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A Round With… Lone River’s Katie Beal Brown

A Round With… Lone River’s Katie Beal Brown

In the latest installment of Brewbound’s A Round With – a weekly Insider-exclusive Q&A series with industry leaders – Katie Beal Brown chats about the rollercoaster ride of turning a cherished family cocktail recipe into a nationally distributed, ready-to-drink product … and kicking off right before the pandemic turned the bev-alc world upside down.

Beer Industry Summit: New Belgium Won’t Rest on Voodoo Ranger Success; Diageo Finds Non-Alc Wins for Guinness

Beer Industry Summit: New Belgium Won’t Rest on Voodoo Ranger Success; Diageo Finds Non-Alc Wins for Guinness

Industry executives gathered for Beer Business Daily’s annual Beer Industry Summit in Coronado, California, earlier this week. New Belgium continued to dominate craft scans in 2023, led by its Voodoo Ranger brand family, which claimed six spots in Circana’s list of the top 30 craft brands by dollar sales in tracked off-premise channels. As the company faces the comps – including multiple double-digit gains – New Belgium will not rest on its laurels, new CEO Shaun Belongie said on stage Sunday.

Diageo and Diddy Settle Racial Discrimination Suit

Diageo and Diddy Settle Racial Discrimination Suit

After nearly nine months of an ugly public legal battle, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Diageo have settled disputes over allegations from the music mogul that the brands he collaborated with Diageo on— Cîroc Vodka and DeLeon Tequila— received worse treatment because of his race.

Diddy Sues Diageo Alleging Racial Discrimination

Diddy Sues Diageo Alleging Racial Discrimination

Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs is suing business partner Diageo today alleging that the brands he co-owns with the spirits group, Cîroc Vodka and DeLeon Tequila, were given worse treatment because he’s Black.

Diageo Acquires Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur Brand Mr Black

Diageo Acquires Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur Brand Mr Black

Global spirits conglomerate Diageo has acquired premium cold brew coffee liqueur brand Mr Black, in which it previously held a minority stake, the company announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Ranch Water Maker Lone River Launches Margarita-Style Ranch Rita Nationwide

Ranch Water Maker Lone River Launches Margarita-Style Ranch Rita Nationwide

Lone River Beverage Company has come a long way in a short amount of time. Acquired by Diageo less than two years after launching amidst the pandemic, Lone River’s Ranch Water is now sold nationwide and leads the agave seltzer category in dollar share and rate of sale, according to latest 13-week NielsenIQ data shared by Lone River founder and CEO Katie Beal Brown.