A lot of small beverage producers don’t spend enough time digging into the numbers past the bottom line. This recap from Beer Crunchers is a great gut check on what many breweries should be looking at — in spite of the gratuitous use of emoji. It wasn’t long ago when you would hear about craft… Read More…
Toronado San Diego Up for Sale
The famed Toronado tap house in San Diego, known for its dedication to serving high quality and unique craft beers, is for sale according to a social media post and a company email newsletter. Mirrored after the original Toronada in San Francisco and in business in San Diego for 12 years, the tap house… Read More…
Boulder Beer Back in Distribution
Just two weeks after pioneering Colorado brewery Boulder Beer Co. announced it would soon be shipping its last bottled products and selling beer only out of the brewery tap room, the brewery has struck an agreement with a nearby brewer to contract Boulder beer in package. Sleeping Giant Brewing Co. has agreed to produce… Read More…
AB Takes on More Distribution in California
According to industry sources, Markstein Beverage Co., an independent Anheuser-Busch wholesaler in San Diego county, California, has agreed to sell its key brands to AB. This will add to the existing AB-owned distribution footprints that AB already has in the state. AB is the largest distributor in California. Markstein, which also operates AB houses… Read More…
Consolidation Continues – Mass AB Distribs Join Up
Massachusetts beer distribution company Quality Beverage announced today that it will acquire neighboring Williams Distributing. Both are Anheuser-Busch distributors and the combined company will be the largest distributor of AB in the state. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. The announcement is another in a continuing string of acquisitions in the… Read More…
Wholesaler Consolidation in Texas
Glazer’s Beer and Beverage has purchased GLI Distributing of San Antonio, Texas. GLI is an “all other” wholesaler, a rare breed as consolidation in the middle tier has swept most small wholesalers into larger companies aligned with a major national brand. GLI sells craft brands from Boston Beer, Boulevard and small Austin-based Uncle Billy’s… Read More…
Breaking Loose – Working with Non-Franchise Distributors
Untitled Art Brewing Company formed for all the right reasons; following the dream and passion of creating and selling interesting and unique craft beer. It was the “selling” part that became the biggest challenge for partners Isaac Showaki and Levi Funk. After signing up a large distributor to carry their brand, they soon found… Read More…
Reyes Makes Another Major Acquisition
Reyes Beverage Group made another big push in California, announcing that they have acquired DBI Beverage in the north state. The sale is slated to close in September. The acquisition has been rumored for many months and was no surprise to the industry. DBI is a MillerCoors, Constellation and craft house with a sizable… Read More…
Reyes Beefs Up Cash Fund in Sale of Reinhart
Reyes Holdings, parent company of Reyes Beverage Group, has sold its Reinhart Foodservice company to Food Group for $2 billion in an all-cash deal according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. This is a notable transaction as Reyes Beverage group continues to aggressively expand its beer distribution business. Reyes has been on… Read More…
Texas Brewers Lose Fight to Sell Distribution Rights
The Texas Supreme Court has made a ruling not to hear a challenge to a 2013 state law that prohibits brewers to sell their distribution rights to wholesalers, giving brewers in the state a major setback. The 2013 law makes it illegal for craft brewers to get paid when they assign exclusive distribution rights… Read More…
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