Adirondack Brewery has announced a five-year expansion plan that will triple its brewing and bottling capacities while enabling the Lake George-based company to grow distribution throughout its home state of New York. Capacity at the new place, which is to be built on a four-acre lot connected to its Canada Street location, will reach 35,000… Read more »
Boston Beer Company made headlines last week when it dropped its sponsorship of the annual South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade amid growing controversy surrounding the exclusion of gay and lesbian participants. The brewery decided to distance itself from the parade when it became clear that negotiations between parade organizers and gay rights activists would… Read more »
It’s not often that some of the country’s most successful food and beverage entrepreneurs, investors and industry veterans are assembled to share their personal strategies for launching and growing profitable consumer packaged goods companies.
It has been said that in the contentious climate of American politics, a couple of beers between officials might just kick-start mediation, but that could all depend on the strength of the brew. Considering the Oregon delegation’s ascension to the caucus’ leadership ranks in both chambers, chances are, it just might be a Deschutes that… Read more »
The craft brew train kept on rolling in 2013 as production from the country’s smallest beer makers grew 18 percent, according to data released today by the Brewers Association (BA). As part of its annual report on the U.S. craft beer industry, the BA — which represents the interests of small and independent brewers —… Read more »
Founders Brewing Co. today announced plans to expand distribution into the four major metropolitan areas of Tennessee with a network of distributors. Beginning in April, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based brewery’s year-round and seasonal offerings will be available on draft throughout Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, with bottles arriving in subsequent shipments.
It’s an issue that a number of craft brewers have grappled with over the past year, and one that is often misunderstood: trademark ownership and infringement. According to Craig Rashkis, an attorney with Farwell Rashkis, LLP, trademarks can be “a word, phrase, design, logo, or any combination thereof that distinguishes the source of a product or goods” from another source. In beer, common trademarks include the name of the brewing company, a beer and label artwork.
New Planet Beer, a Boulder, Colo.-based producer of gluten-free craft beer, is starting to make a habit of operating with limited resources. A company of just two official employees, New Planet doesn’t own its own brewery, yet it still sells beer in 46 states and Western Canada.
Victory Brewing Company hit the ground running in February with the launch of its second brewery, but in recent weeks, the installation of a used bottling line has proved a royal aggravation. “Last week was extremely painful,” said brewery co-founder Bill Covaleski. “This 12-year-old piece of equipment has worked great for 12 years. You assemble… Read more »
Amid growing controversy over an ongoing ban against gay and lesbian rights activists’ marching in South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Boston Beer Company today announced that it has dropped its sponsorship of the event. Jessica Paar, the company’s senior public relations manager, sent a statement to Brewbound explaining the decision:
Green Flash Brewing bottles are about to get a new look. Beginning in April, the San Diego, Calif.-based craft brewery will begin shipping redesigned 4-packs and 22 oz. bottles, in an effort to draw “increased attention to the beer name and beer style.” Green Flash co-founders Mike and Lisa Hinkley said the new look features… Read more »
If the latest GuestSciences (formerly GuestMetrics prior to acquiring Restaurant Sciences) data is to be believed, on-premise operators are off to a sluggish start in 2014. Foot traffic to restaurants, bars and nightclubs is down 4.5 percent through Feb. 23, a trend GuestSciences blamed on “unusually harsh weather conditions.”
Should North Carolina successfully court Stone Brewing Co. in its efforts to expand east, the Tar Heel State would officially play host to four of country’s biggest craft breweries’ second production facilities. Oskar Blues of Lyons, Colo. brewed the inaugural batch of beer at its Brevard facility back in December of 2012, while Sierra Nevada… Read more »
From 30,000 feet, America’s craft beer landscape looks pretty invulnerable. Craft has experienced eight straight years of double-digit dollar sales growth, breweries are opening at a rate of more than one per day and waves of new SKUs are washing over retail shelves and flowing through tap lines. But at the state level, there are… Read more »
