Calidad Launches Agua Fresca Hard Seltzers in California and Arizona
Los Angeles-based Calidad Beer, known for its Mexican-inspired lager, launched its first brand extension today: Agua Fresca, a line of hard seltzers.
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JuneShine Releases Biggest Celebrity Collaboration ‘Ever Done’ with Musician Diplo
Hard kombucha maker JuneShine released Permanent Vacation today in collaboration with DJ, songwriter and JuneShine investor Diplo.
Russian River Co-Owner Natalie Cilurzo Discusses Importance of a ‘Higher Purpose’
Russian River co-founder Natalie Cilurzo urged craft brewers to delve into the motivation and mission behind their businesses in her keynote address to the Brewers Association’s (BA) Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
DispatchTrack Partners with Encompass to Optimize Delivery Management for Distributors
DispatchTrack, the leading solution provider of right-time delivery management software, announced that it has joined the PartnerLink Program from Encompass Technologies, a comprehensive cloud-based ERP software technology provider.
Heineken USA Will Tap into Canned Cocktails with Dos Equis Margarita
Heineken USA is getting into the spirit-based, ready-to-drink canned cocktail market with Dos Equis Margarita, a line extension of the imported Mexican beer brand that will hit retailers in 10 states by the end of June.
Canned Cocktail Brand Five Drinks Merges into Brazil’s Better Drinks Platform
Former Anheuser-Busch InBev executive Felipe Szpigel is merging his high-end, ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail brand Five Drinks Co. into a new beverage venture platform called Better Drinks, that will bring several Brazilian brands into the U.S.
Modern Times CEO: ‘We’ll Know the Future of Modern Times by End of June’
“We’ll know the future of Modern Times by the end of June, I can confidently say that,” Jennifer Briggs, CEO of the San Diego, California-based brewery, said during a discussion Tuesday with Brewers Association (BA) president and CEO Bob Pease at the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Minneapolis.
Seltzer Company Something & Nothing Launches Alcoholic Spritz
Question: When is a hard seltzer, not a hard seltzer? Answer: When it’s a Spritz.
Our Mutual Friend Brewing Announces Summer Releases
Our Mutual Friend Brewing Company (OMF) will release a variety of summer beers in May, including a collaboration with scratch-to-table restaurant Annette.
CBC 2022: Craft Brewers Need New Niches to Grow in Maturing Marketplace, BA Chief Economist Bart Watson Says
“How you interpret the numbers this year is really a matter of perspective,” Bart Watson, chief economist for the Brewers Association (BA), said in his state of the industry address today during Day One of the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Minneapolis.
CBC 2022: Brewers Association and Its Members ‘Stronger Than Ever,’ CEO Says
“Steeled by struggle, renewed by resilience, optimistic and independent, we are stronger than ever,” Brewers Association (BA) president and CEO Bob Pease said during the opening session of the 2022 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) in Minneapolis.
NBWA: April Beer Purchasers’ Index Indicates Continued Pre-Pandemic Buying Habits
The beer industry has continued to “revert to pre-pandemic trends” for the fourth consecutive month, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA’s) April Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI).
DuClaw Keeps it ‘Low Key’ with Three New Core Brews
The brewery is rolling out a Session IPA, Low Calorie Wheat Ale, and an American Red Ale.
Molson Coors Reports Net Sales +16.7% in Q1 2022 on Higher Pricing and Premiumization
Cycling a soft first quarter of 2021, Molson Coors Beverage Company reported a +16.7% increase in net sales, to more than $2.2 billion, in Q1 2022, the company reported today.