Justin Kendall

Justin Kendall

Editor, Brewbound

Justin Kendall provides daily coverage of the beer industry on Brewbound.com, conducts live-streamed interviews during Brewbound’s events and co-produces the Brewbound podcast. Kendall is a nearly 20-year career journalist who led alt-weekly newspapers in Kansas City, Missouri, and Des Moines, Iowa.

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CMO Lesya Lysyj to Exit Boston Beer in March

CMO Lesya Lysyj to Exit Boston Beer in March

Boston Beer Company CMO Lesya Lysyj will step down from her role, effective March 6, according to an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Chris Herron Took Climbing Kites CEO Role; Bubz THC Soda Line Coming

Chris Herron Took Climbing Kites CEO Role; Bubz THC Soda Line Coming

Creature Comforts co-founder Chris Herron quietly assumed the CEO role of intoxicating hemp beverage brand Climbing Kites a year after joining the company, the company shared last week. Herron’s promotion comes as Climbing Kites prepares to expand its beverage offerings in line with product trends across bev-alc.

177 Point Blank Distributing Workers to Be Laid Off; Columbia to Hire Some

177 Point Blank Distributing Workers to Be Laid Off; Columbia to Hire Some

Point Blank Distributing will lay off 177 employees once the sale of the Oregon-based distributor to Columbia Distributing is completed in late March, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act filing made Thursday with the state.