Brewbound Industry News
Jake Kirsch to Lead A-B’s Beyond Beer Team; Fabricio Zonzini to Relocate to Brazil
Long-time Anheuser-Busch InBev sales leader Jake Kirsch will take over as president of its U.S. beyond beer business, effective January 1. Kirsch supplants Fabricio Zonzini, who has led the division since November 2019.
Making Your Brand Pop IRL with Athletic and Boston Experiential Group at Brewbound Live 2025
How do you create memorable experiences that will attract today’s drinkers and keep them engaged with your brand? Brewbound Live 2025 will explore experiential marketing with case studies from Athletic Brewing Company’s partnership with Boston Experiential Group.
New Belgium: Solving Beer’s ‘Fun Crisis’ Requires Winning on the Edges
Beer is in the midst of “a fun crisis,” New Belgium Brewing CMO Rebecca Dye Yonushonis declared during the company’s distributor convention in Fort Collins last week.
Iowa’s SingleSpeed Brewing Acquires Backpocket Brewing
A pair of Iowa craft breweries are formalizing their existing partnership. Waterloo-based SingleSpeed Brewing is acquiring the intellectual property of Coralville-based Backpocket Brewing and its sibling brand Peace Tree Brewing.
Press Clips: Upright Brewing to Wind Down Operations; Brewers Association Trims Day Off CBC
Check out these news items were initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 6-7, including headlines from Upright Brewing, Boston Beer, the Brewers Association and others.
Circana Weekly Scans: Red Sea Rages On with ‘Patches’ of Green Shoots
Bev-alc’s new pattern of year-over-year (YoY) off-premise declines continued in the latest week (data ending September 28), according to market research firm Circana and EVP of BevAl Scott Scanlon.
Constellation Brands Leadership ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Macroeconomic Headwinds Have Hit Bottom
Constellation Brands has now revealed the Q2 trends that drove the company to lower its full-year guidance last month, and the numbers stand in stark contrast to a year ago.
Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr.’s Super Beverage Team Up
From the screen to the cooler, actors Tom Holland and Robert Downey, Jr. are bringing their respective beverage startups together for a limited edition collaboration: BERO Coffee Draught and Happy Eternal Hoptimist ground coffee.
Constellation Brands’ Losses Accelerate in Q2
Constellation Brands’ sales and volume declines accelerated in the company’s second quarter, according to its fiscal year 2026 Q2 earnings report. The company’s beer division – which imports Modelo, Corona, Pacifico and Victoria from Mexico – posted the following declines: Shipments (sales to wholesalers), -8.5% (-3.3% in Q1); Depletions (sales to retailers), -2.7% (-2.5% in... Read more »
2 Voodoo Brewery Franchises Close in Texas
Two Texas locations of Voodoo Brewery, a mostly franchise-owned brewpub chain, closed last week, bringing the chain’s number of shuttered locations to five in 2025.
US Spirits Exports Decline 9% Amid Trade Tensions
Following a record-high for U.S. spirits exports in 2024, exports fell 9% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, driven by ongoing trade tensions, according to a new report released today by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS).
Michelle St. Jacques to Exit Molson Coors; Company Realigns Leadership Team & Organizational Structure
A key c-suite executive is departing Molson Coors as new president and CEO Rahul Goyal realigns the company’s leadership team and organizational structure, unwinding its Americas Commercial Organization.
Report: Manna Beverages Shutters All California Operations, Terminates Employees
California drinks manufacturer Manna Beverages has shuttered operations and terminated all employees across two production sites, citing underperformance and mounting debts.
Insider’s Week in Beer: 🙌 A Victory for the Forgotten Generation
Well, it’s about time Gen X gets the respect we deserve around here! According to consumer insights firm NUMERATOR – we’ve overtaken the Boomers in spending power!
Beer Remains in Contraction in September Beer Purchasers’ Index
There continues to be “little movement” in wholesalers' (lack of) optimism for the beer category, according to the September Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).
Press Clips: Craft’s Younger & More Diverse Future; MJF’s Yakima Trip; John Mulaney Partners with Years
Check out these news items initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 1-3, including updates from the Brewers Association, Maine Brewers Guild, Constellation Brands and more.
Openings & Closings: Dangerous Man to Reopen; Nebraska Brewing to Close; Wilding Brands Shuttering Funkwerks Taproom
Check out openings and closings news from Dangerous Man, Nebraska Brewing and Funkwerks, all initially reported in the Brewbound Insider Newsletter October 1-3.
Montana’s Summit Beverage to Acquire George’s Distributing
Summit Beverage has struck a deal to acquire George’s Distributing, giving Summit statewide presence in Montana, the companies announced today.
Numerator: Gen X Now Leads Purchasing Power in US; Club and C-Store Purchases Rising Across Generations
Gen X consumers, born between 1965 and 1981, now account for the largest percentage of consumer packaged goods (CPG), general merchandise and quick-service restaurant (QSR) sales, usurping Boomers for the first time, according to a new report from consumer insights firm Numerator.
Workforce Cut, Cognac Business For Sale as Uncle Nearest Navigates Receivership
The court-appointed receiver for Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey says the embattled whiskey company still holds “significant value,” but will need to clarify incomplete financial records and its capitalization table, and shed non-core assets before evaluating future offers for investment.