Zoe Licata joined Brewbound in 2021 after several years of freelance reporting and documentary work. She’s a Massachusetts native, guinea pig for bev-alc innovation and savant in Gen Z culture.
Beverage packaging manufacturer Ball Corporation will acquire an 80% stake in Benepack’s European can manufacturing businesses, including two production facilities in Belgium and Hungary, the company announced Wednesday.
The personal and professional responsibilities of a modern beverage entrepreneur were in the spotlight on Day 2 of BevNET Live LA 2025, as founders and leaders discussed strategies to effectively meet the changing role of running a beverage business.
Thanksgiving helped bev-alc maintain its positive growth trajectory – at least compared to earlier this fall – Circana EVP, BevAl Scott Scanlon shared in this week’s off-premise scans report.
Alex Carreteiro has been named president of Heineken’s Americas business, the Dutch brewing company announced last week. Carreteiro, who will take the position on March 1, will fill the vacancy left by Marc Busain, who left the company in October to become CEO of Lipton Teas and Infusions.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) will acquire a majority stake in party punch maker BeatBox for approximately $490 million, the company announced today.
Consumers are ready to indulge in 2026, as long as brands make it easy to do, according to Flavorman’s annual beverage trends report. The beverage development firm shared its 2026 Beverage Trends Forecast last week – accompanied by a humorous news sketch – which included predictions for top flavors, ingredients and marketing trends for the year ahead.
Christmas came early for any fans of Bump Williams Consulting’s (BWC) annual growth strategies report. In the consulting firm’s final monthly update of 2025, founder Bump Williams shared beverage manufacturer, distributor and retailer growth strategies for 2026 and 2027 – one month earlier than historically released, and with a bonus fourth tier: the consumer.
Beer bounced back in the latest scans after a “dismal performance” in the prior week, according to Circana and the market research firm’s EVP of BevAl, Scott Scanlon.
The Brewers Association’s (BA) biennial Salary and Benefits Benchmarking Report is back, with wage and responsibility information representing more than 7,000 employees across the craft brewing industry. The BA surveyed 92 small and independent breweries, gathering information on 67 jobs.
Wholesalers remain in a holding pattern to avoid end-of-year overstocks, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
Bev-alc had a “slight bounce” back in the latest week, with dollar sales in Circana-tracked off-premise channels increasing 1% week-over-week (WoW) in the period ending November 16, compared to the week ending November 9, Circana EVP of BevAl Scott Scanlon reported. However, bev-alc sales remained in the red compared to 2024.
A new report from market research firm CGA is further proof that while beer is seeing red in off-premise scans, the category can find growth opportunities in on-premise retailers.
Bump Williams Consulting (BWC) president Dave Williams has a running list on his phone of the specific challenges or obstacles bev-alc industry members are facing today.
As Circana EVP of BevAl Scott Scanlon put it: “The improved data from the Halloween holiday was fun while it lasted.” Scanlon’s somber comments accompanied Circana’s latest weekly off-premise scans report, in which total bev-alc dollar sales declined 4.5% year-over-year (YoY) and 6% week-over-week (WoW), for the period ending November 9.
