An Online Resource Serving The Beer Industry
» » Major Brand NewsNews coverage of the global and large domestic brewing companies
Diageo Beer Company has plans to open a Guinness taproom in Chicago. This would be the second Guinness location in this country after opening the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Baltimore in 2018.
Like Baltimore, this location is expected to mainly be a ‘visitor experience,’ with a 10-barrel brewhouse and an abundance of Guinness brewing history on display.
Full story here.
A class action lawsuit filed against Molson Coors alleges that the company mislead consumers over the health benefits of its Vizzy hard seltzer.
According to an article in The Drinks Business, a complainant alleged that the company had added “an insignificant amount of Vitamin C” to its Vizzy hard seltzer, “and then blanketed the labels and advertising with statements affirmatively promoting antioxidant Vitamin C from a ‘superfruit,’” according to a federal complaint filed on Thursday.
The complaint calls the action “misleading and dangerous to consumers.” It also alleged that the practice was “unlawful” due to labels ignoring U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Congressional policies.
Full story here.
Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has formed a joint venture with Asahi Breweries to increase its distribution across Japan.
Read more...Heineken will pump around $52 million into its Star and Garter pubs estate in the UK to upgrade about 80 of its pubs. Each pub will receive between $171,000 to $550,000 to make the pubs more comfortable and stylish inside as well as improving beer gardens. Better quality food will also be introduced – which is expected to account for around 30% of sales – as well as good coffee and premium spirits, wines, lagers and ciders.
Read more...
In the world of craft beer, we are blessed with “choice” and “variety.” Thousands of breweries in the U.S. delivering tens of thousands of different beers for consumers to enjoy. But in the big picture, the beer industry still remains highly consolidated, with 59% of the worlds beer being brewed by just six companies.
It’s getting a little crowded in the brand portfolios as all of the major beer suppliers add seltzers to the mix. As wholesalers push back on SKU overload, somethings gotta give.
Read more...During the burgeoning growth spurt of the last 10 years there have been numerous lawsuits in the craft brewing industry over beer names. That seems to have calmed down, but bigger stakes abound in the industry. Canopy Growth, the Canadian cannabis company, is being sued by Remy Cointreau at the same time as Canopy’s biggest shareholder, Constellation Brands, is in a fight with Anheuser Busch InBev over the right to use the Corona brand name in the alcoholic flavored water sector.
Read more...Carlos Brito, who stepped down as CEO from Anheuser-Busch InBev last week, made a major impact on the global beer industry by transforming ABInBev into the world’s largest brewing company through a series of aggressive deals and acquisitions.
Read more...Heineken has been successful at taking majority control of United Breweries, India’s biggest brewer, after purchasing neatly 40 million shares in the company.
Read more...Tipsy Scoop, a frozen dessert company, is partnering with Coors to introduce an alcoholic ice cream called Orange Cream Pop that will weigh in at 5% abv. The ice cream is infused with Coors Seltzer Orange Cream Pop hard seltzer.
Read more...Anheuser-Busch has announced a national campaign in partnership with the White House to help meet President Biden’s goal to have 70% of American adults vaccinated adults by July 4th.
Read more...Despite images of Corona bottles languishing on supermarket shelves due to its association with the pandemic, the beer brand remains the world’s most valuable, according to a Brand Finance report.
Read more...Heineken is poised to take full control of United Breweries, the largest brewer in India. UB became known in the U.S. craft brewing industry when its owner, Vijay Mallya took control of the floundering Mendocino Brewing in 1997.
Read more...Anheuser-Busch InBev announced that Chief Executive Officer Carlos Brito will step down after 15 years as CEO and 32 years at the company.
Read more...Is coffee the next frontier? Although coffee and beer have been married in the past and coffee has been added to other beverages over the years, there seems to be a growing surge in coffee beverages lately.
Read more...The TTB has long prohibited any sort of health claim on alcohol packaging or advertising. The Center for Science in the Public Interest and Consumer Federation of America have submitted a letter to the Food and Drug Administration requesting that they bring enforcement action against Molson Coors for illegally misleading consumers with its Vizzy Hard Seltzer labeling and advertising campaign.
Read more...Canopy Growth Corporation has signed up Southern Glazers as their wholesaler for their CBD-infused beverage line, Qautreau. The move is another indication that the alcohol distribution tier is willing and ready to add cannabis-related beverages to their portfolios.
Read more...It seems the hard seltzer pot of gold still holds some coins.
Read more...City Brewing Co., the large La Crosse, Wisconsin-based company that mostly makes beer brands under contract has announced a “series of business updates” including a new investment group. The investor group includes Blue Ribbon Partners, makers of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
Read more...Sapporo Holdings Ltd is looking for a west coast production facility in the U.S. to increase efficiencies of production and shipping.
Read more...A massive hack of Molson Coors has caused a disruption to its overall business operation including production and shipments.
Read more...Grupo Modelo, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev has filed a lawsuit against Constellation Brands claiming that Constellation’s use of Corona Seltzer has breached their deal on the use of the Corona brand name by applying it to a product other than beer.
Read more...