The National Black Brewers Association (NB2A) announced its launch today as the Brewers Association’s (BA) annual Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) kicked off in Nashville, Tennessee.
Boosted by triple-digit growth from its nascent alcohol division, Monster Energy beat analysts’ predictions in reporting an 11.9% year-over-year rise in net sales in its Q1 2023 earnings report on Thursday afternoon.
CEO of Sazerac Mark Brown plans to leave his role next month, according to reporting by Louisville Business First. The move is part of “a long-signaled and eight-year succession plan,” that will see Brown move to the role of executive chairman.
Stone Brewing must pay past rent on the brewpub it shuttered in Napa, California, in October 2021, according to a court ruling. Tilray-owned SweetWater Brewing will open two new branded bars at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in its hometown of Atlanta.
The first Brew Talks meetup is set for Sunday, May 7, at Nashville Underground. We’re going to start off Craft Brewers Conference week with two big talks, plus beers and networking.
Ball Corporation reported that global beverage can shipments declined -6.7% in the first quarter of 2023. For the full year, the can manufacturer is estimating that its global volume growth will be in the “low-single digits,” with volume in North America “slightly down.” Leaders discuss need for beer companies to launch promotions.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) reported a +13.2% increase in total revenue and a +0.9% increase in total volume worldwide for the first quarter of 2023.
Rhinegeist co-founder Bryant Goulding and interim CEO Adam Bankovich explain the change in leadership at the Cincinnati craft brewery that led to Bankovich’s promotion. They share their vision for the brewery’s next phase and how to tap into its full potential.
Shea Hearsum Cusick Named New Maine Brewers Guild Executive Director The Maine Brewers Guild has tapped Shea Hearsum Cusick as its new executive director, effective May 1. Cusick joined the guild from Scarborough, Maine-based Nonesuch River Brewing, where she served as sales manager for nearly four years. In addition to her role at Nonesuch, Cusick… Read more »
Oregon regulators have agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Washington breweries last year, allowing out-of-state brewers to ship beer direct-to-consumers (DTC) in the Beaver State.
From the land of Cran-Grape comes… Cran-Vodka? Absolut and Ocean Spray are teaming up to launch Vodka-Cranberry Range, a ready-to-drink (RTD) line coming early 2024, a press release announced today.
On the same day Founders Brewing announced it had permanently closed its Detroit location, a former employee filed a lawsuit against the company claiming the taproom’s work environment was “so objectively racially hostile that she had no choice but to resign.”
Molson Coors recorded both top- and bottom-line growth – in addition to volume declines – in Q1 2023, the company announced today.
Founders Brewing Company has permanently closed its satellite taproom in Detroit, six years after announcing plans to open it.
