Eagle Park Brewing Acquires Milwaukee Brewing Company’s Recipes and Branding
Muskego, Wisconsin-based Eagle Park Brewing has struck a deal to acquire the intellectual property and recipes of Milwaukee Brewing Company (MKE).
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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Last Call: 76% of Consumers Visiting On-Premise More Often or Same As Usual, Says CGA; Atwater Close to Wrapping $1M Capital Improvement Project
Despite inflationary pressures, more than three-quarters of consumers (76%) are still visiting bars and restaurants more than or as often as usual, according to market research firm CGA.
NielsenIQ: Non-Alc Beer, Wine and Spirits Doubled Since 2019; Beer Accounts for 85.3% of Non-Alc Category
Dollar sales of non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits at off-premise retailers have more than doubled in the last three years, according to market research firm NielsenIQ. In 2019, non-alc versions of traditional beverage-alcohol products earned $178.7 million at off-premise retailers. In the 52 weeks ending August 20, their dollar sales reached $395.2 million, according to IRI.
Faubourg Merges with Made By The Water; Targets Joint Annual Production of 100,000+ Barrels
New Orleans-based Faubourg Brewing Company has merged with Made By The Water (MBTW), a southeast-based portfolio company, with the plan “to be one of the largest craft beer producers in the United States.”
Ball Corp. Sells Russian Operations to Arnest Group for $530 Million
Ball Corp., the world’s largest manufacturer of aluminum beverage cans, has sold its business in Russia to the Arnest Group for $530 million.
Anheuser-Busch InBev Sells Ohio Distribution Branch to Ohio Eagle
Ohio Eagle Distributing has a deal in place to acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) AB ONE distribution operations in Lima, Ohio.
Supply Chain: Note Suggests Ball Backing Away from 5 Truck Printed Can Minimums; Country Malt Group on Online Order Delays
Ball Corp. may be backing away from its five truckload per SKU minimum order quantity for printed cans, according to a communication obtained by Brewbound between a can broker and a brewery.
Sierra Nevada Terminates 3 California Distribution Partnerships to Align with Reyes
In an effort “to further align” its distribution relationships in California, Sierra Nevada terminated three wholesalers yesterday: Antioch-based Markstein Sales Co., Imperial-based Alford Distributing and Milpitas-based Bottomley Distributing Co.
Last Call: Labor Day Weekend Velocity Gets a Bump; Ska to Distribute WeldWerks; Black Project Closes
On-premise sales over Labor Day weekend received “an uplift in velocity” on Sunday (+16%) and Monday (+54%) compared to the previous week, NielsenIQ’s on-premise tracking arm, CGA, reported today.
Dogfish Head Miami Taproom to Shutter in November, Citing Rent Increases
A little more than two years after announcing it would open, Boston Beer’s Dogfish Head taproom in Miami will shut its doors on November 5 due to “marketplace factors beyond our control,” according to an internal memo.
IRI: Labor Day Weekend Off-Premise Beer Sales +3%, Total Bev-Alc +9.3%
Total beverage-alcohol dollar sales increased +9.3% during Labor Day weekend compared to the prior week, market research firm IRI reported.
Investor Group Acquires Willie’s Superbrew, Aims to Return to Market in 2023
A group of investors has acquired Willie’s Superbrew after a tumultuous several months for the Boston-based hard seltzer brand. The acquiring group, Superbrew Acquisition Corporation (SAC), is led by Amos Beason, managing director of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Seward Capita
BeerBoard: Draft Sales +21% During NFL Opening Weekend
Football is back and so are draft sales, according to on-premise data firm BeerBoard. Draft beer consumption nationwide increased +21% during the NFL’s opening weekend (Thursday, September 8-Sunday, September 11), compared to the same period in 2021.
TRU Colors, Molson Coors-Backed Brewery with Mission to End Gang Violence, to Close
TRU Colors, the craft brewery that aimed to end street violence by employing rival gang members, will cease operations on Friday, September 9. In a lengthy Facebook post, founder and CEO George Taylor II outlined the Wilmington, North Carolina-based brewery’s struggles, which have included violence and quality control issues that led to a delayed first commercial batch.