Superior Beverage CEO Missing After Plane Vanishes
The alcohol industry received terrible news over the holiday break with the sudden disappearance and presumed death of the CEO of the Ohio-based distributor Superior Beverage Group.
According to multiple news reports, Superior Beverage CEO John Fleming was flying with friends...
6 Craft Beer Stats To Watch in 2017
What stats and trends will define craft beer in 2017? For the answer, look back at 2016, when the category faced a conundrum.
On one hand, the craft beer business continued to expand in 2016....
2016 Hop Harvest Hits Five-Year High
As craft beer continues to demand more aroma hops, acreage and production alike increased yet again this year, according to Hop Growers of America, while average yields per acre continue to decline largely due to new...
Maryland AB-InBev Distributor Relocates Operations
A major Maryland distributor has relocated.
Chesapeake Beverage Co. (CBC) has signed a lease for a 244,656-square-foot warehouse at 10000 Franklin Square Drive in White Marsh, Maryland.
CBC was formed in 2014 by the Meridian, Mississippi-based...
Study Finds Teen Alcohol Abuse At All-Time Low
According to the University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future analysis of underage alcohol, drug, and tobacco use—released today and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services—teen alcohol use continues to decline and has...
How Breweries Market Winter Beers
Seasonal beers have been a powerful driver in the growth of the specialty beer sector, and winter and holiday seasonals arguably present the best examples of their appeal.
With their generally more robust character, higher...
Report: Beer Volume In October Slipped 7.6% Versus 2015
A report released this week by the Beer Institute, unofficially estimating the domestic tax paid shipments by U.S. beer brewers, identified 13.159 million barrels, a decrease of 7.3% versus October 2015 removals of 14.195 million.
The...
Legal Cannabis Could Be Cutting Into Beer Sales
Data from the first set of U.S. states to legalize recreational cannabis suggests that the change has negatively impacted beer sales.
Colorado, Washington and Oregon all legalized marijuana back in either 2014 or 2015. Given time now to...
Big Beer Ups Investment In Nonalcoholic Brews
Several global beer corporations believe there's untapped potential in nonalcoholic beer.
So reports the Wall Street Journal. A recent article in the paper says that Anheuser-Busch InBev, Heineken and Carlsberg are increasing their investment — and shifting their branding...
‘Pay-To-Play’ Beer Distribution Case In Mass Could Spur National Crackdown
A federal penalty levied against a Massachusetts beer distributor for "pay-to-play" practices has the U.S. government threatening a nationwide crackdown on the practice.
A distributor in the state was caught last year giving funds to...