NEWS

Mark Anthony Brands founder and chairman Anthony von Mandl will step down as CEO and has appointed vice chairman Phil Rosse to succeed him, according to a memo shared with distributors today.

Craft beer’s grocery losses continued to accelerate in November, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana. The segment recorded high-single-digit declines in dollar sales (-8.2%) and volume (-9%) at grocery stores in the four-week period (L4W) ending November 30, Circana reported. Those losses mark an acceleration from the prior L4W period... Read more »

Total bev-alc dollar sales fell 23% week-over-week (WoW) in an expected post-Thankgiving dive, Circana EVP, BevAl Scott Scanlon shared in the market research firm’s latest week report (data ending December 7).

Sycamore Brewing co-founder Justin Brigham may be divesting of the company, but industry members are not separating him and his legal charges from the Charlotte, North Carolina-based brewery so quickly.

PepsiCo allegedly created a soft drink “price gap” with Walmart, creating a system that allowed the world’s largest retail to obtain preferential promotional payments, while those same payments were reduced for Walmart’s competitors, according to court documents unsealed last week.

Pabst Brewing may be in hot water following the company’s sales restructuring and ensuing layoffs, with the company potentially facing a class action lawsuit.

The BUFFALO BILLS may still be 2 games behind Zoe’s PATS in the AFC East … but they’re winning the beer innovation war.

Wilsbach Distributors (Harrisburg) has acquired Brewery Products Company (York), increasing Wilsbach’s volume 50% and “expanding and streamlining” the company’s distribution rights across its South Central Pennsylvania footprint, Wilsbach president Frank Sourbeer Jr. shared on LinkedIn over the weekend.

Beverage packaging manufacturer Ball Corporation will acquire an 80% stake in Benepack’s European can manufacturing businesses, including two production facilities in Belgium and Hungary, the company announced Wednesday.

Justin Brigham, co-founder of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sycamore Brewing, was arrested on charges of statutory rape of a child by an adult, first degree burlgary and indecent liberties with a child by the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, December 11. In response to the charges, Sycamore owner and co-founder Sarah Taylor, who is Brigham’s... Read more »

Los Angeles-based Ikasu Brewing won the 17th edition of the Brewbound Live Pitch Slam.

Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B) will sell one brewery and shutter another two, the company announced today.

Thrive Market is going dry. The online grocery retailer announced today it is adding more than 100 SKUs across 20 brands to its adult non-alcoholic (ANA) beverage set, while simultaneously dropping all of its existing alcoholic offerings.

Eight finalists pitched their brands in the 2025 Brewbound Live Pitch Slam today.

Brewbound revealed the trade publication’s 2025 industry Award Winners and Rising Stars during the 2025 Brewbound Live business conference in Marina del Rey, California, on December 10.

The personal and professional responsibilities of a modern beverage entrepreneur were in the spotlight on Day 2 of BevNET Live LA 2025, as founders and leaders discussed strategies to effectively meet the changing role of running a beverage business.

The back half of November delivered mixed performances for bars and restaurants, according to CGA, the on-premise-focused arm of market research firm NIQ.

Amid reported settlement talks with $4 billion activist investor Elliott Investment Management, PepsiCo announced on Monday that it is evaluating an integrated model for its North America supply chain and go-to-market optimization initiatives.

On the latest episode of the Brewbound Podcast, Pizza Port director of sales Jill Olesh explains how the craft brewery has become a staple of SoCal grocery baskets.

Dedicated gluten-free beer maker Ghostfish Brewing has purchased the brewing assets of the former Pike Brewing production facility in Seattle, acquiring the lease for the 26,000 sq. ft. space from Fremont Brewing.