In this quarterly snapshot report curated just for Brewbound Insiders, Agrowgate breaks down the latest policies and market factors affecting the beverage supply chain.
Sixteen leaders from 12 bev-alc brands (and adjacent) were named to Inc.’s 2026 Female Founders 500. Representing craft beer are Holidaily Brewing (Golden, Colorado) founder Karen Hertz, Hot Plate Brewing (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) founder Sarah Real and Talea Beer Co. (Brooklyn, New York) co-founders LeAnn Darland and Tara Hankinson.
Cans may be maxing out their share of packaged craft products, Brewers Association (BA) staff economist Matt Gacioch wrote in a recent analysis of 2025 trends.
As hard sports-drink-inspired RTDs appear set to dominate innovation in 2026, Bump Williams Consulting examined the segment’s early movers’ 2025 performance. Plus, Real American Beer refreshes packaging; Brewers Association CEO Bart Watson shares what’s working; Athletic enters Puppy Bowl; and much more.
Ball Corporation’s North American can supply is essentially sold out in 2026, new CEO Ron Lewis shared during the company’s full-year and Q4 earnings call Tuesday.
Ball Corporation is poised to benefit as consumers navigate increased costs and financial crunches and focus their spending on food and beverages, CEO Daniel Fisher shared Tuesday morning during the aluminum beverage can manufacturer’s Q3 earnings report.
Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter (September 15-16), including headlines from Moosehead, Call to Arms, Boston Beer Company and more.
Ball Corporation is making beer a smaller part of its mix after over-indexing in the category, CEO Daniel Fisher shared during the company’s Q2 earnings report earlier this week.
Lakeland, Florida-based Brew Hub’s next era has been solidified, several months after news broke that contract brewing company’s facility had been foreclosed by its bank. Great Southern Copackers has acquired the company and building, and will rebrand it as Great Southern Beverages.
New Belgium Brewing Company turned down the innovation firehose to a drip – for the most part – to start 2025. Yes, the company did add “Mini Rippers,” 7.5 oz. 8-pack cans of Voodoo Ranger Juice Force and Tropic Force (both 9.5% ABV). And it rolled out LightStrike, a 5% ABV non-carbonated hard refresher line, aimed at Millennials and Generation Z consumers.
TRVE Brewing to close; Australian PE firm bids $3.75M for Alamo Beer; Trump delays tariff implementation until August; Patagonia and Deschutes update packaging, plan to launch co-branded IPA; Beer Institute/Morning Consult survey results.
RahrBSG has increased prices on select products due to tariffs, the ingredients purveyor announced yesterday in a tariff-related FAQ.
Ball Corp. chairman and CEO Daniel W. Fisher has once again called on major beer manufacturers to deploy “more aggressive pricing” strategies to “push volume,” suggesting those strategies have worked for energy drink companies and other non-alcoholic (NA) beverage producers.
Brewers Association-defined craft beer recorded a -4% decline in packaged volume in 2024, BA staff economist Matt Gacioch reported this week in the trade group’s annual packaging report.
Ball Corporation’s full-year earnings call proved eventful, with the world’s largest can manufacturer announcing plans to build a new dual-line can manufacturing facility in Oregon, as well as acquire a Florida manufacturer in a $160 million deal.
