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.
If resilience was the theme of 2021 for the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and its members, adaptability was the theme for 2022, CEO and president Craig Purser and chairman of the board Peter Heimark said today, kicking off the NBWA’s 85th Annual Convention in Chicago. In 2022, beer distributors battled inflation, fuel costs, supply… Read more »
Diageo Beer Co. is leaning on the learnings of Daft Punk in fiscal year 2023 to be “better, faster [and] stronger” across all its bev-alc brands, including Lone River Ranch Water, Smirnoff, and Guinness.
Beer at on-premise establishments cost consumers an average of +6% more in the last 12 weeks (through August 20) versus the same period in 2021, according to the market research firm CGA.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a myriad of bills Friday before the end of the 2021-2022 legislative sessions, including an update to two laws that give more flexibility to craft brewers in the state by expanding the number of satellite taprooms and allowing distribution of their own products to retail locations nearby.
As residents of southwest Florida begin to grapple with the effects of Hurricane Ian, Clearwater-based Big Storm Brewing will fill water jugs and open some of its taprooms as supply drop-off points for people in need.
Westbrook, Maine-based Mast Landing Brewing Co. will open a new tasting room in South Portland by the end of the year, the company announced last week.
New Orleans-based Urban South Brewery will acquire Pensacola, Florida-based hospitality brand Perfect Plain Brewing Co. for an undisclosed amount.
Hard seltzers ended the summer season down -5.5% year-to-date through September 10 in multi-outlet plus convenience channels, as the segment continues to battle tough comps of years past, financial services firm Jefferies reported, citing NielsenIQ data.
Despite inflationary pressures, more than three-quarters of consumers (76%) are still visiting bars and restaurants more than or as often as usual, according to market research firm CGA.
Pilot Project, a Chicago-based brewery incubator, has closed a $8 million seed round, led by the Chicago investment group InvestBev.
New Orleans-based Faubourg Brewing Company has merged with Made By The Water (MBTW), a southeast-based portfolio company, with the plan “to be one of the largest craft beer producers in the United States.”
Ready-to-drink beverage-alcohol (RTDs) has crossed into every alcoholic-beverage category, with spirits-based and wine-based RTDs, hard seltzers, flavored malt beverages (FMBs) and more.
Bent Water Brewing Company has promoted Joe Companion to VP of sales, after fewer than eight months with the Lynn, Massachusetts-based brewery.
Craft has had a rocky 2022 in off-premise channels, with declines in dollar sales, distribution and shelf space.
