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Strong performance from its standout brands – including Michelob Ultra, Busch Light and Cutwater Spirits – was not enough to offset declines in other areas for Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) U.S. business in 2025.

Finnish Long Drink co-founder and CEO Evan Burns explains on the latest edition of the Brewbound Podcast how the gin-based RTD brand has connected with modern consumers through sampling, storytelling and authentic celebrity partnerships.

Heineken is expanding its non-alcoholic (NA) beer line with two new Heineken 0.0 flavors: Cold Pressed Lime and Nectarine Juniper. The first flavor varieties for the NA beer brand will launch next month in the U.S., Heineken USA CEO Maggie Timoney shared last week.

The majority of consumers who went into 2026 with plans to participate in Dry January stayed committed to abstaining from alcohol through the end of the month, according to survey results from market research firm NIQ.

While some intoxicating hemp brands are positioning themselves as alcohol alternatives, one early adopter of alcohol-free spirits is joining the fray from the opposite direction.

Check out news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter February 9-11, including headlines from the Brewers Association, Colorado and New Belgium.

Heineken N.V. will slash around 7% of its 87,000-person global workforce over the next two years, the company announced Wednesday during its full-year 2025 earnings report.

Bev-alc sales remained slightly positive through the end of January in NIQ-tracked off-premise channels (xAOC + convenience + liquor open state), the market research firm reported this week.

Super Bowl Sunday was a let down for more than just Patriots fans. BeerBoard tracked bars and restaurants saw year-over-year (YoY) declines in both draft beer volume (-6%) and package volumes (-6.2%), the tech and insights firm shared in its “2026 Big Game On-Premise Report.”

Boston Beer Company CMO Lesya Lysyj will step down from her role, effective March 6, according to an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Jack Daniel’s and Coca-Cola are expanding their ready-to-drink (RTD) line with a larger can size, signaling how spirit-based RTDs are searching for incremental growth through convenience retail.

The beverage-alcohol landscape has “radically” changed over the last decade, but small and independent producers – both in beer and hard cider – are primed to take advantage, Brewers Association (BA) president and CEO Bart Watson shared at CiderCon last week in Providence, Rhode Island.

If December’s trends reversed craft beer’s fortunes in the off-premise, January’s easier comps added a strong tailwind. Craft continued to outpace the overall beer segment in the convenience channel, with dollar sales up 5.4% and volume, measured in case sales, up 0.4% year-to-date (YTD) through January 25, according to market research firm Circana.

After laying off more than 1,700 employees as it shuttered operations in California last year, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) is making further cuts across the country. The distributor, which has seen an exodus of suppliers over the past year, confirmed the layoffs but did not comment on the scope. “Republic National Distributing Company is… Read more »