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Breakthru Beverage Group has signed an agreement to acquire Wine Warehouse, a California-based beer, wine and spirits distributor.

Hard tea and canned cocktail maker Loverboy has made two additions to its leadership team: Todd Anderson as SVP of commercial strategy and Derek Hahm as SVP of sales.

Super Bowl LVII is about a month away, and Molson Coors is in the competitive spirit. Molson Coors CMO Michelle St. Jacques and U.S. sales and distributor operations president Brian Feiro sent a memo to distributors early this morning, announcing its Big Game play.

New Belgium has completely made over its flagship Fat Tire – the amber ale that launched the brewery and introduced a generation of drinkers to craft beer – from its composition to its packaging.

Following the news of spirits giant Sazerac’s transition from wine and spirits wholesaler Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) to several beer wholesalers, the producer is suing its former distributor for nonpayment of $38.6 million.

Off-premise beverage alcohol dollar sales spiked during Christmas week, when they reached a record-high $1.74 billion, but deflated during the last week of the year, market research firm IRI reported. On-premise establishments across the U.S. posted double-digit increases during the Christmas and New Year holidays, according to CGA, NielsenIQ’s on-premise division.

Portland, Maine-based Allagash Brewing Company and Inglewood, California-based Crowns & Hops Brewing Co. will release Cur-8 next month, a collaboration beer with proceeds going to the 8 Trill Initiative.

John Mallett says goodbye to Bell’s Brewery, Brewers Association membership dues are going up, takeaways from the Beer Industry Summit, M&A updates, and pickleball.

The number of brewer’s notices issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) increased by 732 in 2022, the smallest increase since 2023, Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson noted.

BeatBox, the wine-based party punch sold in tetra packs, doubled its volume last year, co-founder and CEO Justin Fenchel shared during a discussion at Beer Business Daily’s Beer Industry Summit.

The state of middle-tier operations was among the focus areas of Beer Business Daily’s 2023 Beer Industry Summit this week in West Palm Beach, Florida. Leaders from five wholesalers offered insights on taking on non-alcoholic beverages, SKU rationalization, convergence, and trade down.

What do beverage-alcohol producers need to know about getting on tap and in the cold box at the restaurant chain Chicken N Pickle? Mixologist Tim Holmes and director of strategic partnerships Matt Besler discuss with the Brewbound team.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened a preliminary investigation into The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo probing potential price discrimination within the soft drink market, according to media reports.

The Brewers Association (BA) will increase the cost of membership for the first time in nearly two decades, the organization reminded members Wednesday. New prices – which are tiered according to brewery size – will go into effect February 1.