Does Cannabis Help Craft Beer Sales?
Fear among some brewers is that legal cannabis will siphon sales away from beer. (The pot industry does not assuage these concerns when it advertises as the “safer” alternative to alcohol.) But do consumers...
U.S. Vodka Trends in 2018
Domestic vodka, like America itself, is diverse, with distinct DNA for each brand. Lately, American-made vodka has lots to celebrate. The quality is there, sales are up and brands are proliferating - sea to...
5 Trends Driving Growth for Cordials and Liqueurs
Craft and cocktail trends both continue to drive sales in the cordials and liqueurs category. These trends have also spurred producers in the category to come out with innovative takes on new products. Bottles...
Catching Up With Innovations in American Whiskey
Keeping up with the changes in American whiskey is a full-time job. Just ask retailers, with customers lining up for limited-time offerings of rare releases, new line extensions and brands, vintage offerings and the...
Is Craft Beer Approaching a Bubble?
While craft beer continues to sell well, there are potential signs of trouble ahead.
Growth has slowed. After posting years of double-digit sales gains, the category has recently settled into a pattern of single-digit increases....
The 2018 Beer Growth Brands: 4 Trends Driving Beer/FMB Sales
The 2018 Beverage Dynamics Beer Growth Brands look back at what brews sold best in 2017, a year when the category again slipped slightly.
Certain parts of the industry lagged. Macro brands continued to recede....
Announcing the Inaugural Top 100 Off-Premise Retailer Awards
Coming to Louisville for its third year on June 10-12, 2019, the Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference is for the first time including the Inaugural Top 100 Off-Premise Retailer awards. The conference will conclude with...
7 Ways to Increase Wine and Spirits Sales
We are approaching the all-important fourth-quarter sales season where retailers have the opportunity to harvest cash with successful depletions leading up to and through the all-important holiday season. What makes some retailers shine in...
The State of Craft Beer, with Brewers Assoc.’s Julia Herz
Craft beer has entered a new phase. No longer a booming new trend, but now firmly established, the category has experienced some growing pains. But there’s still plenty of opportunity and innovation as new...
9 Virginia Distilleries To Watch Out For
Virginia is for lovers, and wine — and also whiskey.
The state boasts a burgeoning craft distilling industry. Virginia shares a similar climate, ideal for barrel aging, with its westward neighbor of Kentucky. Virginia spirits...