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.
OldKnow Beverage Co. launched Verte Absinthe Spirited Seltzer last month, an absinthe-based ready-to-drink canned cocktails (RTD) that the Rabun Gap, Georgia-based company believes is the first on the market.
Cleveland-headquartered Great Lakes Brewing Company has hired long-time Boulevard Brewing brewmaster Steven Pauwels as its first chief operations officer, the company announced Thursday. Pauwels’ first day with Great Lakes will be April 4, a Great Lakes spokesperson shared with Brewbound.
Pennsylvania-based Broken Goblet Brewing, Trauger Brewing and Lucky Cat Beer Co. are merging their operations to form the Mutual Respect Brewing and Distilling Collective.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) hosted a virtual listening session Tuesday with other members of Congress and a handful of bar and restaurant owners to discuss replenishment of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF).
Stone CEO Maria Stipp revealed that her company owes its investor, VMG/Hillhouse, $464 million and has considered selling, according to a report in Courthouse News Service.
Los Gatos, California-based Loma Brewing Company will open a new brewery and taproom in Manteca, California, in 2023, which will support a more than 300% increase in production, founder and CEO Kevin Youkilis told Brewbound.
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Schilling Cider launched Vida Maté, a line of non-alcoholic yerba maté beverages, earlier this month that CEO Colin Schilling believes has the potential to outsell its hard cider portfolio.
Annie Starke has been named the Beer Institute’s (BI’s) new senior director of federal affairs, the national trade association announced today.
Boston Beer Company and Sauza tequila-maker Beam Suntory launched Sauza Agave Cocktails Thursday – a line of Mexican-inspired, ready-to-drink canned cocktails (RTDs).
Global brewer Carlsberg Group – maker of Russian beer brand Baltika – has stopped advertising its Carlsberg flagship and Baltika in Russia, CEO Cees ’t Hart announced this week. Anheuser-Busch InBev has requested its joint venture partner, Turkish brewer Anadolu Efes, pause the production and sale of Bud in Russia.
Social media campaigns and event marketing may be the most effective ways to market bev-alc brands to the youngest legal-drinking-age (LDA) consumers, Amit Patel, senior VP of strategic partnership and ad monetization for the e-commerce alcohol delivery platform Drizly, said during a webinar this week on Generation Z.
Boston Beer replaced the two flavors in its Truly Extra Hard Seltzer line with Pineapple Orange Punch and Berry Blast.
Orpheus Brewing’s Jason Pellett announced Thursday that he will step down as CEO of the Atlanta, Georgia-based brewery to focus on his role as brewmaster.
