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The latest CGA by NIQ report captures a U.S. on-premise landscape in flux — one where value and versatility are driving growth, even as premium tiers feel the squeeze.
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.
D.G. Yuengling & Son beer is now rolling out in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma as part of the Pennsylvania brewery’s joint venture with Molson Coors for westward expansion.
Employees at Anheuser-Busch (A-B) InBev-owned Widmer Brothers Brewing have voted to join Teamsters Local 162, the union announced. Stony Creek Brewery has been approved by its hometown of Branford, Connecticut to construct a new tank farm, which would expand the company’s brewing capacity from 48,000 barrels, to 100,000 barrels.
Data and economy experts from 3 Tier Beverages, NielsenIQ’s CGA and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) gave attendees insights into the state of the bev-alc industry and cider’s potential growth opportunities during the 13th annual CiderCon, held last week in Chicago.
Big Storm Brewing Co. will be opening its fifth location this Saturday, February 11 in the heart of
Ybor City. Located at 1600 East 7th Avenue, the 11,000 square-foot taproom and restaurant takes over the previous Hamburger Mary’s space.
Greater Good Imperial Brewing sees itself as “the authority on imperial beers,” and the Worcester, Massachusetts-based craft brewery is setting its sights on making that statement in 2023.
Looking to capitalize on Pennsylvanias’ fond memories of Jersey Shore vacations, Cape May Brewing will expand its Keystone State distribution this year. The Cape May, New Jersey-headquartered brewery will begin selling its products in the counties surrounding Pittsburgh, Scranton and Harrisburg.
The vast majority of wholesalers (88%) are seeing drinkers in their markets trade down, or are expecting them to, according to a survey from financial services firm Jefferies. Monday Night Brewing is undergoing a full rebrand after more than 11 years.
Lagunitas will close its Seattle taproom next month, which was “not a decision we took lightly,” the Heineken-owned craft brewery said. Cloverdale, California-headquartered Bear Republic brewing shuttered its remaining taproom for the winter on December 11, and plans to reopen in the spring. Portland, Oregon-based Sasquatch Brewery announced last month it will halt beer- and cider-making operations, but its pub will remain in business.
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.
Consumer trends of premiumization, convenience, flavor, and health and wellness continue to drive shopping behavior in both the on- and off-premise channels, experts from NielsenIQ reported during a webinar this week.