In this quarterly snapshot report curated just for Brewbound Insiders, Agrowgate breaks down the latest policies and market factors affecting the beverage supply chain.
The world’s largest manufacturer of aluminum cans is considering closing another production facility. Ball Corporation announced today that it has notified employees and union representatives of the potential closure of its plant in Wallkill, New York, as part of its collective bargaining agreement.
Boston Beer is hitting the reset button with Truly Hard Seltzer in an effort to reverse the brand’s negative trends. Ahead of today’s Q4 and full-year earnings report, Boston Beer announced it would release new packaging, a new advertising campaign and communicate “clearer messaging” for Truly this spring as the company looks to grow Truly’s share and hold the No. 2 position in the segment behind White Claw.
The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB), the elder statesman of Charlotte’s burgeoning craft beer industry, is rolling into 2023 with a new look, new distributor partners and a new IPA.
Ball Corp., the largest manufacturer of aluminum cans in the world, reported full-year and fourth quarter global shipments up +0.8% and down -6.1%, respectively, including the company’s now-divested Russia business.
Single-serve cans and 12-pack cans gained the most share among package formats for beer from Brewers Association-defined independent craft breweries, chief economist Bart Watson wrote in his annual packaging trends report.
Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers unveiled new packaging today, the latest move in its 2023 brand refresh.
Inflationary cost pressures and higher year-over-year retail prices have caught up with consumers in North America, especially in the U.S., and the world’s largest can manufacturer is seeing “lower” than expected demand and “less consumption across the board,” Ball Corp. CEO Dan Fisher told analysts Thursday.
American Canning, an Austin, Texas-based aluminum can and packaging supplies provider, has signed a supply agreement with global can manufacturer Ball Corp. as an “official distributor” of blank and printed brite cans.
A year after undergoing a change in ownership, Mission Brewery is getting a makeover. The San Diego craft brewery recently received a brand refresh courtesy of CODO Design, which has begun hitting retail shelves.
Lagunitas is undergoing a brand refresh to bring more of a billboard effect to retail shelves and increase brand awareness across its portfolio. Although there have been tweaks here and there to designs over the years, this marks the first global packaging redesign for the brand.
David Bower, former president and CEO of Upland Brewing Co., spoke to Brewbound last month to discuss his new role as VP of sales for Wildpack Beverage, a national beverage co-packer and packaging supplier.
Ball Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of aluminum beverage cans, reported $1.6 billion in sales in its North and Central America beverage packaging business unit for the first quarter of 2022, a +23% increase over the same period last year.
“Hundreds of millions” of aluminum cans could be available annually to craft brewers starting this fall, via G3 Enterprises, a Modesto, California-based beverage logistics and supply company.
Waterbird Spirits, the Charlottesville, Virginia-headquartered spirits maker, which specializes in canned ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails, is the first beverage-alcohol brand in the country to use resealable lids on 24 oz. single-serve cans, effectively opening up the convenience store channel more widely to spirits-based RTDs.
