Constellation Brands

Constellation Brands wasn’t immune from the beverage-alcohol industry’s “tough” 2025, beer division president Jim Sabia acknowledged Monday during the opening session of the company’s Gold Network Summit with distributors in Las Vegas.

Nick Fink’s appointment Thursday as Constellation Brands’ CEO-in-waiting sparked takes from Wall Street analysts on what the transition means for the future of the Mexican beer importer.

Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands will step down from the top spot at the bev-alc giant this April, the company announced today.

Convenience store retailers offered an optimistic outlook on 2026 beverage sales in Goldman Sachs’ Q4 Beverage Bytes retailer survey, which represents roughly 28% of the c-store channel (around 42,000 retail locations).

It may be time for beer to finally address its pricing issues. That was one of the main takeaways from Day 1 of the Beer, Wine and Spirits Summit Sunday, hosted by Beer Business Daily and Wine & Spirits Business Daily in Coronado, California.

Monday Night Brewing (MNB) co-founder and CEO Jeff Heck has stepped down from his c-suite role, passing the baton to fellow co-founder Joel Iverson, he announced on LinkedIn this week.

After a rocky first half, Constellation Brands leadership is “cautiously optimistic” the company’s bev-alc portfolio declines have hit a “plateau.” The company’s beer division (Modelo, Corona, Pacifico and Victoria) recorded improved metrics in Constellation’s third quarter, which ended November 30.

While bev-alc is in flux, zero-proof partying is still in full swing with the announcement of a new multi-year partnership that brings Hiyo Social Tonics into Live Nation venues across the country.

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Constellation Brands’ recent volume woes are only temporary, beer division president and EVP Jim Sabia assured distributors this week during the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Annual Convention in Las Vegas.

Constellation Brands has now revealed the Q2 trends that drove the company to lower its full-year guidance last month, and the numbers stand in stark contrast to a year ago.

Ohio distribution shakeups, breweries gets margin squeezed and Stone’s 29th anniversary.

The return of professional football didn’t result in a boost to on-premise beer trends, contrary to years past. Opening weekend of the 2025 NFL season (September 4-7) led to high-single-digit declines in both draft beer (-7.3%) and packaged products (-8.3%) compared to 2024 opening weekend (September 5-8), according to on-premise tech and insights firm BeerBoard.

Sazerac and Coca Cola’s bev-alc subsidiary are embarking on a new partnership.