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.
California Black-owned breweries Full Circle Brewing and Speakeasy Ales & Lagers announced a merger today that the companies say will create the largest Black-owned brewing company in the U.S.
Wine and spirits distributor Martignetti Companies has struck a deal to acquire Massachusetts-based beer wholesaler Quality Beverage, the companies announced today in a press release.
New beer category products have delivered more than half a billion dollars in off-premise sales in the last year, according to market research firm NielsenIQ (NIQ).
Nearly five years after it opened, Diageo will cease the majority of production later this spring at what was its first Guinness production brewery in the U.S. since 1954.
Washington-based sister cider companies Yonder and The Source have merged into a single entity, founder Caitlin Braam announced. Samuel Adams’ entrepreneurism-centric philanthropy Brewing the American Dream is accepting applications for its 2023 business and brewing experienceship.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun an antitrust investigation into Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, reviewing how the nation’s largest alcoholic beverage distributor may have favorably priced wine and liquor that advantaged larger retailers, according to Politico, citing three anonymous sources “with knowledge of the probe.”
After launching in Mexico last fall, Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktails have rolled out in the U.S. The 7% ABV spirits-based RTD, the result of a partnership between Coca-Cola and Jack Daniel’s parent company Brown-Forman, is inspired by the ubiquitous “Jack & Coke” bar call and combines two of the world’s most recognizable beverage brands in one package.
Middle-tier beer ordering continued to “shift towards a more predictable environment” in March, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) monthly Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI).
St. Patrick’s Day may have lifted draft sales at bars and restaurants this year, but off-premise beer category dollar sales declined -3.2% compared to 2022 for the week ending March 19, according to market research firm Circana.
The California Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) has sponsored two bills this legislative session: one that would allow members to produce cider and perry with existing licenses, and another that would restore transparency in beer production data reporting.
Virginia retailers are now required under law to separate alcoholic versions of non-alcoholic brands from their soft drink counterparts.
Expect more Voodoo Ranger beers to flood the market. New Belgium Brewing has struck an agreement to acquire the Daleville, Virginia-based production facility Constellation Brands built in 2017.
It was either the luck of the Irish, an aligning of stars or just excellent planning that had both St. Patrick’s Day and the opening weekend of March Madness falling on a Friday this year.
Double Punch Hard Juice, a new hard juice contender from Philadelphia-based Two Robbers Hard Seltzer, will enter the ring next month. “We’ve been developing this idea for over a year, as a way to bridge the highly sessionable and low-calorie, zero-sugar nature of hard seltzers with the full-flavor full-texture aspects of FMBs [flavored malt beverages] and craft beer,” co-founder and CEO Vikram Nayar said.
