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Bev-alc’s negative trends remained relatively unchanged ahead of Labor Day, according to the latest weekly report from market research firm Circana.

Two months after reporting a down Q1, Constellation Brands downgraded its guidance for fiscal year 2026, according to a press release issued today.

Sierra Nevada is committed to craft brewing. Not that there was any doubt that the family-owned, Chico, California-headquartered brewery is all in on craft beer, despite a downturn in the segment’s trends.

Despite requesting an extension to its previous deadline, getting stockholder approval for a reverse stock split earlier this summer (which it ultimately decided against) and the stock hitting a low of … $0.35 a share at one point in the past year – Tilray was able to keep its stock above $1 a share for 10 consecutive days this month, and thus get off the NASDAQ’s naughty list.

It appears beer wholesalers are not very optimistic for an end-of-summer boost in sales, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

The thriving partnership between Celsius and PepsiCo is entering a new phase. The two companies announced an expansion of their long-term strategic alliance this morning that positions Celsius Holdings as PepsiCo’s “strategic energy lead in the U.S.”

Craft wasn’t the only segment to record some improvement in recent scans, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana.

Korean soju is one of the top selling spirits in the world, but can that popularity transfer to canned cocktails? Several emerging brands are aiming to find out.

Sierra Nevada’s 2026 strategy revolves around a “core four” philosophy involving its top brands, while supplementing its flagships with strategic additions, leaders of the Chico, California-headquartered craft brewery shared last week during a virtual distributor presentation.

Kevin McGee used his law degree more than he expected when his family took over legacy California craft brewery Anderson Valley Brewing Company, including in legal battles over distribution rights.

City Brewing & Beverage has completed a transfer of control to a new ownership group made up of some of the multistate contract manufacturer’s existing lenders.

Labor Day may need to start campaigning if it wants to remain a staple of end-of-summer celebrations, particularly with the youngest legal-drinking-age (LDA) consumers.

Craft’s off-premise performance over the last four weeks has been a tale of two channels.

Check out news items from August 25-26, initially reported in Insider editions of the Brewbound Newsletter.