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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Constellation Brands Portfolio to Exit Coors Distributing Company in Colorado

Constellation Brands Portfolio to Exit Coors Distributing Company in Colorado

Constellation Brands’ portfolio of popular Mexican imports will soon have different representation in the Denver area. The bev-alc giant informed Denver, Colorado-based Coors Distributing Company (CDC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Molson Coors, that it would be terminating their relationship in the next 30 days.

Athletic Brewing Adds Dak Prescott and Drake Maye as ‘Athlete-Owners’

Athletic Brewing Adds Dak Prescott and Drake Maye as ‘Athlete-Owners’

Athletic Brewing Company is adding two QB1s to its roster as “athlete-owners” as the NFL season kicks off tonight. New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott struck multi-year partnerships with the dedicated non-alcoholic beer maker and stakes in the business.

Martignetti to Acquire Red Network Distributor Girardi in Massachusetts

Martignetti to Acquire Red Network Distributor Girardi in Massachusetts

Martignetti Companies is expanding its New England footprint again. The beer, wine and spirits distributor has struck a definitive agreement to acquire Girardi Distributors, LLC, a Massachusetts-based, independent Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) distributor.

Spiked Sports Drink Race Heats Up with 2 Early Leaders, New Entrants

Spiked Sports Drink Race Heats Up with 2 Early Leaders, New Entrants

The spiked sports drink gold rush is on, but two players have already established themselves at the top of the burgeoning “vodka + ade” drink segment. Following the success of Surfside Iced Tea + Vodka, Stateside has another hit in its portfolio with the addition of Super Lyte, which launched earlier this year.

Athletic Brewing Appoints Dan Kleinman as CMO

Athletic Brewing Appoints Dan Kleinman as CMO

Dedicated non-alcoholic (NA) beer maker Athletic Brewing is tapping wine and spirits marketer Dan Kleinman as its next CMO. Kleinman will take over the role, effective September 8.

August Beer Purchasers’ Index Reveals Industry in ‘Cautionary’ Position

August Beer Purchasers’ Index Reveals Industry in ‘Cautionary’ Position

The August Beer Purchasers’ Index – coupled with lower inventory at risk of going out of code – revealed an industry that has fallen into “cautionary” mode at summer’s end for a second year, according to NBWA VP of analytics and chief economist Lester Jones’ wholesaler survey.