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.
While the COVID-19 pandemic may have accelerated growth for ready-to-drink canned cocktails (RTDs) over the last two years, alcohol delivery platform Drizly said the segment is more than “a pandemic-driven fad” and has the potential to drive retail sales.
Mary Guiver, Whole Foods global senior category merchant for beer and spirits, and Jason Murphy, Buffalo Wild Wings beverage product and program innovation manager, joined together on stage for the first time at Brewbound Live in Santa Monica, California, earlier this month to discuss what they’re looking for from suppliers in 2022.
As 2021 comes to a close, AleSmith Brewing Company is investing $1.75 million in brewery and equipment upgrades to continue production growth and new innovation launches in 2022.
New Belgium CEO Steve Fechheimer and Bell’s Brewery EVP Carrie Yunker wrapped up Day One of Brewbound Live 2021 in Santa Monica, California, to discuss what comes next, following the sale of Bell’s to New Belgium’s parent company, Kirin-owned Lion Little World Beverages.
Providence Brewing Co is excited to announce the much-anticipated grand opening of its taproom in the heart of Providence’s Valley Neighborhood, scheduled for Saturday, January 8!
U.S. brewers shipped 16.4 million barrels of beer in November, a +4.7% increase over November 2020, according to the Beer Institute (BI), citing figures from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
Athletic Brewing Company co-founder and CEO Bill Shufelt discussed the evolution of non-alcoholic (NA) beer – and the strategies the Stratford, Connecticut-based brewery has used to become a leader in the segment – during the Brewbound Live 2021 business conference in Santa Monica, California earlier this month.
Consumers looking for indoor dining in Boston will have to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination beginning in 2022, according to a temporary public health order by Mayor Michelle Wu Monday.
Velocity of dollar sales at bars and restaurants for the week ending December 11 surpassed all points in 2019, according to the on-premise market research firm CGA.
For the first time since late May, the open rate of on-premise locations pouring beer grew, increasing +2%, to 93% during the weekend of December 16-19, compared to the period before (November 4-7), draft beer data firm BeerBoard reported.
Tilray, the Canadian cannabis company and owner of Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing, has struck a deal to acquire San Diego-based Green Flash Brewing and Alpine Beer Company.
Atwater Brewery owner and president Mark Rieth announced he will be stepping down after more than 16 years with the Detroit-based, Molson Coors-owned craft brewery.
The national non-profit Beer Kulture has partnered with Washington, D.C.-based ANXO Cider and the American Cider Association (ACA) to offer scholarships to Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, Native North American, Pacific Islander, and other BIPOC people in the cider industry.
Headwinds have converged to create an unfavorable environment for craft breweries seeking to package their beer in aluminum cans, which now make up about 60% of independent craft beer packaged volume, according to the Brewers Association (BA), a trade group representing the nation’s small and independent brewers. With 2021 coming to a close, Brewbound spoke leaders at American Canning, WildPack Beverages, and DWS Printing gauge how they are navigating these currents.
