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Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits’ ambitions for Anheuser-Busch InBev’s portfolio aren’t limited to New York. The wine and spirits juggernaut has struck another deal for a red network distributor, this time for the assets of Eagle Rock Distributing Co. in Colorado.
Molson Coors has struck a deal to acquire spirits-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail pioneer Atomic Brands, whose Monaco Cocktails entered the then-nascent space in 2012. The deal should come as no surprise, as it aligns with Molson Coors’ goals to expand its beyond beer portfolio, part of the Horizon 2030 plan CEO Rahul Goyal outlined earlier this year.
A pair of big red network distribution deals were announced in the last 24 hours. Anheuser-Busch InBev has agreed to purchase the distribution rights of its brands, as well as “certain craft/NA brands,” from Advance Beverage Company in Bakersfield, California. Meanwhile, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits inked a deal for independent A-B distributor Clare Rose on Long Island.
A jury entered a $175.5 million verdict in favor of Ardagh Metal Packaging USA against Boston Beer Company for allegedly failing “to purchase contractual minimum volumes of certain aluminum beverage can containers from 2021 to 2025,” according to an 8K filed by Boston Beer Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Constellation Brands’ beer portfolio ended its fiscal year 2026 (FY26) with depletions growth in Q4 after three consecutive quarters of year-over-year (YoY) losses. That momentum and the energy of its incoming CEO have the company optimistic for growth trends moving into FY27 – cautiously optimistic.
Constellation Brands’ beer portfolio ended fiscal year 2026 (FY26) with some positive momentum for the year ahead. The company’s lineup of Mexican import brands (Modelo, Corona, Pacifico, Victoria) increased Q4 shipments (sales to wholesalers) 1.1%, while depletions (sales to retailers) increased 0.6% in the quarter, the company shared after market close Wednesday. Net sales also improved 1% year-over-year (YoY).
Dogfish Head is looking to extend its long, strange trip back to growth in 2026. Following the launch of Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale last year – which helped return Dogfish Head to growth – the Boston Beer Company-owned craft brewery is leaning even further into its partnership with the Grateful Dead and releasing a “Volume 2” collaboration: Citrus Daydream Lager.
As the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments marched into Final Four weekend, craft was the only segment to lose share of volume and dollar sales across all four regions, according to on-premise data firm BeerBoard.
Tilray Brands’ hit a company revenue record in Q3, generating $207 million in the quarter, but there was little help from the global cannabis firm’s bev-alc brands.
Constellation Brands has agreed to terms to acquire HOPWTR, expanding the beer and spirit giant’s presence in the fast-growing non-alcoholic space. The deal comes roughly five years after Constellation’s initial investment in HOPWTR in 2021 through its Venture division.
Diageo’s new CEO Dave Lewis is reframing ready-to-drink offerings as an opportunity for the spirits giant, but after years of focus on the top end of the shelf, the group has ground to make up.
Touting its new U.S. distribution partnership with Molson Coors as a “revenue growth multiplier,” British mixer brand Fever-Tree saw net sales grow 6% year-over-year to £131.9 million in fiscal 2025, according to its preliminary full-year earnings report released earlier this week.
In time for Opening Day and to mark the brewery’s 30th anniversary, Stone Brewing (Escondido, California) has unveiled a new branded bar next to Section 309 at Petco Park, home of MLB’s San Diego Padres.
Hiyo, the non-alcoholic (NA) social tonic brand with investment from Constellation Brands, will hit nearly 2,000 Target stores across the country.
After a three-week sprint to finalize deals to acquire BrewDog’s business on three continents, Tilray Brands’ first order of business is to “stabilize the brand,” Tilray CEO Irwin Simon told Brewbound.
Sixteen leaders from 12 bev-alc brands (and adjacent) were named to Inc.’s 2026 Female Founders 500. Representing craft beer are Holidaily Brewing (Golden, Colorado) founder Karen Hertz, Hot Plate Brewing (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) founder Sarah Real and Talea Beer Co. (Brooklyn, New York) co-founders LeAnn Darland and Tara Hankinson.
Tilray Brands will acquire several assets from BrewDog’s U.S. business, including its Ohio production facility and remaining pubs, the company announced this morning.
