Non-alcoholic (NA) beer claimed a record 4.2% share of beer category grocery sales during Dry January, according to an analysis by Bump Williams Consulting chief strategy officer Dan Wandel. NA beer recorded double-digit year-over-year (YoY) increases in dollar sales (+23.5%) and volume (+20.2%) in U.S. food stores tracked by market research firm NIQ for the four-week period ending February 1.
As many drinkers take a break from craft beer and other alcoholic beverages in January, craft breweries such as Notch are using the month and its lighter traffic to close taprooms temporarily as they undertake renovation projects.
Allagash Brewing is launching its first non-alcoholic (NA) offering this week with the release of Allagash Hop Water. Hop Water will exclusively be sold in 12 oz. can 6-packs at the brewery’s tasting room in Portland, Maine, starting later this week.
Non-alcoholic (NA) beer maker Athletic Brewing Company will increase prices for many of its offerings, starting February 15, citing inflationary cost pressures from across the supply chain.
One of the nation’s largest craft breweries is dipping its toe into the non-alcoholic beverage space. Sierra Nevada Brewing Company has launched its first non-alcoholic product, Hop Splash, a sparkling water infused with Citra and Amarillo hops.
Athletic Brewing Company co-founder and CEO Bill Shufelt discussed the evolution of non-alcoholic (NA) beer – and the strategies the Stratford, Connecticut-based brewery has used to become a leader in the segment – during the Brewbound Live 2021 business conference in Santa Monica, California earlier this month.
A Louisiana resident filed a lawsuit last month against Heineken USA, alleging that the company has misled consumers in the labeling and marketing of its Heineken 0.0 non-alcoholic beer, as the product contains 0.03% ABV, Louisiana Record reported Tuesday.
More than 40 beverage companies and their leadership have joined forces as the founding members of the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA), an industry trade organization created to support companies in the non-alcoholic beer, wine, and spirits spaces.
Brooklyn Brewery is expanding its Special Effects non-alcoholic beer line with a new 12-pack featuring four varieties of non-alc beers.
Fast-growing non-alcoholic craft beer maker Athletic Brewing Company has hired Andrew Katz to serve as the company’s first chief marketing officer.
As craft-focused wholesaler Night Shift Distributing (NSD) winds down operations in Massachusetts, non-alcoholic brewer Athletic Brewing will transition to the Sheehan Family Companies in the Bay State, effective October 18.
Anheuser-Busch InBev is launching Stella Artois Liberté, a non-alcoholic (NA) offering for “beer lovers who want to enjoy a beer, but who want the option to reduce their alcohol consumption.”
Omission, the gluten-reduced craft beer brand Anheuser-Busch InBev acquired in its 2020 merger with Craft Brew Alliance, is wiping the slate clean next year.
Non-alcoholic (NA) beer, wine and spirits continues to be one of the fastest-growing segments on the e-commerce beverage platform Drizly.
Non-alcoholic craft brand Athletic Brewing has signed a lease for a new facility in Milford, Connecticut, that could triple its capacity. “Once complete, we’ll have over 150,000 barrels capacity on each coast, with the potential to triple in the new facility over time,” CEO and co-founder Bill Shufelt told Brewbound.
No- and low-alcohol offerings as a “potential market disruptor” for the beer category, growing retail sales to $3 billion by 2025, according to a new research report from Goldman Sachs analyst Bonnie Herzog.
Sarasota, Florida-based JDub’s Brewing is alive and about to launch a new flagship offering, following its April 2020 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing thanks to a partnership with Orlando-based contract brewer Brew Theory.
