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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%.
As the lines between beer, wine and spirits continue to blur, Molson Coors is launching Vizzy Mimosa Hard Seltzer to capitalize on the popularity of the sparkling wine-based cocktail.
On February 17, Monster completed its acquisition of CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective LLC for $330 million, bringing a roster of craft beer brands into its portfolio including Oskar Blues, Cigar City, Deep Ellum, Perrin Brewing, Squatters and Wasatch.
Anheuser-Busch InBev’s global revenue reached $54.3 billion in 2021, the company reported today during its full-year and Q4 2021 earnings report. CEO Michel Doukeris noted that the world’s largest beer manufacturer’s volume hit an “all time high” in 2021, increasing +9.6% for full-year 2021, to nearly 581.7 million hectoliters (495 million barrels).
Molson Coors’ net sales increased +6.5% for the full 2021 fiscal year and +14.2% in the fourth quarter, the company reported today. The company posted net sales of $10.279 billion for the year that ended December 31. Worldwide, shipments (sales to wholesalers) declined -0.5% and brand volume (similar to depletions, which are sales to retailers) declined -1.7% over the course of the year.
Boston Beer Company announced the exit of one of its top executives, as well as offered a deep dive into its business across a pair of filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday evening. In an 8-K filing, Boston Beer reported that Quincy Troupe, senior VP of supply chain, tendered his resignation on February 21.
Hard MTN Dew – the partnership project between Boston Beer Company and PepsiCo Beverages – launched in three states this week: Florida, Iowa and Tennessee.
Boston Beer Company has “many different ways” to reach the 4%-10% growth range it is targeting for 2022, even if Truly Hard Seltzer fails to grow amid the continued slowdown of the hard seltzer segment, CEO Dave Burwick said during the company’s fourth quarter and full-year earnings call.
Heineken NV reported its full-year 2021 earnings Wednesday, giving a picture into the state of its U.S. business. The Dutch brewing giant’s Heineken USA division posted low-single digit beer volume growth in 2021. However, the company recorded a nearly $231 million impairment charge related to Lagunitas.
Boston Beer Company’s full-year net revenue reached a record $2.058 billion, an 18.5% increase over 2020, the company reported today. However, the news coming out of the company’s Q4 earnings report wasn’t all rosy, with the effects of the hard seltzer slowdown dragging down the company’s results.
Anheuser-Busch InBev will merge its High End and Brewers Collective sales teams, chief commercial officer Kyle Norrington announced to wholesalers today.
Boston Beer Company executive salaries for 2022 were shared in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. The company also announced that its top executives would forego bonuses for fiscal year 2021.
The rumored tie up between Constellation Brands and energy drink maker Monster Beverage is progressing and a deal could be completed in the coming weeks, according to a Bloomberg report.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) released Cutwater Spirits’ “Here’s to the Lazy Ones” commercial Friday – the first national Super Bowl spot for the ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail-maker.
Dick Leinenkugel will retire from the brewery that bears his family’s name at the end of 2022, Molson Coors announced today. Tony Bugher, associate marketing manager for the brand and Leinenkugel’s nephew, will take the reins of the Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin-based Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company on January 1, 2023.
