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.
October’s Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) reading of 48 “shows a steady state for the industry,” National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) chief economist Lester Jones wrote in the trade group’s monthly report.
Incremental innovation and clear brand identity were running themes throughout Boston Beer’s presentation to wholesalers in Los Angeles last week. Boston Beer shared an edited recording of the meeting with Brewbound this week.
Tree House Brewing is looking beyond the golf course to the race track. The Massachusetts-based craft brewery will open a new facility in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 2024, Tree House announced today on social media.
Boston Beer Company has updated its full-year guidance following its Q3 earnings results, with slightly more pessimistic expectations for the year.
Craft declines have accelerated slightly as seasonal buying patterns return to the off-premise, according to Circana in the data firm’s monthly beer report.
A vote to formalize the Brewing Union of Georgia (BUG) among employees at Athens, Georgia-based Creature Comforts Beer Co. has failed. The results of the election, which took place on October 3, were 21 votes in favor and 32 against, Creature Comforts told Brewbound, noting that the company was “pleased, but not surprised” by the results.
Cincinnati’s Rhinegeist Brewery has named Adam Bankovich as CEO and promoted several other leaders internally. Bankovich, who had served as interim CEO since late April, was promoted to CEO effective October 13.
Scan data through Q3 showed a “slightly more promising outlook for craft,” according to Bump Williams Consulting (BWC) in the firm’s quarterly craft report. Craft dollar sales growth in NIQ-tracked off-premise channels (total U.S. xAOC + liquor plus + convenience) is now flat year-to-date (YTD) through September 30.
Industry members heard numerous calls for beer to fight against threats from spirits this week during the National Beer Wholesaler Association’s (NBWA) Annual Convention in Las Vegas.
Many of the conversations on stage this week at the National Beer Wholesaler Association’s Annual Convention made some mention of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) sales declines and the impact on beer distributors.
This year has been “nothing short of tumultuous” for the beer industry, National Beer Wholesaler Association (NBWA) outgoing chairman Gordon Green said during Monday’s general session at the trade organization’s Annual Convention in Las Vegas.
The Coca-Cola Company is “not here to crash [beer distributors’] party,” Dan White, Coca-Cola, North America chief of new revenue streams, said in a fireside chat with National Beer Wholesaler Association (NBWA) president and CEO Craig Purser Monday during the NBWA’s annual convention.
The average price of 12 oz. equivalent (EQ) at U.S. bars and restaurants has increased +10.2% in the last 52 weeks (ending August 12) versus the previous 52-week period, according to CGA, an NIQ-powered on-premise market research firm.
Happy Thursday! No, we haven’t mixed our days up. Happy Thursday is a new spiked refresher from Molson Coors, announced today.
