Imports

RTD Sales +155% vs. 2019, Led by Spirits-based Growth; 2021 Beer Shipment Volume Highest in More Than a Decade, Beer Institute Reports

RTD Sales +155% vs. 2019, Led by Spirits-based Growth; 2021 Beer Shipment Volume Highest in More Than a Decade, Beer Institute Reports

Off-premise dollar sales of ready-to-drink canned cocktails (RTDs) and hard seltzers have more than doubled in the past three years, increasing +155% since 2019 (through January 8, 2022), according to NielsenIQ data, shared by the Beer Institute’s (BI) VP of research Danelle Kosmal during a webinar Thursday.

Molson Coors and Heineken Sign Import Agreement for Sol Beer

Molson Coors and Heineken Sign Import Agreement for Sol Beer

Molson Coors is making its first significant move into the Mexican import category. The company today announced that it had inked a 10-year agreement, via its MillerCoors U.S. division, to import, market and distribute Heineken’s Mexican-made Sol brand.

California Beverage Co. Debuts 8 Craft Imports in Northern California

Eight Craft Import beers have made their debut on the West Coast courtesy of Raley’s Family of Fine Stores and importer/distributor California Beverage Co. Unique and previously unavailable brews from Munkebo Mikrobryg (Denmark), Himburgs Braukunst (Germany), and Tuatara (New Zealand), have hit the shelves at all 103 Raley’s Supermarkets including Raley’s, Bel Air and Nob Hill foods across Northern California.