JuneShine

California-based JuneShine Brands has spent the last seven years expanding its bev-alc portfolio from only hard kombucha, to now spirits-based canned cocktails, an American light lager and flavored malt beverages (FMBs).

JuneShine hires a new VP of Sales; Sunset Distributing installs its management team; Pilot Project hires its first business development director; and BJ’s gets a new CEO.

Adult beverage consumers can now party like Willie Nelson. The country music star and his wellness enterprise partner Long Play, Inc. have partnered with California-based bev-alc maker JuneShine Brands to launch Willie’s Remedy+, a non-alcoholic (NA), intoxicating hemp-based “social tonic.”

San Diego-headquartered JuneShine is adding another product line to its expanding portfolio, but the latest addition is outside of the beverage-alcohol realm. The maker of hard kombucha, spirits-based canned cocktails and light lagers will expand its repertoire with non-alcoholic (NA) kombucha under the JuneShine brand.

Five years ago, hard kombucha was expected to become the next big “fourth category” product, building off the initial momentum of hard seltzer, but promising bolder flavors and potential gut health benefits.

In a time when it seems like just about anything can be an alcoholic beverage (Distilled Doritos Nacho Cheese, anyone?), some craft breweries have embraced the trend, expanding their portfolios with canned cocktails, flavored malt beverages (FMBs) and even bottled spirits.

San Diego-based hard kombucha and canned cocktail (RTD) maker JuneShine will acquire beyond beer brand Flying Embers in an all-stock transaction, the company announced today.

Five years into business, JuneShine – a Southern California-based hard kombucha and canned cocktail maker – is eying its next chapter, focused on being not just a leader in the segments it participates in, but a competitor in the total bev-alc space.

San Diego-based hard kombucha and canned cocktail maker JuneShine will debut its first Super Bowl commercial Sunday in its home market of San Diego, encouraging watchers of the Big Game to “please earth responsibly.”

How is the chain game playing out in a (mostly) post-pandemic environment? Sales leaders from Firestone Walker and JuneShine and a leader of national accounts for Southern California wholesaler Scout Distribution shared their experiences during the Brewbound Live business conference in Santa Monica, California.

San Diego-based JuneShine – a hard kombucha and ready-to-drink canned cocktail (RTD) maker – is on track to produce more than one million cases (about 72,580 barrels) in 2022.

National accounts managers from Odell Brewing, Athletic Brewing, Dry Dock Brewing and JuneShine share how they’ve built their teams and grown sales through chains. This conversation took place in Denver during a live Brew Talks event prior to the Great American Beer Festival.

A lawsuit has been filed against New Jersey-based Cape May Brewing and the convenience chain Wawa, over the companies’ collaborative hard tea brand, Shore Tea.

Hard kombucha maker JuneShine released Permanent Vacation today in collaboration with DJ, songwriter and JuneShine investor Diplo.