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🌐 INSIDER’S Week in Beer: Sphere Beer, A New Day Dawns

🌐 INSIDER’S Week in Beer: Sphere Beer, A New Day Dawns

It was hard to miss the HEINEKEN SILVER branding tonight at the F1 race in Vegas 🧐. HEINEKEN is doubling down on the light beer brand, dedicating another $100 million to ‘getting the word out’ in 2024.

Brewbound Podcast: Short’s Makes Room at the Inn

Brewbound Podcast: Short’s Makes Room at the Inn

Short’s Brewing CEO Scott Newman-Bale joins the Brewbound Podcast to discuss the Bellaire Inn, the brewery’s solution to the workforce housing crunch in its northern Michigan home. Thanks to the inn, Short’s was able to remain fully staffed through its busy summer season.

Brewbound Podcast: The Never-Ending Supply Chain Saga

Brewbound Podcast: The Never-Ending Supply Chain Saga

In turbulent times, the supply chain rollercoaster delivers more chills than thrills. Fear not – Agrowgate partners Tim Near and David Van Wees joined Justin on the Brewbound Podcast this week to break down everything craft beverage producers need to know. This year, harvests of oats and other grains were down, which could potentially increase… Read more »

Brewbound Podcast: Loverboy Spills the Tea on New NA Beverage

Brewbound Podcast: Loverboy Spills the Tea on New NA Beverage

Hard tea and spritzer brand Loverboy is getting into the non-alcoholic space with a pair of 6-packs: lemon iced tea and white tea peach. Loverboy SVP of sales Derek Hahm and SVP of commercial strategy Todd Anderson discussed the launch of the brand, and how it will be incorporated into the Bravo reality series.

Brewbound Podcast: Bernstein Analysts on Ozempic’s Effect on Bev-Alc Consumption

Brewbound Podcast: Bernstein Analysts on Ozempic’s Effect on Bev-Alc Consumption

Bernstein Autonomous analysts Nadine Sarwat and Trevor Stirling share what they know so far about Ozempic, Wegovy and other diet/diabetes drugs’ effect on alcoholic beverage consumption. Sarwat and Stirling break down why these drugs have entered popular culture conversations, what users are saying about their cravings, comparisons to past diet trends and much more.

Brewbound Podcast: A Field Report for the NBWA Annual Convention in Las Vegas

Brewbound Podcast: A Field Report for the NBWA Annual Convention in Las Vegas

The Brewbound team reconvenes and debriefs following the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s Annual Convention. Zoe and Justin give a field report on the convention, including the issues at the forefront of wholesalers’ minds, the products sampled on the floor and the vibe at the Alliance for Women in Beer and BREW Making Moves event.

Transform Your Business With 1 Simple Question

Transform Your Business With 1 Simple Question

Carrie Yunker opened Brewbound Live Winter 2022 with a discussion on leading the organization through the retirement of its legendary founder, Larry Bell, and the sale of the company to New Belgium Brewing’s parent company, Lion Little World Beverages. Her talk included wisdom gleaned from the experience of leading a 37-year-old craft beer institution through a period of immense change, preserving Bell’s unique identity, and unifying its culture with New Belgium, which shares its people-centric values.

What It Means to Be A Craft Brewer with Firestone Walker

What It Means to Be A Craft Brewer with Firestone Walker

Firestone Walker co-founder David Walker will share what it means to be a craft brewer now and reflect on the brewery’s quarter-century journey. Chief sales officer David Macon and chief marketing officer Dustin Hinz will later join the conversation to explain how they will execute the vision to take the company into the next 25 years.

State of the Industry: A Three Tier Reality Check

State of the Industry: A Three Tier Reality Check

Featuring: Dave Williams, VP of analytics and insights, Bump Williams Consulting Sam Calagione, co-founder, Dogfish Head Kristen Burke, Chief Corporate Growth Officer, Burke Distributing Andrea Starr, Director of Beer Merchandising, Total Wine & More

Straight Shooting: What Wholesalers Wish Suppliers Knew

Straight Shooting: What Wholesalers Wish Suppliers Knew

Sinead Carey (Wine Warehouse), Terry Cekola (Elite Brands of Colorado) and Laura Markstein (Markstein Sales Co.) will share the things they wish suppliers knew about working with distributors and offer their middle-tier perspectives.