Just like the Kansas City Chiefs, draft beer also took an L in Super Bowl LIX. Draft beer volume declined -4.6% nationwide on Super Bowl Sunday, according to on-premise insights firm BeerBoard.
The once-booming flavored malt beverage (FMB) segment is “showing some concerning declarations over recent weeks,” Bump Williams Consulting (BWC) founder Bump Williams noted in a recent report. FMB volume gains dropped by half – from +2.2%, to +1.1% – from the four-week period to the one-week period ending May 18, according to NIQ retail measurement data cited by BWC.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) recorded double-digit shipments and depletions declines for its U.S. business in 2023, drawing to a close a tumultuous year for the company, A-B reported today.
Memorial Day bev-alc shopping “broadly met or exceeded distributor expectations,” according to Goldman Sachs analyst Bonnie Herzog in the investment management firm’s latest Beverage Bytes survey of distributors and retailers.
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) U.S. businesses recorded double-digit shipments and depletions declines in Q1, the final quarter before the company begins to lap initial accelerated declines from the conservative-led boycott of Bud Light that began in April 2023.
Constellation Brands is expected to be the biggest winner in shelf resets this spring, according to the most recent Beverage Bytes beer distributor survey by Goldman Sachs.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) and Tilray Brands are being sued in federal court by CraftCanTravel LLC (CCT) for allegedly interfering with the New York-based export company’s exclusive rights to export the former Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) portfolio of brands, including Kona Brewing, “to most of the world.”
Beer had an expected St. Patrick’s Day boost, with dollar sales in Circana-tracked off-premise channels increasing +5.3% year-over-year (YoY) in the week ending March 17, according to the market research firm.
A panel of judges has upheld a jury decision that Constellation Brands did not violate its sublicense with Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) when it introduced Corona Hard Seltzer.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) Teamsters voted this week to ratify the union’s new five-year contract with the world’s largest beer manufacturer, the union announced yesterday. The contract was approved with 86% of the vote, which began on Sunday and went on for three days.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract that the union said will raise pay, improve health care and retirement benefits and provide job security for its members at A-B’s U.S. 12 breweries, the Teamsters announced on social media Wednesday evening.
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) Bud Light was dethroned by Michelob Ultra as the country’s best-selling draft beer on Super Bowl Sunday as drinkers watched the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers in overtime, according to on-premise data firm BeerBoard.
The 2024 Super Bowl ad rankings are beginning to filter in, and the results are all over the place for the big game commercials from Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) and Molson Coors.
The convenience channel remains a bright spot for beer as the category tackles declines elsewhere, and growth in the channel is expected to continue through 2024, Goldman Sachs analysts reported in the company’s latest Bev Bytes retailer survey.
Hensley Beverage Company president and CCO Andy McCain has been promoted to CEO of the beverage distributor, effective immediately. McCain has worked for Hensley — a 69-year-old independent Anheuser-Busch InBev wholesaler that covers Arizona and New Mexico — for more than 27 years, serving in several leadership roles over that time, including CFO. He was… Read more »
Constellation Brands overtook Molson Coors as the No. 2 beer category vendor by dollar sales in multi-outlet grocery and convenience stores (MULO+C) in 2023, according to market research firm Circana, which shared its year-end report. Constellation grew off-premise dollars by $1.092 billion to $8.446 billion through December 31.
Two Roads Brewing Company has elevated two executives on its sales and marketing teams: Collin Kennedy to VP of marketing and Brian Duprey to VP of national accounts.
