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Seven of the 10 largest Brewers Association-defined craft breweries recorded production volume declines in 2025, according to data shared by the trade group in the May/June Issue of The New Brewer magazine.
Ball Corporation’s North American and European aluminum can supply will be hard to come by for the foreseeable future – into the end of the decade, CEO Ron Lewis shared during the manufacturer’s Q1 earnings call earlier this week.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) outperformed the U.S. beer industry in the first quarter of 2026, the company reported Tuesday. In the U.S., A-B’s Q1 depletions (sales to retailers) increased 0.3% year-over-year (YoY), which the company credited to “beer and beyond beer share gains and an improved industry.” Shipments (sales to wholesalers) declined 3.2%.
Tilray’s August 2023 acquisition of eight craft brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) has boosted the Canadian cannabis company’s beverage-alcohol net revenue +165% year-over-year (YoY), it reported today.
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.”
Nearly one-quarter (23%) of women surveyed cited a poor perception of the alcoholic beverage industry as a reason not to apply for a job in the business, according to Heineken USA’s “Behind the Label” report.
Boston Beer Company issued its 2023 annual report last Thursday, a 98-page document packed with numbers, operational details and risk factors that gives a window into the company’s business last year and moving forward.
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.
Tilray Brands has a busy slate of new products set to hit retail in the coming weeks and months. U.S. beer division president Ty Gilmore and new CMO Prinz Pinakatt shared details on the new products with Brewbound.
Molson Coors is bringing back one of its most famous advertising campaigns. The company is reviving the Miller Lite “Tastes Great, Less Filling” debate that started in 1975 and tapping a new generation of “Miller Lite All Stars.”
In the latest installment of Brewbound’s A Round With – a weekly Insider-exclusive Q&A series with industry leaders – Katie Beal Brown chats about the rollercoaster ride of turning a cherished family cocktail recipe into a nationally distributed, ready-to-drink product … and kicking off right before the pandemic turned the bev-alc world upside down.
Teamsters are calling for a boycott of Molson Coors’ products as workers continue to strike at the beer giant’s Fort Worth production brewery.
Modelo Especial is now a 200-million case brand, as depletions crossed that milestone in the latest rolling 52-week period, Greg Gallagher, VP of brand marketing for Constellation Brands’ beer division, shared during Tuesday’s Gold Network Summit in Las Vegas.
The “Internet Daddy” has found his beach. Pedro Pascal, star of The Mandalorian and The Last of Us, is the new lead brand ambassador for Corona.
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.
Constellation Brands leaders laid out a vision for “dialing up” growth for its portfolio of Mexican import offerings over the next five years during Monday’s opening session of its Gold Network Summit at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
