Ball Corporation’s North American and European aluminum can supply will be hard to come by for the foreseeable future – into the end of the decade, CEO Ron Lewis shared during the manufacturer’s Q1 earnings call earlier this week.
In this quarterly snapshot report curated just for Brewbound Insiders, Agrowgate breaks down the latest policies and market factors affecting the beverage supply chain.
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.
FIFCO USA has unveiled several changes coming to its flavored malt beverage (FMB) brand Seagram’s Escapes, including the addition of slim cans and the reformulation of some core flavors.
Days after the former U.S. surgeon general called for cancer risk warning labels to be placed on alcoholic beverages, two state Legislatures are considering bills that would expand cancer warnings for bev-alc consumers.
Metal cans have regained the share of beer volume they lost in the prior year, according to the Beer Institute’s (BI) new packaging mix report. Cans accounted for 64.1% of beer volume in 2023, marking a return to the same share they held in 2021 after a slight dip to 62.9% in 2022.
Ball Corporation president and CEO Daniel Fisher expressed confidence in the world’s largest can manufacturer’s ability to win with beer and beverage-alcohol companies, during the company’s Q3 2024 earnings call Thursday.
Not all “beloved” CPG brands have soul, but all brands with soul are beloved, according to Jesse Howell, art director for sparkling water brand Aura Bora.
Remember black out rage gallons a.k.a. BORGs? The gallon jugs college students were bringing to parties last year with a mix of water, electrolytes and handwritten punny names written on the front?
Three years post-pandemic, the beer industry’s performance is still “erratic,” National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) chief economist and VP of analytics Lester Jones said during a webinar on Tuesday.
Monster Brewing-owned Cigar City has debuted new packaging for its flagship Jai Alai IPA. The new artwork features Jai Alai in larger, brighter font. Refreshed cans of Jai Alai in 12 oz., 16 oz. and 19.2 oz. sizes, as well as 6- and 12-pack cartons, are rolling out “this summer.”
Glass bottle manufacturer Ardagh will close its Houston plant in July and lay off 220 workers, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Heineken-owned Lagunitas Brewing Company is hoping a packaging refresh, a focus on its core offerings and marketing around concerts will help the brand reclaim the mojo and irreverent spirit that the brewery was founded upon.
Craft cans gained +3.6% share of craft dollars in 2023, and now account for 69.9% off-premise craft dollar sales, according to NIQ data shared in Bump Williams Consulting’s 2023 craft recap.
