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New Belgium CMO to Take Over as CEO, Shares 2024 Innovation Plans

New Belgium CMO to Take Over as CEO, Shares 2024 Innovation Plans

We now know who will lead the next chapter of New Belgium Brewing. Chief marketing officer Shaun Belongie has been named the next CEO of New Belgium, effective immediately, taking the spot left vacant by Steve Fechheimer earlier this year.

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Kirin’s US Production to Move From Anheuser-Busch to New Belgium in 2025

Kirin’s US Production to Move From Anheuser-Busch to New Belgium in 2025

New Belgium will take over production of Kirin Ichiban and Kirin Light in the U.S. when the Japanese lager brand’s contract brewing agreement with Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) expires later this year, New Belgium announced today. New Belgium is a subsidiary of Kirin-owned, Australian-based Lion.

New Belgium Makes Minority Investment in LA-Based Craft Lager Open Brewing

New Belgium Makes Minority Investment in LA-Based Craft Lager Open Brewing

Los Angeles-based Open Brewing has begun rolling its lager out in Southern California thanks in part to a business partnership with New Belgium Brewing. In addition to a minority investment, New Belgium contract brews Open’s beer, consults the brewery’s team and offers other “shared resources,” a New Belgium spokesperson told Brewbound.

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.

Circana: Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA Now No. 1 Craft Beer in C-Stores; Sam Seasonal Passes Voodoo for No. 2 Spot in Grocery

Circana: Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA Now No. 1 Craft Beer in C-Stores; Sam Seasonal Passes Voodoo for No. 2 Spot in Grocery

New Belgium’s Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA (Voodoo Ranger) is now the No. 1 craft beer by dollar sales in the convenience channel, passing Molson Coors’ Blue Moon Belgian White (Blue Moon), according to data firm Circana’s monthly beer report. Voodoo Ranger has increased c-store dollar sales +14.8%, to more than $81 million year-to-date (YTD), ending November 5. The IPA now has 5.84% share of total craft beer dollar sales in the channel.

New Belgium Surpasses 1.2 Million Barrels in ‘Record’ 2022; Bell’s Shy of 450,000 Barrels

New Belgium Surpasses 1.2 Million Barrels in ‘Record’ 2022; Bell’s Shy of 450,000 Barrels

2022 marked a record year for New Belgium Brewing Company, as the Fort Collins, Colorado-headquartered craft brewery’s volume topped 1.2 million barrels (+15% year-over-year), driven by the continued success of the Voodoo Ranger IPA portfolio, New Belgium CEO Steve Fechheimer shared. Meanwhile, Bell’s Brewery declined around -8%, to just shy of 450,000 barrels.