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The first major piece of RNDC’s territory fire sale is now complete. Reyes’ mega deal for 11 RNDC markets closed at the end of business on Friday, adding 38 million cases to its more than 360-million-case business.
More dominos continue to fall as RNDC’s territory sell off continues. Leaders with Manhattan Beer & Beverage Distributors announced an agreement to acquire “distribution rights for a collection of wine and spirits brands” from RNDC’s New York joint venture with Opici Family Distributing.
Firestone Walker and Duvel USA have inked a “definitive agreement” to acquire the Stone Brewing brand from Sapporo USA.
New Jersey’s largest craft brewery has struck a deal to acquire one of the state’s oldest. Cape May Brewing announced today it will acquire Flying Fish Brewing Company in Somerdale, New Jersey. Financial terms of the deal, which is set to close next month, were not disclosed.
Six major U.S. beverage equipment makers are merging to form Lotus Beverage Alliance, designed as an end-to-end services provider for craft drinks.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for beer both at home (+6.1%) and away from home (+5.5%) outpaced overall inflation (+5%) in March 2023 compared to March 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Constellation Brands recorded an impairment charge of $66.5 million pertaining to what’s left of its craft beer division in its fiscal year 2023 fourth quarter, according to its most recent 8-K form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Dokkaebier, the Northern California brand inspired by Asian culinary ingredients, has its first brick-and-mortar location after acquiring Oakland-based Federation Brewing last week. “Definitely, it gives us a lot of opportunity to see a lot of customers in person,” Dokkaebier founder and CEO Youngwon Lee told Brewbound. “I think it is very critical to have customers… Read more »
California Black-owned breweries Full Circle Brewing and Speakeasy Ales & Lagers announced a merger today that the companies say will create the largest Black-owned brewing company in the U.S.
Wine and spirits distributor Martignetti Companies has struck a deal to acquire Massachusetts-based beer wholesaler Quality Beverage, the companies announced today in a press release.
Expect more Voodoo Ranger beers to flood the market. New Belgium Brewing has struck an agreement to acquire the Daleville, Virginia-based production facility Constellation Brands built in 2017.
Pernod Ricard has made a play for flavored whiskey by acquiring a majority stake in peanut butter flavored Skrewball whiskey, the company announced today.
Ale Asylum’s flagship Hopalicious pale ale is back from the dead, eight months after the Wisconsin brewery closed its doors, thanks to another Madison brewery.
Two Washington state craft- and import-centric distributors are shutting down in the wake of their parent company’s sale to PepsiCo.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has made a minority investment in Riot Energy, a Venice, California-based energy drink company. The California brewery will “initially serve as an investor,” but will “eventually produce and package Riot Energy products” once its CanDo Innovation Center is up and running.
21st Amendment Brewery has “reimagined” its 120,000 sq. ft. production facility in San Leandro, California, into a canned beverage co-packing facility capable of producing beer, non-alcoholic beer, FMBs, seltzers, canned cocktails, energy drinks, juices, sodas and more, the company announced this week.
Premium craft lager brand House Beer is revving things up in 2023 with new ownership. The decade-old company is set to be acquired by motocross athlete Carey Hart.
California craft breweries Bear Republic Brewing and Drake’s Brewing will merge, according to reports. In the transaction, which is expected to be announced on Thursday, Drake’s will acquire Bear Republic’s formulas, recipes and intellectual property, according to SiliconValley.com.
