Report: Luxury Spirits Lag, Holiday Spending May Dip
As we approach the holiday season, consumers may be pulling back on their alcohol spending.
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Sterling Street to Expand to Devens
Continuing on the promise to bring new amenities to Pathway Devens, a five building 750,000 square foot state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing campus, King Street Properties (“King Street”) announced that they have signed an agreement with Sterling Street Brewery to open a taproom on their campus in Devens, Mass.
Boochcraft Organic Hard Kombucha Releases Sparkling Apple
Original hard kombucha company Boochcraft is excited to announce the release of Sparkling Apple, the newest flavor in the brand’s lineup of plant-based, organic hard kombucha.
FTC Seeks Enforcement of Investigative Demand Against Total Wine
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and national bev-alc retailer Total Wine & More are at odds over the chain’s participation in the government agency’s investigation of multi-state wine and spirits wholesaler Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits.
Danelle Kosmal to Join 3 Tier Beverages as a Consultant Following Beer Institute Exit
Nearly three months after announcing her departure from the Beer Institute (BI), former VP of research Danelle Kosmal will join 3 Tier Beverages as a consultant. Kosmal and her family are moving to Japan in December for a two- to three-year stay while her husband works with the Office of Naval Research Global in Tokyo…. Read more »
C-Stores: Slower Q3 Sales Leads to Mixed Year-End Outlook
Beverage sales in the convenience channel remained “healthy” in Q3 2023, up +4.4%, despite decelerating from stronger +6.6% growth in Q2, according to the latest Beverage Bytes survey of retailers conducted by Goldman Sachs Equity Research.
Non-Alcoholic Beer A Top 3 Beer Segment at Whole Foods, Segment Approaching Shelf Space Limit
Whole Foods principal buyer for beer Mary Guiver highlighted the growth of non-alcoholic (NA) beer, but cautioned suppliers that the natural grocery chain is near its limit during a panel discussion at the Beer Institute’s annual meeting in Denver earlier this month.
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NewTree Fruit Company Patents, Commercialize Culturing Method to Extract Sugar from Fruit Juice for Use in Beer Industry
NewTree Fruit Company, (NTFC) a Traverse City, MI-based nutrition company, is the first to patent and commercialize a culturing method to extract sugar from fruit juice.
Lone Tree Brewing Hop Zombie Returns October 28
Get ready to raise the dead and your taste buds as Lone Tree Brewing celebrates 11 years of the legendary Hop Zombie Imperial Red IPA. The beer will creep into the tasting room for one day only on Saturday, October 28.
bioMérieux Partners With Yeast Supplier White Labs to Develop GENE-UP BREWPRO
bioMérieux, a world leader in in vitro diagnostics, announces the launch of GENE-UP BREWPRO Yeast Slurry (YS) – the first-of-its-kind diagnostic quality control PCR test designed to specifically detect contaminants in raw yeast materials and yeast propagations to ensure top quality fermentations.
Data: FMBs Lead at C-Store, Other RTDs Face Big Opportunity
Convenience stores represent the next big opportunity for ready-to-drink cocktails, according to a new report from NIQ. Convenience dollar share for RTDs is up 14.6% since last year, per NIQ data shared this month at NACS.
Dark Sky Brewing Installs Dottie, a Drive-In Theater Truck
Dark Sky Brewing debuted their new drive-in theater in a remodeled 1959 box truck, affectionately named Dottie.
Bent Water Brewing Company Releases Primordial Haze, a Tropical IPA With Phantasm Powder
Bent Water Brewing Company, the award-winning craft brewery from Lynn, Massachusetts, announced the release of Primordial Haze, a hazy tropical IPA brewed with Phantasm Powder and featuring a trio of the brewery’s iconic gorillas on the label.