Monthly Archives: July 2021

Atomic Brands to Intro Coffee-Flavored Whiskey

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Launching this August in select restaurants, bars and retail stores in Kentucky and Missouri, Kentucky Coffee uses a real coffee extract a 33% ABV beverage offering a coffee-forward taste with a smooth whiskey finish crafted to be enjoyed as a … Continue reading →

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Competition Heat Up as Line Between Hard Seltzers, RTD Cocktails Blurs: Drizly

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Ready-to-drink cocktails and other new canned drinks are playing off of hard seltzer’s innovation, and in the process, taking some of its some growth momentum. Year to date, RTDs share is growing at 15 times  the rate as hard seltzer … Continue reading →

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Good Fucking Wine Wins WSWA Wine Brand Battle

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Good Fucking Wine is a New Jersey-based wine company with a unique, mature name, focused on delivering wine that is edgy, affordable, enjoyable, and unpretentious.  “Our brand uses a word that’s used every single day by many people…In 2019, the Supreme … Continue reading →

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‘Capitalism Without Competition Isn’t Capitalism. It’s Exploitation.’

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

That remark by President Joseph R. Biden should send chills down the spines of many top executives in the bev/al industry at all three levels, because the net effect of much of the merger and acquisition activity in the last … Continue reading →

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Altria to Sell Ste. Michelle to Private Equity Group

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

While we were on vacation, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates was sold by Altria, the huge tobacco firm, to Sycamore Partners Management, a private equity firm specializing in consumer, retail, and distribution investments.  The transaction is an all-cash, $1.2 billion deal … Continue reading →

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PGA Tour, A-B Extend Partnership Spanning 3 Decades

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

The PGA Tour and Anheuser-Busch extended their longstanding marketing relationship that continues Michelob Ultra’s position as the “Official Beer Sponsor of the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions” through 2024. Additionally, O’Doul’s will continue to serve as the “Official Non-Alcohol … Continue reading →

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