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Boston Beer Supply Chain Leader Quincy Troupe to Exit Company;  Hard Seltzer Slowdown Fallout Detailed in Annual Report

Boston Beer Supply Chain Leader Quincy Troupe to Exit Company; Hard Seltzer Slowdown Fallout Detailed in Annual Report

Boston Beer Company announced the exit of one of its top executives, as well as offered a deep dive into its business across a pair of filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday evening. In an 8-K filing, Boston Beer reported that Quincy Troupe, senior VP of supply chain, tendered his resignation on February 21.

Boston Beer Revises 2021 Guidance Downward for Shipments, Gross Margin & EPS; Projects Depletions Growth of 21-22%

Boston Beer Revises 2021 Guidance Downward for Shipments, Gross Margin & EPS; Projects Depletions Growth of 21-22%

Lower than expected wholesaler inventory builds of Truly Hard Seltzer in the fourth quarter, as well as increased supply chain costs, have led Boston Beer Company to revise downward its shipment, gross margin and earnings per share projections for full-year 2021, according to a Form 8K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday afternoon.

Tilray Acquired Green Flash and Alpine for $5.1M; Dissolves Anheuser-Busch InBev JV

Tilray Acquired Green Flash and Alpine for $5.1M; Dissolves Anheuser-Busch InBev JV

SweetWater Brewing parent company Tilray paid $5.1 million in cash and stock to acquire Green Flash Brewing and Alpine Beer Company last month, financial forms filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed. A purchase price of $5,133,000 for the San Diego-headquartered craft brands values their combined 2020 output of 34,000 barrels at $150.97… Read more »

Heineken Strikes 2 Sports Sponsorship Deals, While Lawsuit with Biscayne Bay Brewing Continues

Heineken Strikes 2 Sports Sponsorship Deals, While Lawsuit with Biscayne Bay Brewing Continues

Heineken USA today announced a pair of sports sponsorships — including the company’s first National Football League partnership — signaling the company’s ongoing interest in building its business with professional sports leagues, teams and arenas. However, the company remains embroiled in what started as a trademark infringement lawsuit and has evolved into a trade practice dispute between the Duch beer giant and Miami-based Biscayne Bay Brewing centered around the latter’s now terminated sponsorship with the Inter Miami MLS team.

Boston Beer Hands Out 2020 Bonuses to Top Execs, Sets 2021 Salaries

Boston Beer Hands Out 2020 Bonuses to Top Execs, Sets 2021 Salaries

Boston Beer Company announced a truly sweet round of bonuses for its top executives last week, as well as their 2021 salaries. The SEC filing also revealed that Boston Beer hired consulting firm Frederic W. Cook & Co. last year to review the total compensation being paid to CEO Dave Burwick.

Last Call: Sam Calagione Joins Boston Beer Board; PV Brewing Closes Kona Hawaii Deal; GoPuff Raises $380M

Last Call: Sam Calagione Joins Boston Beer Board; PV Brewing Closes Kona Hawaii Deal; GoPuff Raises $380M

The Boston Beer Company has added Dogfish Head co-founder Sam Calagione and Snap Inc. (Snapchat) chairman Michael Lynton to the company’s board of directors. Philadelphia-headquartered GoPuff, essentially an on-demand delivery service for products ranging from snacks to alcohol, recently completed a $380 million funding round that takes the company’s valuation to $3.9 billion. And more news bites.

TTB Warns Producers Against Making Health Claims in Advertising

TTB Warns Producers Against Making Health Claims in Advertising

Citing an influx of advertising touting the health benefits of certain alcoholic beverages, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published a memo warning producers to stop making such claims.

Craft Brew Alliance Shipments Decline 10.2%, Depletions Down 9% in Second Quarter

Craft Brew Alliance Shipments Decline 10.2%, Depletions Down 9% in Second Quarter

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were easy to see in Craft Brew Alliance’s latest earnings report. Shipments of CBA products during the three-month period ending June 30 — in the thick of the pandemic and its shut down of on-premise establishments — declined 10.2%, to 206,900 barrels, down from 230,500 barrels in Q2 2019.

Proposed Sale of Kona’s Hawaii Operations Valued at $16 Million

Proposed Sale of Kona’s Hawaii Operations Valued at $16 Million

Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) and Anheuser-Busch InBev’s proactive attempt to remove regulatory roadblocks by reaching an agreement to sell off Kona Brewing’s operations in Hawaii will come with a $16 million price tag for prospective buyer PV Brewing Partners.