hand Raising Capital to Build Craft Platform
Left Hand Brewing co-founder Eric Wallace has assessed today’s challenging landscape for craft brewers and believes his Longmont, Colorado-based company may have a solution.
New Trail Brewing to ‘Quadruple Down on IPA’ in 2025; West Coast, Hazy Session and Non-Alc IPAs Coming
For its 2025 brand plan, New Trail Brewing is seeing things more clearly than the six-year-old craft brewery ever has before, leadership told partners during the brewery’s inaugural distributor summit earlier this month.
Cambridge Brewing Co. to Close in December After 35 Years
After 35 years, Massachusetts-based brewpub Cambridge Brewing Co. (CBC) has announced it will shut its doors at the end of 2024.
A Round With … Sneaky Spirits’ Rachel Kiley
Rachel Kiley was the first-ever employee at Atlanta-based Monday Night Brewing when it opened in 2012, joining as sales director and working her way up to chief operating officer. After helping lead the brewery’s expansion to six locations across four states and 21,000 barrels of beer produced in 2023, Kiley has stepped down to become CEO of Sneaky Spirits, the brand she founded with her husband, Peter.
New Belgium Restructures Sales and Marketing Organization, Cuts 7 Jobs
New Belgium Brewing eliminated the roles of seven employees Thursday as part of a reorganization of its sales and marketing structure, a spokesperson told Brewbound.
Anheuser-Busch InBev to Sell Distributor Branches in Massachusetts and Ohio
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) has reached agreements to sell wholly owned distributor branches in Massachusetts and Ohio to independent A-B distributors in each state, the company announced today.
Pennsylvania’s New Trail Brewing Has ‘Never Had a Down Month Yet’
If craft beer had a Bizarro World, a place where everything was the opposite of its current state, it would be Williamsport, Pennsylvania, home of New Trail Brewing.
CPI for Beer At Home Increases +4% in July, Outpaces Overall Inflation
The consumer price index (CPI) for beer both at home and away in July continued to outpace overall inflation and the CPI for the rest of the beverage-alcohol industry, according to the most recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Tilray to Acquire 4 Craft Brands From Molson Coors
Tilray Brands announced “a definitive agreement” with Molson Coors Beverage Company to acquire four craft beer brands in its Tenth & Blake division.
Bev-Alc Trade Groups Blast Dietary Guidelines Process
Beverage-alcohol industry trade groups didn’t hold back in their feedback to the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) about recent changes to the process by which the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) evaluates alcohol’s place in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA).
Beer Institute: Domestic Tax Paids Decline -4.8%, May Gains ‘Wiped Out’
After a month in the black, domestic tax paid shipments of beer recorded a -4.8% year-over-year (YoY) decline in June, according to the Beer Institute (BI), which cited several government sources for its monthly report.