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Jim McGreevy to Join Coca-Cola PACS Following Beer Institute Departure

Jim McGreevy to Join Coca-Cola PACS Following Beer Institute Departure

The next chapter for Jim McGreevy, the outgoing president and CEO of the Beer Institute (BI), will be at the Coca-Cola Company’s North America Political Action Committees (PACS), as VP of public policy, federal government relations and political engagement (PPGR).

RTD Sales +155% vs. 2019, Led by Spirits-based Growth; 2021 Beer Shipment Volume Highest in More Than a Decade, Beer Institute Reports

RTD Sales +155% vs. 2019, Led by Spirits-based Growth; 2021 Beer Shipment Volume Highest in More Than a Decade, Beer Institute Reports

Off-premise dollar sales of ready-to-drink canned cocktails (RTDs) and hard seltzers have more than doubled in the past three years, increasing +155% since 2019 (through January 8, 2022), according to NielsenIQ data, shared by the Beer Institute’s (BI) VP of research Danelle Kosmal during a webinar Thursday.

People Moves: Boston Beer Supply Chain Leader Quincy Troupe to Depart April 1; Chris Hudson Joins North Coast; Atwater Appoints New President

People Moves: Boston Beer Supply Chain Leader Quincy Troupe to Depart April 1; Chris Hudson Joins North Coast; Atwater Appoints New President

Boston Beer Company senior VP of supply chain Quincy B. Troupe will exit the company on April 1, according to a separation agreement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Fort Bragg, California-headquartered North Coast Brewing Co. has named Chris Hudson its national key accounts director. Detroit, Michigan-based, Molson Coors-owned Atwater Brewery has appointed Katy McBrady as its president, effective April 4, following the departure of former president and owner Mark Rieth in December.

US Brewers Ship 12.3 Million Barrels in January 2022; Shipments -6% Compared to January 2021

US Brewers Ship 12.3 Million Barrels in January 2022; Shipments -6% Compared to January 2021

Domestic tax paid estimates from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau shared by the Beer Institute (BI) reveal a slow start to 2022. U.S. brewers shipped 12.3 million barrels of product in January 2022, a 6.2% decline (-815,000 barrels) compared to January 2021’s 13.1 million barrels, according to the estimates shared by the BI.