Beer Industry News, Insights, Jobs, & Events

Cann is the latest brand to iterate out of cannabinoid-infused drinks while also doubling down in the months leading up to Congress’s November ban.

The near-complete wind-down of Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) national operations is sending shockwaves through the three-tier system – triggering a wave of transitions and emboldening distributors to delay payments, according to suppliers. Meanwhile, the country’s largest spirits distributor has cut staff.

Wine appears to be the first category to not make it out of the group stages during this year’s FIFA World Cup, according to the latest off-premise scans from NIQ.

Two years after appointing dual CEOs, Cleveland, Ohio-based Great Lakes Brewing Company (GLBC) is down to one, following the May departure of Steven Pauwels, who returned to his native Belgium to be closer to family, Crain’s Cleveland Business reported.

Can a letter writing campaign save Deschutes’ co-branded Kirkland Signature Helles, the same way Jess saved her childhood zoo? The Brewbound team and weekend newsletter writer Sean McNulty discuss the end of the cult favorite lager on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast, including an outpouring of somber reactions to the news.

Maine Beer Co. co-founder Dan Kleban says he’s willing to re-enter Maine’s U.S. Senate race to replace Democratic nominee Graham Platner and challenge incumbent Susan Collins.

Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) plans to lay off 160 workers in Alaska by September 4, the company wrote in a July 6 WARN Act notice.

Cutwater, Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) spirits-based ready-to-drink cocktail (RTD) brand, was far and away the largest contributor to overall bev-alc growth in Q2, according to the latest monthly report from insights firm Bump Williams Consulting (BWC).

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS) will slash 1% of its workforce as it implements a more tech-heavy business model, the beverage-alcohol distributor announced Tuesday afternoon.

After a positive April, U.S. beer supply fell back in the red in May, according to the latest monthly report from the Beer Institute (BI).

Reyes announced Tuesday that Sazerac had selected the multistate distributor’s recently acquired RBG Spirits & Wine of Colorado branch as its new distribution partner.

Brewbound Live will return to Los Angeles this December. The conference for beverage-alcohol professionals will feature two packed days of insights, conversations and networking on December 9 + 10 at the Marina del Rey Marriott. Allagash Brewing Company founder Rob Tod and VP of human resources & organizational development Celine Frueh will give this year’s… Read more »

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The end of Deschutes Brewery’s partnership with Costco may have come as a surprise to the general public, but the Bend, Oregon-headquartered craft brewery and its key partners were planning for this “off-ramp moment,” CEO Peter Skrbek told Brewbound.