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Recess Preps for Scale, Adds Health-Ade & Poppi Vets
As Recess works to scale its business in mainstream channels, the brand has enlisted a pair of experienced leaders to lend a hand.
Circana: Beer Declines Persist, but Convenience Showing Potential into Early September
Beer trends stayed relatively consistent through August and early September, with persistent declines across a majority of segments, according to the latest monthly report from market research firm Circana.
Instacart Adds Gopuff to Platform, Expands Ad Capabilities
E-commerce retail delivery platform Instacart and on-demand convenience store Gopuff have forged a promotional partnership.
Mark Anthony Brands to Exit Coors Distributing Company for Reyes Subsidiary in Denver
White Claw will soon have a new home in the Denver area. Its parent company Mark Anthony Brands announced an impending transition to the Reyes Beverage Group’s subsidiary RBG Spirits and Wine of Colorado. The move marks the termination of Mark Anthony’s relationship with Molson Coors-owned Coors Distributing Company (CDC).
Straightaway Uses Portland Airport Bar to Test RTD Cocktails, Build Loyalty
As many ready-to-drink (RTD) brands aim to expand shelf space, Straightaway Cocktails has invested in gate space instead. Three months into its Portland International Airport bar, the company is using the new space to interact with customers in different ways and trial drinks it otherwise wouldn’t be able to test at scale.
Brewbound Live 2026: Whole Foods Market and Global Partners Join 1:1 Meetings
Brewbound Live’s 1:1 Meetings program returns to Brewbound Live 2026 (Dec. 9–10 at the Marina Del Rey Marriott Hotel), connecting beer and bev-alc brands with the retailers and distributors who decide what makes it onto shelves, into restaurants, and onto trucks.
Bev-Alc Bounces Back Better Than Expected Post-Labor Day, per Weekly Circana Report
After a disappointing Labor Day weekend, beverage-alcohol off-premise sales returned to the black for the week ending September 13, according to the latest weekly report from market research firm Circana.
Hoplark Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation; Signals Potential Lawsuit Against Brooklyn Brewery
Sparkling water, tea and alcohol-free beverage brand Hoplark’s parent company has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation and teased a “potential lawsuit against Brooklyn Brewery,” alleging the New York craft brewery violated a licensing agreement and its fiduciary duties.
Featured Jobs
Pharos Taps Bev-Alc Vets As Senior Leadership Team
Intoxicating hemp brand Pharos named Stephane Cantin as its new CFO and COO.
Stateside, A-B Agree to Dismiss Surfside-Skimmers Lawsuit
The hard tea legal battle between one of the fastest-growing bev-alc brands and the world’s largest beer manufacturer has come to an end.
Sazerac Pushes To Acquire Berentzen
Sazerac has signed a binding agreement to acquire Berentzen-Gruppe AG, the German schnapps producer it was reportedly pursuing last week. The deal gives Sazerac a different approach to add international volume than its failed Brown-Forman pursuit.
Tilray’s Spirit Halloween Collab Kicks Off Multi-Year Partnership; BrewDog to Lean into Ohio Identity
The scares are only beginning from Tilray’s Shock Top-Spirit Halloween collaboration, chief growth officer Prinz Pinakatt told Brewbound.
BeerBoard: NFL Week 1 Falls Flat in On-Premise; A-B Leads Share Gains
The start of the NFL season brought high-scoring games, but low on-premise bev-alc sales, according to the latest report from on-premise insights firm BeerBoard.
Highland Brewing Finds Focus 2 Years Post Helene; Rebrand Boosts Gaelic Ale
As the broader craft beer industry has weathered years of volume declines, Asheville, North Carolina-based Highland Brewing has simultaneously navigated two storms of its own (one literal), while also feeling the winds that have buffeted its brewing peers.