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Monster: Plans for Bang and Bev-Alc Become Clearer In Q2 Earnings Call

Monster: Plans for Bang and Bev-Alc Become Clearer In Q2 Earnings Call

Monster Energy is drawing up plans for Bang. After completing its acquisition of Bang manufacturer Vital Pharmaceuticals’ (VPX) assets on July 31 for $362 million, Monster co-CEO Rodney Sacks said during the company’s Q2 2023 earnings call yesterday that it is now preparing to fully integrate its former rival into the Monster Energy system.

Ska Brewing Cajoles Cooler Temperatures With 2023 Oktoberfest Lager

Ska Brewing is sorry to be the ones to break it to you, but despite continued 100-degree days in Colorado, summer is just about over. The good news, though, is that with this near turn of the season comes the release of brewery’s famed Oktoberfest Lager. 

Short’s Brewing Opens Bellaire Beer Garden

It’s been a few months since Short’s Brewing debuted their brand new Bellaire Beer Garden for their 19th Anniversary Celebration in April, and like founder and owner Joe Short says, “if you build it, they will come.”

Ball Can Volumes Take Hit in Q2 Due to Bud Light Boycott

Ball Can Volumes Take Hit in Q2 Due to Bud Light Boycott

The trickle down from Bud Light’s sales declines are beginning to materialize in its supply chain partners’ earnings. On the same day that Anheuser-Busch InBev reported double-digit declines in revenue, shipments and depletions in the U.S., Ball Corporation shared that its second quarter volumes declined -8.5% in North and Central America, which the company attributed to “customer mix, particularly in the domestic mass beer category.”