Markstein Sales Co. Acquires Rights to Asahi, Drake’s, Bear Republic and More from Bay Area Distributing
The rights to 15 brands will change hands from Richmond, California-based Bay Area Distributing to Antioch-based Markstein Sales Company.
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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CPI for Beer Outpaces Inflation in April vs. 2022; Total Beverage-Alcohol Lags at +4.6%
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beer both at home (+5.9%) and away from home (+5.1%) outpaced overall inflation (+4.9%) in April 2023 compared to April 2022 for another consecutive month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Brewers Association Announces New Business-Focused Event, Full Pour
Full Pour, a business-centric gathering, will join the Brewers Association’s (BA) lineup of events when it debuts next month in San Diego.
Beer Institute: March Domestic Tax Paid Shipments -2.3%; Mexican Imports Outpace Category at +12%
After one month in the black, domestic tax paid shipments from U.S. breweries dipped into the red again with a -2.3% decline in March 2023, according to the Beer Institute (BI), citing numbers from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
Beverage Veteran Kevin Asato Tapped to Lead National Black Brewers Association
The National Black Brewers Association (NB2A) announced its launch today as the Brewers Association’s (BA) annual Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) kicked off in Nashville, Tennessee.
Last Call: Stone Ordered to Pay Back Rent at Closed Napa Taproom; SweetWater to Open 2 Bars at Mercedes-Benz Stadium; Reuben’s Brews to Sell Original Brewery
Stone Brewing must pay past rent on the brewpub it shuttered in Napa, California, in October 2021, according to a court ruling. Tilray-owned SweetWater Brewing will open two new branded bars at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in its hometown of Atlanta.
Anheuser-Busch InBev Q1 2023: Global Revenue +13.2%, US Shipments -1.6%, Depletions -3%; CEO Discusses Bud Light Backlash
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) reported a +13.2% increase in total revenue and a +0.9% increase in total volume worldwide for the first quarter of 2023.
People Moves: Maine, Rhode Island Guilds Name New Directors; Nicole Nugent Joins Armory Group; Ben E. Keith Selects Next Beverage Division President
Shea Hearsum Cusick Named New Maine Brewers Guild Executive Director The Maine Brewers Guild has tapped Shea Hearsum Cusick as its new executive director, effective May 1. Cusick joined the guild from Scarborough, Maine-based Nonesuch River Brewing, where she served as sales manager for nearly four years. In addition to her role at Nonesuch, Cusick… Read more »
Founders Hit With Second Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
On the same day Founders Brewing announced it had permanently closed its Detroit location, a former employee filed a lawsuit against the company claiming the taproom’s work environment was “so objectively racially hostile that she had no choice but to resign.”
Molson Coors U.S. Shipments -0.5%, Depletions -1.2%; April Volume Boost Not Factored into Full-Year Guidance
Molson Coors recorded both top- and bottom-line growth – in addition to volume declines – in Q1 2023, the company announced today.
Founders Shutters Detroit Taproom After 6 Years
Founders Brewing Company has permanently closed its satellite taproom in Detroit, six years after announcing plans to open it.
Fishers Island Lemonade Acquired by E. & J. Gallo’s Spirit of Gallo
Spirits-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail brand Fishers Island Lemonade has agreed to be acquired by Spirit of Gallo, the spirits division of E. & J. Gallo, the companies announced today in a press release.
NBWA: Beer Purchasers’ Index Dips Into Contraction After 2 Positive Months
Following two months of positive trends, total beer category ordering by distributors ticked downward in this month’s Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI), the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) reported.
Openings and Closings: Montauk Plays Ball at Citi Field; The Lost Abbey Moves in with Mother Earth; The Bruery to Close Washington, DC Shop
Tilray-owned Montauk Brewing will open two new branded spaces at Citi Field, the home of the New York Mets in time for the 2023 MLB season. The Lost Abbey has entered an alternating proprietorship with Vista, California-based Mother Earth Brew Co. The Bruery is shuttering its Washington, D.C., location after six years in operation.