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Is the food and beverage funding freeze finally thawing? FABID’s Q1 2025 Report reveals a surprising rebound in deal size and investor appetite—just not where you might expect.
Craft Collective and Homegrown Distribution have merged to form Craft Collective Homegrown Distribution (CCHGD) with statewide coverage in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the companies announced today.
Two New England legacy craft houses are merging in a deal that unites 14 brands. The parent companies of Harpoon and Smuttynose – Mass. Bay Brewing Company and FinestKind Brewing, respectively – have merged to form Barrel One Collective, the companies announced today in news first shared with Brewbound.
Blake’s Hard Cider and Austin Eastciders are merging under the Blake’s Beverage Company umbrella, bringing together the top-selling cider brands in Texas and Michigan and creating the second-largest cider company in the U.S, the company announced today.
Massachusetts-based Quality Beverage has filed a lawsuit against Constellation Brands, alleging the bev-alc giant has interfered with its pending sale to wine and spirits wholesaler Martignetti Companies.
New Belgium CEO Steve Fechheimer and Bell’s Brewery EVP Carrie Yunker wrapped up Day One of Brewbound Live 2021 in Santa Monica, California, to discuss what comes next, following the sale of Bell’s to New Belgium’s parent company, Kirin-owned Lion Little World Beverages.
Tilray Brands is acquiring eight craft brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev in a blockbuster all cash deal.
Several big deals have gone down in 2022, from the sale of Stone Brewing to Sapporo, to Tilray’s recent acquisition of Montauk Brewing. Those transactions have one thing in common: investment bank Arlington Capital Advisors. Arlington director Ryan Lake will speak one-on-one about the current dealmaking landscape for craft breweries, carbonated soft drink makers’ interest in bev-alc, the level of interest in fourth category products, growing middle tier consolidation and much more.
Eagle Park Brewing co-founder Max Borgardt discusses acquiring and reviving legacy brand Milwaukee Brewing Company (MKE). The Wisconsin craft brewery acquired MKE’s brands and recipes a year ago. Borgardt gives an update on the integration of the two brands and plans for the future.
Tilray Brands has closed its acquisition of eight Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) beverage brands, including seven craft beer brands.
Manna Beverages & Ventures (MB&V) is set to acquire California-based co-packer Nor-Cal Beverage Company for an undisclosed sum, the company announced today. The deal is subject to due diligence and approvals.
As the momentum behind zero-proof drinks shows no signs of abating, leading non-alc retailer Boisson is taking steps to secure its place within the expanding category, bringing on a new CEO and announcing today that has received funding in a $5 million bridge round from Convivialité Ventures, the VC arm of Pernod Ricard, and Connect Ventures.
Vermont’s Lost Nation Brewing is at a crossroads. The business is seeking a new equity partner to buy out one of its co-founders or a complete turnkey sale of the brewery. Both options remain on the table.
Brooklyn Brewery has taken a minority stake in Boulder, Colorado-based non-alcoholic (NA) hop tea maker Hoplark as part of a Series A funding round, the two companies announced today.
Molson Coors Beverage Company’s faith in Dwayne Johnson-backed energy drink brand ZOA is rock solid.
Mighty Swell CEO Jeana Harrington is feeling good about the future of the hard seltzer brand under new ownership. The July 28 acquisition of Mighty Swell Spiked Seltzer by a family-owned, global fruit and flavor company ended an admittedly “rough” period in which the company lacked funding to produce its products for the summer selling period.
The craft brewery that led the Black is Beautiful charitable beer initiative is seeking a new equity partner to buy out one of its co-founders and take a majority stake in the business. Weathered Souls Brewing Company co-founder Mike Holt is seeking an exit from the San Antonio craft brewery that he helped found with Marcus Baskerville in 2016.
