Craft beer industry news.
An LLC led by the former president and CEO of Pittsburgh Brewing has acquired Weyerbacher Brewing following the Easton, Pennsylvania-based craft brewery’s second bankruptcy case, according to LehighValleyLive.com.
It’s hard to believe it’s only been nine days since the 2022 Brewbound Live business conference wrapped up. Months of planning, speaker wrangling and preparation finally turned into two days of business chats, networking and parties. Now that Jess Infante, Zoe Licata and I have had time to decompress, our coverage is beginning to roll out on Brewbound.com.
Grocery market competition, price reduction strategies for consumers, a sustainable plan for necessary divestments and the potential impact on the companies’ combined workforce were key points of contention as the CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons Companies each appeared before the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Committee last week to face tough questions about their companies’ proposed $24.6 billion merger.
Crafted Exports, the leading international distributor for American craft beers and spirits, has partnered with Man in the Moon to bring the best Vermont has to offer to Sweden!
And now his slumber has ended… The annual commencement of the Holiday Season marks the yearly return of The Virginia Beer Company’s award-winning Evil Santa Holiday Milk Stout.
After Gorilla Brewing Company’s ‘Imperial Gose’ took the 2022 Asia Beer Championship gold, they decided to bring more acclaim to Korea as a high-quality craft brewing hub by creating another Gose.
Braxton Brewing Co., Graeter’s Ice Cream and Dewey’s Pizza are paring up to offer Northern Kentucky families a winning trifecta of experience in 2023.
WestFax Brewing Company announces the purchase of the former Weldwerks location in Colorado Springs, CO. Construction has begun and they are anticipating an August 2023 opening.
Eastern Market Brewing Co., one of the fastest-growing breweries in the Midwest, launched an investment campaign with the goal to raise $1 million.
Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. announced the launch of the Cellar Co-op, a bottle club that, among other benefits, gives members the opportunity to influence the beers they get to drink.
The beer category’s “level set” expected at the start of 2022 never materialized, and the industry now needs to look to the future and stop benchmarking against the last couple years, Mary Guiver, global principal category merchant for beer at Whole Foods, shared last week during the Brewbound Live business conference in Santa Monica, California.
Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) has entered a strategic partnership with C4 Energy producer Nutrabolt and will invest $863 million for a 30% ownership stake in the brand, along with distribution rights, the company announced today.
Consumer trends of premiumization, convenience, flavor, and health and wellness continue to drive shopping behavior in both the on- and off-premise channels, experts from NielsenIQ reported during a webinar this week.
Buffalo Creek Brewing in historic downtown Long Grove (35 miles NW of Chicago) has transformed its two acres of picturesque grounds into a winter biergarten retreat – an authentic German concept that owner Mike Marr proudly emulates at his authentic German brewery.
