While many craft brewers actively pursue new retail opportunities in convenience stores, grocery chains and large mainstream restaurant accounts, Avery Brewing’s national sales director Ted Whitney said the company is still focusing sales efforts at what he calls ‘low hanging fruit.
Ninkasi Brewing broke ground last Thursday on an $18 million expansion that will not only allow for increased production capacity but also will add additional warehouse and office space for the Eugene, Ore.-based craft brewer. The multi-structure expansion plan includes a 7,800 square foot warehouse to be used for cold storage and local distribution.
New York City-based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners today announced plans to sell North American Breweries (NAB) – whose brand portfolio includes well-known craft offerings like Magic Hat, Pyramid and MacTarnahan’s – to Cerveceria Costa Rica, S.A. for $388 million. Reports of a potential buyout surfaced last month when Reuters, citing “sources familiar with… Read more »
Boulevard Brewing today announced expanded distribution on both coasts, adding California to the growing list of new markets that will receive the brewers high-end ‘Smokestack Series’ beers. The country’s tenth largest craft brewer selected Young’s Market Company – primarily a wine and spirits wholesaler – as its distribution partner. Boulevard sent its first shipment of… Read more »
Did you know that the Brewbound Session Winter 2012 – a one day conference on the business of craft beer – is less than five weeks away? Limited space is available and filling up fast. Our team has been busy assembling an informative and engaging program, which provides an excellent opportunity to learn marketing, investment,… Read more »
The Boston Beer Company today announced an ingredient change in its popular hop forward offering, Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA. The company has added Mosaic hops, from the Yakima, Wash. growing region. Boston Beer founder Jim Koch originally encountered the new varietal after a trip to the region and experimented with the hop during a… Read more »
Smuttynose Brewing today announced the return of its Big A IPA and the debut of a new ‘Big Beer’ series offering, Zinneke. Big A IPA, formally a year-round offering, was discontinued in April and moved into the company’s rotational lineup. Smuttynose will now only brew 100 barrels of the beer a month, until January, and… Read more »
Just six months after its launch, No-Li Brewhouse has already captured three awards for its beers, including a gold medal for Crystal Bitter at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival earlier this month. The company also recently earned gold and silver medals at the International Beer Competition in Japan and expanded distribution into Colorado, Baltimore… Read more »
Since its launch in April, House of Shandy has methodically selected its distribution territories, launching two shandy products — Curious Traveler and Tenacious Traveler – in a total of 17 to date. Most recently, the company added Delaware, New Jersey and New York City to a growing list of new markets.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Redhook maker Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) for 14 violations of workplace safety regulations. The fines followed an OSHA investigation spurred by the April 24 death of Redhook worker Ben Harris, 26, at the CBA’s Portsmouth, N.H. brewery.
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Earlier this morning, Vermont Hard Cider Company LLC — maker of Woodchuck Hard Cider – announced it would sell to the Irish cider company, C&C group, for $305 million. Vermont Hard Cider’s president and CEO, Bret Williams, spoke to members of the media this afternoon during a conference call.
Vermont Hard Cider Company LLC — maker of Woodchuck Hard Cider — today announced it would sell to the Irish cider company, C&C Group, for $305 million. “It is our belief that significant opportunities for growth of the cider category are possible by combining these iconic cider brands,” said Bret Williams, Vermont Hard Cider President… Read more »
As the demand for craft beer continues to develop within mainstream consumer channels, a host of new retail opportunities are becoming available to craft brewers. Brewbound.com spoke with representatives from breweries attending the 2012 Great American Beer Festival — many said they are exploring distribution channels beyond traditionally craft-centric on- and off-premise retail accounts like… Read more »
