The beer industry’s 2023 performance was dragged down by two anchors: The continued decline of the once-meteoric hard seltzer segment and Bud Light’s calamitous losses in the face of a conservative-led boycott, Beer Marketer’s Insights senior editor Christopher Shepard said in his keynote address to the California Craft Beer Summit.
BevPort, a self-described three-tier compliant digital distribution portal, launched in Florida earlier this year. Co-founder Phil Guana joins the Brewbound Podcast to explain how BevPort works, its focus on helping “the little guy” gain market access in the Sunshine State and the partnerships the startup has in the market.
Leading adult non-alc (NA) retailer Boisson is shuttering its retail outlets and “restructuring,” according to the founder of one NA brand that was informed of the news by a former Boisson employee.
Placentia, California-based The Bruery plans to open an outpost later this year in Meridian, Idaho, CEO Barry Holmes shared. The Idaho tasting room is expected to open by fall 2024.
The Brewers Association (BA) announced the recipients of its 2024 awards yesterday, recognizing individuals for their contributions to the craft brewing industry.
What makes a spirit company a good target for acquisition? That’s the question a panel of experts answered at the DISCUS annual conference in San Diego last month.
Retailers are “paying increasingly more attention” to the sales rates/velocity of beer brands and it has resulted in the contraction of the amount of brands on shelves, as well as the amount of new brands entering the marketplace, according to Bump Williams’ monthly report for Bump Williams Consulting (BWC).
District 9 Brewing (D9) – sibling company of the troubled sales, distribution and e-commerce platform Bevana Partners – has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
On-premise retailers spent an estimated $400 million more on beer in 2023 than 2022, suggesting a positive turn and future opportunities for the category, according to National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) chief economist Lester Jones.
Boston Beer Company issued its 2023 annual report last Thursday, a 98-page document packed with numbers, operational details and risk factors that gives a window into the company’s business last year and moving forward.
Where I’ll start with a public service announcement today, here on Easter weekend – make sure you make a detailed map of where you hide the cans of beer for your adult Easter egg hunt today … so that it doesn’t flow into your kid’s Easter egg hunt. 🫣
Is leading adult non-alc (NA) retailer Boisson shutting down? According to a Boisson employee the company shared news of its impending closure with staff on Thursday, but has yet to announce it publicly.
Wholesaler purchasing expanded for the first time in 2024 , with a March Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) reading of 51, the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) reported.
The former owner of Marshall, Michigan-based Dark Horse has pleaded guilty to one count of conducting a criminal enterprise and has been ordered to make full restitution to former employees in order to avoid a 20-year prison sentence, Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel announced.
