BevNET CPG Media is excited to announce the launch of Nombase Education, a new Insider-exclusive learning platform designed to provide founders and operators across the food, beverage, and beer industries with on-demand, expert-led education.
Beer industry members’ shoulders are heavy these days, weighed down by continued declines, rising costs and piling-on headwinds. But when you zoom out to see greater consumer trends, you discover the battle isn’t unique to beer, and the category is poised to have some of the greatest opportunities for growth, Beer Institute (BI) chief economist Andrew Heritage shared last week during the trade group’s Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Allagash Brewing founder Rob Tod admits that craft beer is in a rocky period, but tackling headwinds is something he’s done before, he shared Monday during a virtual press briefing hosted by Portland, Maine-based craft brewery.
New Mix, an El Jimador Tequila-based cocktail launched in 1997, has been testing retail shelves across U.S. markets this year, with a wider rollout announced today.
Thirty years after Allagash Brewing’s founding, the Portland, Maine-based craft brewery’s flagship beer Allagash White remains the primary driver of its overall volume and growth, leadership shared Monday in a press briefing.
A last-ditch effort to remove language prohibiting virtually all THC beverages failed in Congress, placing the intoxicating hemp industry’s fate in the House’s hands.
Stouts will be a big part of Duvel USA’s strategy for both Boulevard Brewing and Brewery Ommegang in 2026 and into the future.
Halloween is officially logged in bev-alc scan data and there’s no reason to be afraid, Circana EVP of BevAl Scott Scanlon wrote. During the week ending November 2, total beverage-alcohol dollar sales declined 2.3% year-over-year (YoY), but increased 4% week-over-week (WoW).
Craft brewery owners dreaming of selling their businesses in multi-million dollar deals are doing just that – dreaming, industry leaders said last week during a panel discussion about exiting the business at the Mass Brewers Guild annual conference.
Intoxicating hemp beverages could be sacrificed in a deal to reopen the federal government. As political factions in Washington, D.C., spar over how to end the longest-ever federal government shutdown in U.S. history, legislators – led by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) – are attempting to use the situation to shape the future of hemp and intoxicating THC products and restrict the market created by the 2018 Farm Bill.
With just 30 days to go, now is the time to lock in your spot for Brewbound Live (Dec. 10+11 in L.A.). Hundreds are already registered! Take a look at what’s planned and secure your spot before it’s too late.
Ball Corporation is making a change to its top leadership post. The world’s largest aluminum can manufacturer appointed Ronald J. Lewis as its new CEO, replacing Daniel W. Fisher, effective immediately. Lewis will also join the company’s board of directors.
Diageo has tapped Sir Dave Lewis to lead the Guinness parent into its next chapter, ending a months-long search following former CEO Debra Crew’s departure in July.
OK, beer, we’ve unfortunately officially run out of sports in our corner. Ice hockey?
