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Death & Co. Makes First CPG Play with RTD Cocktail Launch

Death & Co. Makes First CPG Play with RTD Cocktail Launch

When Death & Co. opened its first bar in 2006, it rapidly established itself as one of the premiere names in the modern craft cocktail movement through its innovative approach to creating new drinks. Now, the company is hoping to do the same in the emerging RTD cocktail category with its first retail consumer product: a line of canned libations, which launched this month.

Vintage Wine Estates Acquires Ace Cider

Vintage Wine Estates Acquires Ace Cider

Santa Rosa-based wine producer Vintage Wine Estates (VWE) has acquired Ace Cider, The California Cider Company, in Sebastopol, California. The transaction, which was announced Monday, closed today (November 16).

Sonic Hard Seltzer Launches in Six New Markets

Sonic Hard Seltzer Launches in Six New Markets

Sonic Hard Seltzer has rolled out of its home state of Oklahoma into six new markets and is sporting a new package format. The bubbly beverage, made through a partnership between fast food giant Sonic Drive-In and Oklahoma City-headquartered COOP Ale Works, is now available in Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Arizona in two variety 12-packs of slim/sleek cans — a departure from the traditional 12 oz. cans the product debuted in.

Brewbound Podcast: A Discussion with DISCUS

Brewbound Podcast: A Discussion with DISCUS

On the heels of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States’ annual convention in Austin, Chris Swonger, the trade group’s president and CEO, joins the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the growth of ready-to-drink spirits-based canned cocktails, and the organization’s efforts to even the tax rates for RTD products with beer, as well as efforts to add direct-to-consumer sales privileges and much more.