Ipswich Ale Brewery, one of the oldest craft breweries in Massachusetts, will transfer most of its production as part of an expanded partnership with Newburyport, Massachusetts-based RiverWalk Brewing, both breweries announced last week.
One shareholder of Massachusetts-based Tree House Brewing has filed a lawsuit against co-owners Nate Lanier and Damien Goudreau, claiming they have misused company funds, neglected to offer shareholder dividends, and withheld tax documentation. Eric Granger, a Monson, Massachusetts resident who owns 2% of Tree House’s shares, filed the lawsuit against Lanier, Goudreau and Tree House… Read more »
Getting in distributors’ trucks and onto retailer shelves is harder than ever, with increased competition coming from all sectors and categories of bev-alc. Hear directly from wholesalers on how you can gain mindshare and stand out, during Brewbound’s 2023 Brewbound Live business conference December 6 + 7 in Marina del Rey, California.
The Gambrinus Company is attempting to carve out its own slice of the growing non-alcoholic (NA) beer pie with a line of NA Shiner offerings.
Nearly half of consumers (47%) plan to visit the on-premise to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, according to CGA, an NIQ-powered on-premise market research firm, in its latest On-Premise Impact Report.
It was hard to miss the HEINEKEN SILVER branding tonight at the F1 race in Vegas 🧐. HEINEKEN is doubling down on the light beer brand, dedicating another $100 million to ‘getting the word out’ in 2024.
The legal battle between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and national bev-alc retailer Total Wine & More continued this week when the chain filed a motion to oppose the agency’s petition to force it to comply with a civil investigative demand (CID). The FTC last month claimed Total Wine’s parent company, Retail Services & Systems,… Read more »
New Belgium’s Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA (Voodoo Ranger) is now the No. 1 craft beer by dollar sales in the convenience channel, passing Molson Coors’ Blue Moon Belgian White (Blue Moon), according to data firm Circana’s monthly beer report. Voodoo Ranger has increased c-store dollar sales +14.8%, to more than $81 million year-to-date (YTD), ending November 5. The IPA now has 5.84% share of total craft beer dollar sales in the channel.
Anchor SF Cooperative (ASFC), a group of former Anchor Brewing workers, has launched a WeFunder campaign to help its efforts to “carry on the legacy of Anchor Brewing.”
Flow Water is continuing to expand operations at its Aurora, Ontario, production facility while simultaneously seeking its divestiture, announcing today a five-year manufacturing partnership with alcoholic RTD party punch maker BeatBox Beverages set to kick off next summer. The deal, due to commence sometime between May and July 2024, marks Flow’s first move into beverage-alcohol… Read more »
Short’s Brewing CEO Scott Newman-Bale joins the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the Bellaire Inn, the brewery’s solution to the workforce housing crunch in its northern Michigan home. Thanks to the inn, Short’s was able to remain fully staffed through its busy summer season.
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) U.S. chief marketing officer Benoit Garbe will resign at the end of the year, the company announced today. Garbe is departing to “embark on a new chapter in his career,” according to an A-B spokesperson.
Most production at New Orleans-based Faubourg Brewing will cease next month, Faubourg parent company Made By The Water (MBTW) announced this week.
Brooklyn-based Other Half Brewing Company has a deal to purchase Young Lion Brewing Company’s brewery and taproom in Canandaigua, New York, the companies announced today. The Young Lion brand and intellectual property was not included in the transaction.
