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Molson Coors FY24 Shipments -6.4%, Depletions -3.4%; Expect Low-Single-Digit Growth in 2025

Molson Coors FY24 Shipments -6.4%, Depletions -3.4%; Expect Low-Single-Digit Growth in 2025

Molson Coors Beverage Company’s overall business remained in the red as the company closed its 2024 fiscal year. However, the fourth quarter showed improvement over the double-digit declines reported in Q3, and leadership is confident the company can return to growth in 2025, according to Molson Coors’ earnings call today with investors and analysts.

Tilray Ceases Large-Scale Production at Revolver; Taproom Remains Open

Tilray Ceases Large-Scale Production at Revolver; Taproom Remains Open

Tilray Brands is moving large-scale production from Revolver Brewing’s facility in Granbury, Texas, to other facilities, the company confirmed in a statement to Brewbound. Revolver’s Texas location “will continue to operate, focusing on unique and innovative brews, and the taproom will remain open.”

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Brand Refreshes: Anchor and Ballast Point Update Packaging; A-B and Molson Coors Overhaul Blue Point and Revolver

Brand Refreshes: Anchor and Ballast Point Update Packaging; A-B and Molson Coors Overhaul Blue Point and Revolver

San Francisco-based Anchor Brewing opted to give itself a makeover as a 125th birthday gift. Ballast Point has revealed new packaging art that has already begun rolling out to retailers. Granbury, Texas-based Revolver Brewing will roll out new artwork for its core offerings this spring. Anheuser-Busch InBev-owned Blue Point Brewing debuted a new logo and branding that will replace art that the Patchogue, New York-based craft brewery has been using for four years.

Yuengling Heads to Texas in First Expansion of JV with Molson Coors

Yuengling Heads to Texas in First Expansion of JV with Molson Coors

Everything’s bigger in Texas and America’s oldest brewery is hoping that beer sales will be too. This fall, the Lone Star State will be the first new market to receive D.G. Yuengling & Son beer as part of the Pennsylvania brewery’s joint venture (JV) with Molson Coors Beverage Company, the companies announced in a press release.

Boston Beer Invests in Regional Super Bowl Ad for Wicked Hazy IPA

Boston Beer Invests in Regional Super Bowl Ad for Wicked Hazy IPA

Your Cousin from Boston is going to the Super Bowl. Boston Beer Company is investing in a Super Bowl spot that will run during the big game on February 7 in the New York and Boston markets to help boost the reincarnation of its New England IPA brand as Wicked Hazy.

Anheuser-Busch Backed EverGrain Gives Spent Grain a Second Life

Anheuser-Busch Backed EverGrain Gives Spent Grain a Second Life

The brewing industry produces 9 million metric tons of spent grain annually, and rather than discard it, Anheuser-Busch InBev-backed ingredient supplier EverGrain is giving the nutrient-rich brewing byproduct a second chance as a food and beverage ingredient.

Constellation Brands’ Depletions Increase 12% in Q3; Funky Buddha Hard Seltzer to Expand to 10 Markets

Constellation Brands’ Depletions Increase 12% in Q3; Funky Buddha Hard Seltzer to Expand to 10 Markets

The biggest challenge the producer of popular Mexican import brands Corona, Modelo and Pacifico faced in 2020 came in March when the Mexican government ordered the shutdown of all manufacturing industries, including beer. This pause in production led to depleted inventory that was still being replenished into the third quarter and created a gap between shipments (sales to wholesalers) and depletions (sales to retailers) growth.

The 10 Most-Read Brewbound Stories of 2020

The 10 Most-Read Brewbound Stories of 2020

Brewbound readers in 2020 sought out news about the pandemic, mergers and acquisitions, brewery closures and job changes. 2020 marked a year of shifts for brewers, as well as Brewbound, which shifted its business model to a subscription model. With that in mind, we’ve pulled the five most-read stories before the paywall was introduced and the five most-read stories after.

Anheuser-Busch Names Atlanta Hawks Partner of the Year

Anheuser-Busch Names Atlanta Hawks Partner of the Year

The Atlanta Hawks have been named Anheuser-Busch InBev’s “NBA Partner of the Year,” team executives tell Brewbound. The difference maker for the Hawks: an in-arena activation with rap superstar Big Boi, who was featured on limited edition 25 oz. Budweiser cans sold within the Atlanta market and at the team’s home arena, State Farm Arena.

Watchdog Group Asks California AG to Investigate A-B, Reyes Duopoly in the State

Watchdog Group Asks California AG to Investigate A-B, Reyes Duopoly in the State

Industry watchdog group Alcohol Justice is urging California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to conduct an independent investigation of Anheuser-Busch InBev and Reyes Holdings for what it believes could be antitrust violations related to acquisitions each company has made in the state.