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Tilray Brands chairman and CEO Irwin Simon had a message for Wall Street during the company’s full-year fiscal year 2026 earnings call: “We are no longer defined by one category, one market or one regulatory outcome.”
Boston Beer Company has found another growth driver with its spirits-based hard tea brand Sun Cruiser, which continues to deepen its distribution footprint. But the hot ticket item continues to be unable to stop flooding volume from its sibling brands, as the company recorded yet another quarter of shipments and depletions losses.
THC beverages reached $239 million in the 52 weeks ending April 4 2026, up 135% versus the prior year, and despite a looming ban, there’s thirst for more.
Portland, Oregon-based Rev. Nat’s Hard Cider will cease operations on September 24 after 12 years in business, according to the Oregonian. The closure comes just six months after Rev. Nat’s opened a new taproom in Southeast Portland.
Brown-Forman net sales increased 3% to $1 billion in Q1 FY 2024, but took a hit in the U.S. due to slower whiskey sales, supply chain challenges, and rebuilding inventory.
The company behind leading ready-to-drink cocktail High Noon is bringing out a new contender: VMC, a tequila-based canned cocktail born from a partnership between world champion boxer Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, Spirit of Gallo, and Casa Lumbre is set to release next month, the company announced today.
Non-alcoholic beer brand Best Day Brewing is chasing a Year 2 milestone, producing between 15,000 and 20,000 barrels of beer, founder and CEO Tate Huffard told Brewbound.
In bringing together two of the biggest names in beverage – Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola – for a ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail, Dallas Cheatham, Brown-Forman’s ready-to-drink portfolio director, knew the consumer buy-in was there.
Sierra Nevada shared its 2024 brand plans today with wholesalers. The slate of new products will include new hazy and imperial IPAs, non-alcoholic beers and hop waters, and offerings for day drinking occasions.
Beam Suntory reported a 10% rise in net sales for the first half of 2023, driven by ready-to-drink (RTD) brands and the company’s premiumization strategy, but nevertheless did face performance struggles in North America.
Molson Coors made headlines this week when it announced that it agreed to purchase Kentucky-based distillery Blue Run Spirits, marking the beer giant’s first spirits acquisition and the formal launch of its Coors Spirits Co. business.
Molson Coors has agreed to purchase Kentucky-based distillery Blue Run Spirits, marking the beer giant’s first spirits acquisition and the formal launch of its Coors Spirits Co. business. The amount was not disclosed.
Ready-to-drink and serve products have surpassed $10 billion dollar sales in off-premise channels in the latest 52 weeks ending July 8, representing a 7% increase compared to the previous period, according to an NIQ report released on Wednesday.
Partake Brewing has promoted chief commercial officer Evan Cohen as president to lead the Toronto-headquartered non-alcoholic beer (NA) maker through its next growth phase.
Boston Beer’s shipments declined again in Q2 – down -4.5%, to 2.3 million barrels. However, the company is still confident in its projections and its “strategic priorities remained unchanged,” founder Jim Koch said Thursday during the company’s call with investors.
Distilled Spirits Council of the U.S. president and CEO Chris Swonger joins to break down the opportunities canned cocktails are creating for beverage-alcohol companies. Swonger also pushes back against the beer industry’s stance against expanded market access and lower excise taxes for these products.
Total bev-alc sales in off-premise channels (multi-outlet plus convenience) declined -4% week-over-week (WoW) in the week ending July 9, which included the July 4 holiday, according to Circana analyst Scott Scanlon.
