While awaiting formal recognition for CBD as a food ingredient from the FDA, Colorado-based brand Weller introduced immunity drinks as a complementary product to its core beverage line of hemp-infused sparkling waters in 2020. But this year sees the company pivoting back to its roots in cannabis to expand its platform with the launch of… Read more »
Leaders of San Diego craft brewery Modern Times fielded questions on the state of the business, its potential sale and the future of its membership clubs (the League of Partygoers and Elegant People and the Theory of Leisure Committee) during a 53-minute Zoom meeting earlier this month.
Workers at City Brewing’s Latrobe, Pennsylvania-based facility have returned to work after going on strike last week. A new contract between City management and IUE-CWA Locals 22 and 144 was ratified on Saturday, after being tentatively agreed to last Thursday, TribLive reported. The four-year contract passed with 78% of the vote of members of both locals.
Sales of draft beer by volume more than doubled (+118.5%) on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) last week, compared to the same day in 2021, according to on-premise business tracking firm BeerBoard.
Another craft brewery is up for sale as a turnkey operation. Wisconsin’s Milwaukee Brewing Company is being offered for sale by asset disposition firm New Mill Capital.
Stone CEO Maria Stipp revealed that her company owes its investor, VMG/Hillhouse, $464 million and has considered selling, according to a report in Courthouse News Service.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and Patagonia Provisions are partnering to scale up a collaboration beer made with Kernza, a perennial grain grown with regenerative agricultural practices. Kernza Pils, a German-style pilsner, is the biggest launch yet of a beer made with the grain.
Brewbound’s Brew Talks conversation series and networking event returns during the 2022 edition of the Craft Brewers Conference in Minneapolis. Brew Talks is slated to take place from 1-4 p.m. CT on Monday, May 2, at a soon-to-be-announced venue within walking distance of the conference. Industry leaders will meetup for networking, beers and high-level business discussions.
Los Gatos, California-based Loma Brewing Company will open a new brewery and taproom in Manteca, California, in 2023, which will support a more than 300% increase in production, founder and CEO Kevin Youkilis told Brewbound.
Four years after Stone filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Molson Coors over its Keystone Light rebrand, the case has finally reached the courtroom. Harris Beach partner Brendan Palfreyman joins the Brewbound team to discuss the latest development.
The Brewers Association (BA) has tapped Nancy Palmer and Sam DeWitt to lead its state government affairs efforts. As the state government affairs managers – newly created roles within the BA – the two will support the trade group’s state-level legislative initiatives in coordination with brewery members and state guilds.
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As Green Man Brewery enters its 25th year, the company is continuing to build its presence in downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Green Man will celebrate its quarter century in business starting on Thursday, March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day), and running through the weekend, culminating with a block party featuring live music, food trucks and several beer releases.
Workers at contract producer City Brewing’s Latrobe, Pennsylvania-based facility went on strike Tuesday after being without a contract since March 3, TribLive reported. The IUE-CWA Local 22 union has filed three complaints with the National Labor Relations Board and allege that City leadership has made unilateral changes to a contract, refused to furnish information, taken coercive actions and changed the terms and conditions of employment.
