Craft beer industry news.
After a brief dalliance in the RTD coffee business earlier this year, legendary rapper, weed advocate and rising CPG player Snoop Dogg is back with another new beverage venture, this time teaming with Texas-based Hill Beverage Co. to use iconic rap label Death Row Records as a way to enter the rapidly expanding world of cannabis beverages.
Brewbound Insiders are digging into the latest non-alcoholic beverage trends, with the arrow continuing to point up for the category as Dry January approaches.
As another Dry January approaches, the non-alcoholic (NA) category has posted “its largest year of absolute dollar growth in five years,” Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA) CEO Marcos Salazar shared during the trade association’s webinar earlier this month.
In October, cider grew its share of beer dollars in Circana-tracked off-premise channels +0.25% month-over-month (MoM) – an improvement over the segment’s typical fall seasonal declines. The trend change is primarily due to the efforts of National Cider Month, according to leadership at Schilling Cider.
The Sunshine-makers at Lawson’s Finest Liquids are pleased to share their brand calendar for 2024, which is shaping up to be their finest year yet.
StormBreaker Brewing, the award-winning Portland, OR brewery, has announced a new holiday-themed beer, Fragile (pronounced Fra-Gee-Lay), an Italian-style pilsner.
The “Third Space Innovation Brewhouse” will join the Brewery’s Flagship Milwaukee Taproom and Seasonal Elm Grove Beer Garden as a New Year-Round Location.
Total Beverage Solution, a leading beverage importer, is excited to announce the successful acquisition of the majority of St. Killian’s brand portfolio, a prominent player in the industry known for its exceptional portfolio of premium beverages.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Retail Services & Systems, Inc., parent company of national bev-alc retailer Total Wine & More, have finalized a settlement in their dispute over the chain’s participation in the FTC’s investigation of one of its distributor partners.
Year-to-date (YTD) craft beer sales in off-premise retailers have inched closer to flat with one month to go, according to market research firm Circana. Through December 3, craft beer sales in multi-outlet and convenience stores are down -0.9%, an improvement compared to the last four- (-1.6%), 12- (-3.9%) and 52-week (-1%) periods. Craft dollar sales… Read more »
Coca-Cola is bringing another of its juice brands to the bev-alc world. This time, it’s Minute Maid Spiked. The Coca-Cola Company’s bev-alc subsidiary Red Tree Beverages is launching a line of multi-serve wine cocktails under the juice brand in spring 2024.
Vine Street Brewery is telling a story using their beer; their beer celebrates their African heritage. The collaborative brew beer Mkeka celebrates and commemorates Kwanza, Kwanza is an African American and Pan African holiday that celebrates history, values family, community and culture.
Cackalacky, Inc. has launched Cackalacky Strawberry Milkshake IPA craft beer.
Louisville-based Butchertown Brewing, founded in 2020, is thrilled to announce a series of upcoming national beer collaborations for 2024.
