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Anheuser-Busch InBev’s beyond beer division is organizing itself around four priorities: hard seltzers, Cutwater Spirits, Nütrl Vodka Seltzer and Ghost Energy, beyond beer business unit president Fabricio Zonzini shared during Beer Marketer’s Insights’ spring conference in Chicago last week.

The majority of distributors (70%) are seeing better growth for beer this spring, respondents told financial services firm Jefferies in a survey published today.

Responsibility.org announced Constellation Brands has joined its growing list of member companies. A leading beverage alcohol company, Constellation Brands will support Responsibility.org’s vital missions to end impaired driving, eliminate underage drinking, and promote responsible consumption.

Another independent canned cocktail maker boarded the “mother ship” last week when Constellation Brands announced the full acquisition of Austin Cocktails. It’s a move that’s in-step with the other global beverage companies picking up fast-growing RTD producers — but observers in the industry caution that the deal may not be the harbinger future RTD acquisitions.

Constellation Brands executive vice president and beer division chair Paul Hetterich died yesterday at age 59 following “a series of health issues in recent years,” the company announced to wholesalers today.

The Sands family, the largest shareholder of Constellation Brands stock, has proposed declassifying the company’s common stock and transitioning to a single-class common stock structure.

Corona is proud to announce that starting this baseball season it is the Official Cerveza of Major League Baseball (MLB). The multi-year sponsorship with Corona also includes a custom content platform on MLB.com and MLB Network that aims to bring fans closer to the sport and empower the next generation of star players to showcase their refreshing perspectives on and off the field.

Anthony Spina and Matt Sievers – who’ve worked on brands such as Mark Anthony Brands’ White Claw and Mike’s Hard Lemonade and Pabst Blue Ribbon – have launched their own endeavor: Primer Electrolyte Charged Hard Seltzers.

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.

The Modelo brand family tree sprouted some new branches this month as the top-selling beer in Constellation Brands’ portfolio pushes further into the beyond beer segment and seeks to expand its consumer base. Modelo has added one new flavor – Naranja Picosa – to its Chelada line extension nationwide, added 12-packs of Limón Y Sal… Read more »

The rumored tie up between Constellation Brands and energy drink maker Monster Beverage is progressing and a deal could be completed in the coming weeks, according to a Bloomberg report.

The California Family Beer Distributors (CFBD), a trade group representing independent wholesalers in the Golden State, has pushed back against statements made earlier this week by Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands regarding the Mexican import giant’s proposed termination of two wholesalers.

Anheuser-Busch InBev North American zone CEO Brendan Whitworth shared updates from across the company’s portfolio, distribution network and e-commerce platforms. Nearly a year after Diageo’s acquisition of Far West Spirits LLC, the maker of Lone River Ranch Water, Diageo Beer Company president Nuno Teles and Lone River founder and CEO Katie Beal Brown discussed the brand’s growth under the spirits giant’s guidance.

Constellation Brands announced today a pair of executive leadership moves within its beer division. Jim Sabia has been promoted to EVP and president of Constellation’s beer division, effective immediately.