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Japanese brewing giant Asahi has enlisted Molson Coors vet Paul Verdu to serve as managing director of Asahi Beer USA and Octopi Brewing in the U.S, the company announced today.
The American Cider Association (ACA) has named its next CEO. Monica Cohen, a former executive for Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), has been appointed CEO of the hard cider trade association, taking over less than a month ahead of the ACA’s largest annual industry event, CiderCon (February 4-7).
The Brewers Association (BA) has named Bart Watson as the trade group’s next president and CEO. Watson will succeed Bob Pease, who is retiring from the organization, effective January 3. Watson’s first day in the new role will be January 6.
Coke’s New Revenue Streams unit is transferring control of its Red Tree Beverages bev-alc play to different structural leadership, according to Beer Business Daily.
Garage Beer is getting in the big game. The Kelce-brothers-backed lager brand has made a regional Super Bowl LX ad buy in Philadelphia with a spot that pokes the big game’s most prominent beer advertiser, Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Budweiser.
Nichole Shustack, Isabelle Cunningham, Helen Plunkett and Michael Rudy have joined the Food, Drug, Medical Device & Cosmetic Practice at ArentFox Schiff, where they will focus on bolstering the beverage-alcohol regulatory practice, the firm announced. After nearly 30 years selling Harpoon and its sibling brands, Jon Schwartz has been named director of commercial strategy at Right Coast Spirits, the joint venture between Harpoon’s parent company Barrel One Collective and FX Matt Brewing.
Young Lion Gets New Owner; Ex-Employee Sues Legion Brewing; Samuel Adams Drop a Cherry Bomb; Budweiser Drops Super Bowl LX Ad; People Moves at Holidaily, Bell’s; Athletic’s Bill Shufelt on Bold Names; Womrtown’s Patriot Place Taproom Gets a ‘Glow Up.’
Anheuser-Busch CEO Brendan Whitworth’s take on intoxicating hemp; non-alc Bero receives private equity investment; Otherlands Beer shares tariff impact; taproom closures; people moves; and more.
After three years, Leinenkugel’s will once again be led by someone with the Leinenkugel surname. Leinenkugel’s president Tony Bugher is stepping down from his leadership role, passing the baton to his cousin, Katie Leinenkugel
Heineken CEO and board chairman Dolf van den Brink will step away from the company later this year, after six years at the helm.
Monday Night Brewing (MNB) co-founder and CEO Jeff Heck has stepped down from his c-suite role, passing the baton to fellow co-founder Joel Iverson, he announced on LinkedIn this week.
Total Wine & More has named retail veteran Ryan Ross its new CEO, concluding a four-month search.
Mark Anthony Brands founder and chairman Anthony von Mandl will step down as CEO and has appointed vice chairman Phil Rosse to succeed him, according to a memo shared with distributors today.
Alex Carreteiro has been named president of Heineken’s Americas business, the Dutch brewing company announced last week. Carreteiro, who will take the position on March 1, will fill the vacancy left by Marc Busain, who left the company in October to become CEO of Lipton Teas and Infusions.
Anthony Trento joins Sunset Distributing; the Brewers Association reveals 2026 CBC keynote speaker; Lawson’s gives big; and Harpoon IPA gets a refresh.
Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter November 20-26, including headlines from Rogue, Tilray, Molson Coors, Firestone Walker and more.
With the snap of Thanos’ fingers, Creature Comforts Los Angeles branded taproom is no more. The taproom closed in October after two years in business.
