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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.
Andrew Merinoff wants to invest in products that seem impossible to pull off.
San Diego-headquartered Kings & Convicts Brewing, which acquired Ballast Point from Constellation Brands in late 2019, will vacate the Encinitas taproom and Miramar production facility it took over from Molson Coors in January 2022.
Braxton Brewing Co. has formed a partnership with brand investment marketer Andrew Sauer to spin off its Garage Beer light lager into a new company: Garage Beer Co.
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) may have ceded advertising exclusivity rights to Super Bowl LVII, but the world’s largest beer manufacturer will continue to have an outsized presence during breaks in the game.
Diageo is deepening its roster of top-tier brands in reaching an agreement to acquire super-premium dark rum label Don Papa Rum for an initial fee of $281.5 million, the company announced today.
Breakthru Beverage Group has signed an agreement to acquire Wine Warehouse, a California-based beer, wine and spirits distributor.
Tilray Brand’s acquisition of Montauk Brewing Co. closed November 7 for an initial purchase price of $35.11 million, according to a 10-Q filing as part of the publicly traded cannabis firm and growing craft brewery consortium’s Q2 2023.
Maui Brewing co-founder Garrett Marrero and former Modern Times CEO Jennifer Briggs shared their experiences on the sale process of the San Diego craft brewery last month during the Brewbound Live business conference.
Roadhouse Brewery Group closed on its acquisition of Alpine, Wyoming-based Melvin Brewing Co. on December 22.
A judge has denied Anheuser-Busch InBev subsidiary Grupo Modelo’s bid for partial summary judgment in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Constellation Brands for the company’s use of the Corona trademark for hard seltzer.
Andrews Distributing Company of North Texas has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of Price Distributing Company in Ennis, Texas, the company announced Thursday. The transaction is expected to close today.
As 2022 nears a close, middle tier consolidation has yet to slow down. The latest deal involves self-described “consolidator of beverage alcohol distributors” Keg 1 and its Keg 1 River City LLC subsidiary striking a deal to acquire River City Distributing Company in Louisville, Kentucky.
An LLC led by the former president and CEO of Pittsburgh Brewing has acquired Weyerbacher Brewing following the Easton, Pennsylvania-based craft brewery’s second bankruptcy case, according to LehighValleyLive.com.
Austin Beerworks has purchased 64 acres of land in Austin, Texas, which will be the future home of “Austin Beerworks’ world headquarters,” the company announced last month.
