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.
Following a year of explosive growth, non-alcoholic craft brewer Athletic Brewing is looking to lighten things up. The Stratford, Connecticut-headquartered brewery is launching Athletic Lite, a non-alc light beer that checks in at 25 calories, 0 grams of sugar, and 5 grams of carbohydrates.
The leisure and hospitality industries have 1.5 million fewer employees than they did before the pandemic began, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) February 2022 employment report, released today.
Flavored offerings across several beer category segments are driving growth, according to Bump Williams Consulting’s most recent report. “Flavors clearly stand out as a common thread when it comes to answering the question of ‘Where is growth coming from?’” Williams wrote.
Independent wholesaler Craft Collective will expand to its fourth New England state next week when it launches operations in Vermont. Speaking to Brewbound, co-founder and CEO Adam Oliveri explained the impetus behind the expansion is a partnership with Vermont Beer Makers, who will sell the rights to their brands to Craft Collective after about a decade of self-distribution.
The Brewers Association (BA), the trade group representing the nation’s small and independent craft breweries, nearly doubled its revenue in 2021 compared to 2020, according to the organization’s annual report.
Two weeks after calling New York City’s vaccine mandates “a crime against humanity” and igniting a maelstrom of social media backlash, Threes Brewing co-founder and CEO Josh Stylman has resigned, the Brooklyn-based craft brewery announced Tuesday.
Ray Guerin, chairman of Reyes Beverage Group, announced his plans to retire, effective April 30, in an internal memo Monday.
The open rate of bars, breweries and restaurants tracked by BeerBoard has returned to 93% during the February 24-27 weekend, the highest it has been since May 2020, according to the Syracuse, New York-based on-premise tracking firm.
As the lines between beer, wine and spirits continue to blur, Molson Coors is launching Vizzy Mimosa Hard Seltzer to capitalize on the popularity of the sparkling wine-based cocktail.
The Brewers Association (BA) published its 2022 beer style guidelines with revisions that included tweaks to several styles and clarifications to language used to describe juicy and hazy beers.
Reactions to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s report on improving competition in the beverage-alcohol industry continue to roll in from industry experts.
Molson Coors’ net sales increased +6.5% for the full 2021 fiscal year and +14.2% in the fourth quarter, the company reported today. The company posted net sales of $10.279 billion for the year that ended December 31. Worldwide, shipments (sales to wholesalers) declined -0.5% and brand volume (similar to depletions, which are sales to retailers) declined -1.7% over the course of the year.
Boston Beer Company announced the exit of one of its top executives, as well as offered a deep dive into its business across a pair of filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday evening. In an 8-K filing, Boston Beer reported that Quincy Troupe, senior VP of supply chain, tendered his resignation on February 21.
SweetWater Brewing has entered Oregon and Washington with Columbia Distributing, the brewery announced today. For the Atlanta-based craft brewery, Oregon and Washington mark its 39th and 40th states, respectively.
