Craft beer industry news.
Since its founding in 2010, Fiddlehead Brewing Company has recorded double-digit growth every year in each of its eight markets, and this year made the Brewers Association’s (BA’s) list of Top 50 Craft Breweries by volume, ranking No. 49.
Boston Beer Company executives are now expecting hard seltzer growth for 2022 to be near the lower end of its previously communicated projections of flat to +10%, but they reaffirmed confidence in the long-term staying power of the segment, founder Jim Koch shared this week during the Global Staples Forum, according to a recap compiled by Goldman Sachs managing director Bonnie Herzog.
In response to the growing demand for decorated aluminum cans in the beverage industry, Tripack LLC has announced plans for opening a third manufacturing facility in the United States.
Molson Coors appointed Jeff Agase to lead its craft beer division, Tenth & Blake, on May 11. Agase joins the Brewbound Podcast to share his vision for the division, where it fits within Molson Coors’ premiumization efforts, and how the company views M&A.
New Belgium has completed several upgrades at its LEED-certified production brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, including the addition of a large solar installation, the company announced today.
Sunshine Pilsner is now produced in part with the help of real sunshine, thanks to a major brewery expansion project at Hershey, Pennsylvania-headquartered Tröegs Independent Brewing that includes a full roof of solar panels. Tröegs has marked its 25th anniversary with enough solar panels to provide 50% of its electric needs and a 14,000 sq. ft. expansion that will double the brewery’s canning capacity.
Desperados steps into the hard seltzer market with the launch of new Desperados Alcoholic Sparkling Water in the Netherlands.
Who manages your digital shelf? That’s a question that Derek Hahm, the former Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) executive who has been tasked with leading the newly formed E-Premise Group, estimated about 80% of suppliers can’t answer.
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The majority of distributors (70%) are seeing better growth for beer this spring, respondents told financial services firm Jefferies in a survey published today.
MIZO, a minority (AAPI) and woman-owned brand, is about to shock the hard seltzer aisle with MIZO Hard Lemonade, a first-of-its-kind boozy beverage line hitting shelves this summer.
California Wild Ales, San Diego’s Sour House, is celebrating the first anniversary of the brewery’s second tasting room in the laid-back San Diego neighborhood of Ocean Beach.
Iconic heavy metal rock band IRON MAIDEN is suiting up for the highly anticipated U.S. leg of its Legacy of the Beast World Tour ’22 kicking off September 11th in El Paso, Texas.
Sierra Nevada VP of sales Ellie Preslar and chief commercial officer Joe Whitney discussed the company’s growth via its Little Things family, media budget increases for Pale Ale, entering the non-alc segment with Hop Splash sparkling water and other innovations. After hinting at the possibility of taking non-alcoholic craft beer maker Athletic Brewing public during Brewbound Live last year, co-founder and CEO Bill Shufelt said an initial public offering (IPO) could materialize in the next 12-18 months.
