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TTB Slaps Constellation Brands with $420,000 Fine

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) this month announced the acceptance of a $420,000 offer in compromise from Constellation Brands’ Crown Imports LLC subsidiary. According to the TTB, between January 1, 2016, and April 25, 2019, Constellation used a third party to make illegal payments to retailers in an effort to secure draft beer placements.

Constellation Brands Closing 2 Ballast Point Locations, Abandoning Plans for San Francisco Brewpub

Constellation Brands will shutter two Ballast Point Brewing facilities in Southern California, and back out of a plan to open a brewpub in San Francisco, Brewbound has learned. A spokeswoman with the New York-based beer, wine, and spirits company today confirmed the closure of Ballast Point Brewing’s 80,000 sq. ft. “Trade Street” sour beer and barrel-aging facility, which opened in San Diego in late 2017, as well as its Temecula, Calif.-based brewpub, which opened in 2016.

Constellation Brands Appoints Matt Stanton as Senior VP, Public Affairs

Constellation Brands, Inc., a leading beverage alcohol company, has announced that Matt Stanton has been appointed as senior vice president, public affairs. Stanton will be responsible for leading Constellation’s government relations team, overseeing the company’s relationships with key policy influencers across the country on topics including beverage alcohol laws and regulations, international trade policy and emerging markets such as cannabis.

Modelo Releases Chelada Limón y Sal

Modelo, the beer brewed for those with The Fighting Spirit, announces its newest ready-to-drink chelada, Modelo Chelada Limón y Sal. The newest addition to the Modelo Chelada lineup is a refreshing take on an authentic Mexican tradition.