Beer Institute: Tax Paid Shipments Decline Nearly 1% in September 2022
Cycling a nearly -9% decline in September 2021 — the biggest decline of last year — U.S. brewers failed to eke out growth in September 2022.
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Beer Institute: State Level Tax Equalization Fights Expected in a Dozen States; Beer’s Self-Inflicted Wounds; Spirits’ 1.75L End Game
Government affairs leaders from the largest U.S. beer manufacturers are gearing up for battles with the liquor industry over tax equalization in several states in 2023.
Beer Institute Meeting: Incoming Chairman Brendan Whitworth on Differentiation from Spirits; New President on ‘Existential Threats’
The first goal of incoming Beer Institute (BI) chairman Anheuser-Busch CEO and North American zone president Brendan Whitworth is to continue delineating the differences between beer and hard liquor. In his address to the annual meeting of the trade group representing the country’s largest brewers, Whitworth highlighted three goals for his term leading the BI… Read more »
Beer Institute Picks Brian Crawford as Next President & CEO
Five months after the departure of Jim McGreevy, the Beer Institute (BI) has named its next president and CEO. The trade group today announced the appointment of Brian Crawford, the executive vice president of government affairs for the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), as its next leader.
August US Beer Shipments +2.4%; YTD Shipments -4.2%, Per Beer Institute
U.S. brewers shipped an estimated 14.6 million barrels of beer in August 2022, a 2.4% increase compared to August 2021, according to the Beer Institute (BI), citing domestic tax paid estimates from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
Last Call: Heineken Acquires Remaining Stake in London’s Beavertown; July Beer Imports +0.8% YOY; Pike Refreshes Brand
Heineken UK has acquired full ownership of Beavertown Brewery, four years after purchasing a minority share in the London-based company.
NBWA: ‘At-Risk’ Inventory Outpaces Ordering; BI: July Domestic Tax Paid Shipments Down -5.5%
Beer inventory in wholesalers’ warehouses is at risk of expiring in the next 30 days, according to the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) August edition of the Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI).
Last Call: Virginia Craft Brewers Guild Pursuing Legislation to Help Members Self-Distribute; New Belgium, Bell’s to Raise Prices and Add Freight Surcharge
The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild (VCBG) could be in the beer distribution business by next summer, it announced last week.
Last Call: Stoudts Brewing Returns to Pennsylvania Through Partnership with Evil Genius; Trade Groups Adjust Marketing Guidelines For New Census Data
More than two years after announcing her retirement, craft brewing pioneer Carol Stoudt’s eponymous German-inspired brand will be returning to Pennsylvania draft lines in time for Oktoberfest season through a licensing partnership with Philadelphia-based Evil Genius Beer Company.
Beer Institute: Tax Paid Shipments -3.3% in June 2022
U.S. brewers shipped an estimated 16 million barrels of beer in June 2022, a -3.3% decline (or -540,652 barrels of beer) compared to June 2021, the Beer Institute reported, citing domestic tax paid shipments from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
Press Clips: Anheuser-Busch to Lay Off 142 AB ONE Oakland Employees; DoorDash Now Requiring ID Scans Before Alcohol Deliveries
Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) will lay off 142 employees from its AB ONE operations, following the sale of the Oakland, California-based wholly owned distributor, the San Francisco Business Times reported.
Last Call: NJ Legislator to Introduce Bill to Roll Back Taproom Event Limitations; CEOs Call on President to Repeal Aluminum Tariffs
Following the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s (NJABC) move to enforce special conditions that restrict craft breweries’ ability to host events and offer food, state Sen. Michael Testa has announced he will introduce a bill to counter the restrictions.
May 2022 Domestic Tax Paid Beer Shipments -2.2%
U.S. beer shipments declined -2.2% in May 2022, to an estimated 14.6 million barrels, according to the Beer Institute, citing the latest domestic tax paid shipment estimates shared by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
Last Call: Beer Institute Blasts Reduced RTD Taxes in Vermont; Ippolito Christon Warns of ‘Convenience Terminations’
The Beer Institute (BI) has called the RTD regulatory changes signed into law last week in Vermont a “massive handout” for the spirits industry, and warned legislators of the impact it will have on taxpayers, in a blog post Thursday.