Distribution

Circle K owner Alimentation Couche-Tard has offered a “friendly proposal” to acquire the Japanese operator of 7-Eleven in a move that could mark major consolidation of the global convenience channel. If successful, the combined entity would become one of the largest retail businesses in the world.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) has reached agreements to sell wholly owned distributor branches in Massachusetts and Ohio to independent A-B distributors in each state, the company announced today.

Molson Coors received the highest overall rank in Tamarron Consulting’s 26th annual Brewer Partnership Compass survey, which analyzes top brewing companies’ relationships with their distributor partners.

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (A-B) Michelob Ultra passed sibling brand Bud Light as the second largest brand by dollar sales year-to-date (YTD) in Circana-tracked off-premise channels (total U.S. multi-outlet plus convenience), according to the market research firm’s latest monthly report (ending July 14).

After being stuck in limbo for much of July following the passage of regulations on THC-infused beverages in Iowa, Iowa City-based Climbing Kites is pushing new products into retailers this week.

Great Lakes Brewing Co. is continuing to expand distribution of its craft beers more than 36 years after its founding.

D.G Yuengling and Son (DGY) has agreed to swap territories with its joint venture with Molson Coors (TYC). In a letter to distributor partners last week, chief administrative officer Wendy Yuengling wrote that the brewery would trade its Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi territories to the JV for the yet-to-be-opened market in Michigan.

Beer is at the top of most Independence Day revelers’ shopping lists, according to market research firm Numerator.

A California superior court judge has sided with Anderson Valley Brewing Company’s (AVBC) parent company Mainsheet Capital in a dispute with Reyes Holdings subsidiary Harbor Distributing/Golden Brands.

Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits chairman Harvey R. Chaplin died at age 95 yesterday at his home in Miami, the company announced.

Memorial Day bev-alc shopping “broadly met or exceeded distributor expectations,” according to Goldman Sachs analyst Bonnie Herzog in the investment management firm’s latest Beverage Bytes survey of distributors and retailers.

Florida-headquartered Sunkey Beverage Holdings has reached an agreement to acquire Texas-based Silver Eagle Beverages, an independent Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) wholesaler.

Our latest distribution roundup finds Berczy getting in on the hard tea race in the Northeast and Woody Harrelson’s spirits heading into Massachusetts, while prepared cocktails Tequio and DIO sign deals with new distributors as they go deep in California and New York respectively.

The Brewers Association (BA) is prioritizing legislative efforts that widen craft brewers’ market access as the segment faces a challenging sales environment and narrowing distribution routes, BA general counsel Marc Sorini said during a presentation at the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC) last month in Las Vegas.