Beer wholesalers appear to be slightly more optimistic about the category through the first two months of 2026 compared to the start of 2025, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
Beer ordering remained in contraction in January, but recorded a “significant bump” compared to December, according to National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) in the first Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) of 2026.
The beer category faces more uncertainty in 2026, according to wholesalers’ buying intentions logged in the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) monthly Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI).
Wholesalers remain in a holding pattern to avoid end-of-year overstocks, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
Wholesalers’ tepidness toward the beer category continued in October, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
There continues to be “little movement” in wholesalers’ (lack of) optimism for the beer category, according to the September Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
It appears beer wholesalers are not very optimistic for an end-of-summer boost in sales, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
Beer ordering remained in contraction in July, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA). Total beer and all but one beer segment were in contraction in July, according to the survey, which asks wholesalers if they are ordering more or less product each month compared to the month before.
The beer category’s summer selling season arrived with a whimper, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
The May Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) showed “sequential improvement” compared to the previous three months, with the overall index reading 45 and at-risk inventory hitting 47, falling below the 50 benchmark for the first time since January, the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) shared Friday.
Wholesalers purchased fewer cases and kegs in nearly every segment of the beer category in April, according to the most recent Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
Distributor sentiment for the beer category continued to fall this month, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
Distributor sentiment cratered in February 2025, with the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) survey recording a 14-point, year-over-year (YoY) decline to an index of 35.
Beer wholesalers remained neutral on beer to kick off 2025, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
