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Food and Beverage Brands Relishing Pickleball Opportunities

Food and Beverage Brands Relishing Pickleball Opportunities

While it may once have been considered the domain of country clubs and retirement homes, the sport of pickleball is making a play for the mainstream. As professional pickleball leagues earn serious attention – and investment – from the sports world, food and beverage brands see it as an emerging cultural trend, and they’re looking to get in on the ground floor.

Brewbound ICYMI: Georgetown is Dedicated to Draft… and Point Break

Brewbound ICYMI: Georgetown is Dedicated to Draft… and Point Break

The story of Georgetown Brewing in Seattle is a unique one. A craft brewery dedicated first to draft beer — something that should make its bar and restaurant clients incredibly happy. One that has committed to offer one of its top beers — Manny’s Pale Ale — exclusively on draft.

Pronghorn Invests in 3 Black-Owned Spirit Companies

Pronghorn Invests in 3 Black-Owned Spirit Companies

Pronghorn, an initiative focused on boosting Black spirits entrepreneurship, announced yesterday new investments in three companies: Tequila with Friends, Den of Thieves and Ego Tequila. Terms of the deals were not disclosed.

Molson Coors to End La Colombe, HEXO Partnerships

Molson Coors to End La Colombe, HEXO Partnerships

Molson Coors announced today that it is phasing out its interests in both ready-to-drink coffee and CBD beverages, with emerging growth leader Pete Marino acknowledging that “not every project or innovation will meet our ambitions.”

Brewbound Podcast: What’s Next for Stone Brewing in 2023

Brewbound Podcast: What’s Next for Stone Brewing in 2023

Nearly four months after the completion of the sale of Stone Brewing to Sapporo, Stone CEO Maria Stipp joins the Brewbound Podcast to share how the integration process is progressing, when the first Sapporo beers produced at Stone’s U.S. facilities will hit the market, the expansion of the Buena family into spirits-based canned cocktails, and what’s next in 2023.

Can Hard Coffee Keep Its Buzz Going?

Can Hard Coffee Keep Its Buzz Going?

Espresso martinis have made a comeback at bars, but can their canned counterparts revive the hard coffee segment?

Channel Marker to Become Coastal Mass Brewing

Channel Marker to Become Coastal Mass Brewing

Channel Marker Brewing will pay homage to its seaside hometown of Beverly, Massachusetts, with its new name: Coastal Mass Brewing. The name change comes from the discovery that another brewery was using the name Channel Marker for one of its beers.