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Can Maker Ball to Explore Price Increases

Can Maker Ball to Explore Price Increases

Amid rising costs from its suppliers, Ball Corporate — the world’s largest manufacturer of aluminum cans — is exploring increasing its prices for customers “on a case by case basis,” CEO and chairman John Hayes said during the company’s third quarter earnings call with investors and analysts.

19.2 oz. Cans Gain Share In Single-Serve Segment, Bump Williams Consulting Reports

19.2 oz. Cans Gain Share In Single-Serve Segment, Bump Williams Consulting Reports

Single-serve packages — driven by 19.2 oz. cans — have begun to claw back the dollar share they lost during pandemic shutdowns, according to Bump Williams Consulting (BWC). “2021 started to show some signs of life where single-serves improved their share of category in key channels such as grocery and drug, reversing the share erosion that had become the norm, particularly in grocery,” Bump Williams wrote in a report citing NielsenIQ data.

LUKI Brewery and FlyteCo Brewing Collaborate on Benefit Beer for Veterans and Active Duty Service Members

ARVADA, Colorado – LUKI Brewery and FlyteCo Brewing have teamed up to create All Veterans Ale created by LUKI Brewer Michael Buchkoski. Both locations will tap the beer on Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11. $1 of every pint will support the Wounded Warrior Project, a nonprofit that supports veterans and active duty service members. Buchkoski,… Read more »

Brewbound Podcast: SoCal Cerveceros Share How the Homebrew Club is Helping Build a Brewery Pipeline

Brewbound Podcast: SoCal Cerveceros Share How the Homebrew Club is Helping Build a Brewery Pipeline

Agustin Ruelas and Ray Ricky Rivera join the Brewbound Podcast to discuss how the SoCal Cerveceros homebrew club is helping build a pipeline of professional brewers. Ruelas and Rivera share their own aspirations, including Ruelas’ Brewjeria Company in Pico Rivera and Rivera’s contract brewed Norwalk Brew House brand and self-distribution business.