Less than a year after entering an exclusive distribution agreement with PepsiCo that was touted as a blockbuster deal at the time, Bang Energy announced today it has terminated the relationship.
Consumers are still buying alcohol to drink at home, and with impending on-premise shutdowns as the COVID-19 pandemic surges, they could be buying even more soon, according to market research firm Nielsen.
Brewbound, a leading beer industry multimedia trade publication, today announced the first group of speakers for its virtual business conference, Brewbound Live, slated for December 14 and 15. The event will bring together beer industry leaders to discuss the future of the business, as well as trends and challenges during an unprecedented year.
Three months after Breakthru Beverage Group agreed to sell its beer and cider portfolio in Illinois, Odell Brewing Company announced new distribution partners in the state. The building that houses 81Bay Brewing in Tampa, Florida, may have a date with a wrecking ball, as a developer has filed plans with the city to redevelop the property, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
With little indication the COVID-19 pandemic is going to subside in the U.S. anytime soon, several cities and states have upped their restrictions on businesses and gatherings as the fall surge continues. Governors in Illinois, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have ramped up restrictions on bars and restaurants.
Anxious viewers of election coverage on CNN or Fox Business last week might have seen a commercial encouraging them to join its “Saucy Posse” and become an investor in Cleveland, Ohio-headquartered Saucy Brew Works.
One week after news broke that the company would be going out of business, beer importer Shelton Brothers announced the cancelation of its annual festival and an inability to refund tickets to the event due to its assets being claimed by its bank.
Portland, Maine-headquartered Allagash Brewing Company’s innovation pipeline will keep flowing in 2021 with a new year-round golden ale and a punched up limited release rotation. Several of the new offerings have come through Allagash’s pilot program, which sources ideas from employees throughout the organization.
Just weeks after launching a zero alcohol version of Guinness in Great Britain, Diageo is recalling the product due to a microbiological contamination that the company says makes “some cans of Guinness 0.0 unsafe to consume.”
Very few of the 8,275 craft breweries in the United States operate with union labor. Efforts by workers to change that have been met with mixed results. This week’s Brewbound Frontlines discusses why few craft breweries employ union labor.
Mark Anthony Brands — the maker of White Claw and Mike’s Hard Lemonade — plans to build a $400 million production facility in Columbia, South Carolina, according to a press release posted on Tuesday to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s website.
Interborough rivalries in New York City have always been fierce, but now Manhattan finally has something all the other boroughs have claimed for years: a production craft brewery.
Torch & Crown Brewing recently opened its 9,000 sq. ft., 10-barrel brewery and taproom in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood after years of location scouting and construction.
Anheuser-Busch InBev today announced a reorganization of its sales, marketing and distribution structure in the United States.
The Brewers Association announced last week the winners of five available seats on its board of directors. Orders of sparkling wine and champagne spiked on Saturday when news networks called the presidential election for former vice president Joe Biden, according to on-demand alcohol delivery marketplace Drizly.
