The beer category’s evolution since 2003 and the shift from total beverage alcohol to total beverage business was the theme of the opening session of Beer Business Daily’s 2023 Beer Summit at the the Breakers in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Beer industry writer Josh Noel is leaving the Chicago Tribune to join Molson Coors as the Chicago-headquartered beverage company’s corporate communications manager.
Non-alcoholic beverage boutique Boisson has partnered with alcohol e-commerce platform Drizly to offer its catalog of over 125 NA brands to consumers across the country.
Sterling, Virginia-based Beltway Brewing Company has ceased production and placed its brewery up for sale after operating for more than a decade.
Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers unveiled new packaging today, the latest move in its 2023 brand refresh.
Constellation Brands credited its fall price increases for its beer business’ slowed depletion growth, during the company’s Q3 2023 earnings call with investors Thursday.
Dogfish Head co-founder Sam Calagione shared the company’s early 2023 plans with Brewbound, including the transition of the quarterly Art Series to cans, the launch of a new core offering, the addition of another canned cocktail variety pack, and a new sponsorship deal that plays into the company’s lore.
Constellation Brands’ beer division reported slowed shipment and depletion growth in Q3 2023 compared to recent quarters, with shipments up +2.7% and depletions up +5.7%.
The Brewbound team regroups in the New Year to discuss Fireball-maker Sazerac’s big distribution move from RNDC to several beer distributors, as well as total beverage alcohol houses. The team also review Drizly’s predictions for 2023, Athletic Brewing’s seven-figure investment ahead of of Dry January, and the closing of Roadhouse’s deal for Melvin.
Seven beer category segments were represented among the top 25 new beer brands in 2022, creating a list of “innovation leaders [that] are much more diverse this year,” Bump Williams Consulting (BWC) noted in its January 2023 report.
Remember when the subscription box came onto the scene? It was the early 2010s and, as new meal delivery kits and beauty product subscription boxes started to become the rage, Josh Jacobs, CEO and co-founder of Speakeasy Co, saw an opportunity for craft cocktails to play in the same arenas. But he also wanted a way to sell full-size bottles of craft spirits. Before long, the latter goal became the main target.
With nearly 9,500 breweries operating in the U.S., the surest way to stand out is to have a strong and authentic brand identity.
The beer industry entered 2022 with concerns over aluminum can shortages and price increases, heightened by an increase in minimum order requirements by Ball Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of aluminum beverage cans.
On the heels of moving its portfolio of brands to beer wholesalers in Washington state and Colorado last August, Sazerac Company announced last week a major change to its route-to-market in several states.
