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Mahou USA CEO Breaks Down Founders’ New Innovation Strategy

Mahou USA CEO Breaks Down Founders’ New Innovation Strategy

Founders Brewing Company is rolling into its new three-year business cycle with upgrades to its facilities, plans to invest in its core brands and efforts to build future offerings in and outside of traditional beer. Mahou is investing around $3 million to upgrade its Grand Rapids, Michigan-based brewery.

Trillium Rolls Out First Spirits-Based RTDs

Trillium Rolls Out First Spirits-Based RTDs

Half a decade after wading into distilling, Massachusetts-based Trillium Brewing is diving into the ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail segment.

Circana: Craft Losses Worsen as Summer Starts

Circana: Craft Losses Worsen as Summer Starts

Craft beer dollar (-9.4%) and case sales (-10.9%) straddled double-digit declines in the grocery channel for the four-week period (L4W) ending June 15, according to the most recent monthly report from market research firm Circana.

Insider’s Week in Beer: 🏀 An NBA Champion’s Party Foul

Insider’s Week in Beer: 🏀 An NBA Champion’s Party Foul

This week’s beer goes out to Gen Z. Look, I know I’ve been a bit hard on you folks lately … so you certainly deserve a nice cold bottle of beer (you know how those aluminum tariffs are these days). Although, let me know if you need help opening it … as the youngins on the NBA Champion OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER had no issues bouncing the PACERS out of town, but they were subsequently thwarted by the French.

A Round With: Brooklyn Brewery’s Robin Ottaway on Why ‘Support Isn’t Conditional’

A Round With: Brooklyn Brewery’s Robin Ottaway on Why ‘Support Isn’t Conditional’

When several companies walked back their support for underrepresented groups and canceled diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, Brooklyn Brewery got even louder in its long-time support of the LGBTQ+ community. In this week’s edition of A Round With, our Q&A with industry leaders exclusively for Brewbound Insiders, Brooklyn president and CEO Robin Ottaway explains why 2025 is “the moment to step up.”

Total Wine, Whole Foods Dish on Summer Retail Trends

Total Wine, Whole Foods Dish on Summer Retail Trends

Non-alcoholic beer, Italian imports and fruit-forward offerings are just a few of the summer trends popping in Total Wine & More and Whole Foods Market stores. Total Wine’s Adrea Starr and Whole Foods Market’s Mary Guiver offered insights into what they’re seeing as summer sets in.

Deep Diving California’s Distribution Shakeup and the RNDC Fallout

Deep Diving California’s Distribution Shakeup and the RNDC Fallout

With Republic National Distributing (RNDC) winding down distribution operations in California ahead of September 1 exit and consolidation continuing among craft wholesalers, this week’s Brewbound Podcast explores the fallout of both in the Golden State.