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Brooklyn Brewery and Yolélé Collaborate to Release ‘Fonio Rising’ Beer Worldwide

Global craft beer innovator Brooklyn Brewery announces the launch of Fonio Rising a distinctive and delicious craft beer made with the climate-resistant, ancient West African grain fonio, meticulously brewed in collaboration with purpose-driven food business Yolélé, whose mission is to bring underutilized African ingredients like fonio to global tables.

Molson Coors Debuts Acceleration Plan to Continue Growth

Molson Coors Debuts Acceleration Plan to Continue Growth

Four years after debuting the revitalization plan that helped put it on its current path, Molson Coors rolled out a new acceleration plan to continue its growth during a strategy day for investors on Tuesday. Thanks to “substantially improved financial flexibility,” Molson Coors will enact a $2 billion share buyback program over the next five years, chief financial officer Tracey Joubert said in a press release.

Brew Talks Recap: ‘As a Beer Community, We’ve Got to Fight for Draft’

Brew Talks Recap: ‘As a Beer Community, We’ve Got to Fight for Draft’

While Colorado remains one the largest and most developed craft beer markets, its breweries have struggled to bring back their draft beer business post-pandemic. Many breweries, wholesalers and retailers alike have focused their attention on combating off-premise declines, but “as a beer community, we’ve got to fight for draft,” Holidaily Brewing founder Karen Hertz said on stage in Denver last month during Brewbound’s Brew Talks meetup.

Liquid Death Names Former White Claw Sales Head as CCO

Liquid Death Names Former White Claw Sales Head as CCO

As the brand’s footprint surpasses 100,000 doors across the U.S. and U.K., Liquid Death has named Stephen Ballard, a sales professional with over 25 years of experience in the alcohol space, as its first Chief Commercial Officer.