Author Archives: Donna Whitaker

Ninkasi Brewing Sells Majority Stake to Legacy Brewers

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Legacy plans to use acquisitions to create “beer hubs” in the U.S.  It’s led by Don Bryant, who formerly headed a hops supplier.  Terms

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Who & What —

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Hemingway Rum Co., makers of Papa’s Pilar Dark and Blonde rums, hired James Kempland as Managing Director and

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What We’re Reading —

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Is Gallo Saving the Wine Industry? When your share of the pie is as big as Gallo’s and your outlook as long, shrinking almost certainly means a loss. So maybe

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FTC Dilly-Dallying Kills RNDC-Breakthru Beverage Merger

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Republic National Distribution Co. and Breakthru Beverage Group scrapped plans to merge and withdrew their

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Alcohol Increases Blood Pressure, Risks of Stroke, Study Claims

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

That’s the conclusion of a new study just published in The Lancet.  It’s finding counters a number of other studies that found moderate

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Stone Brewing Sells Germany Brewing Facility

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

The San Diego brewery is throwing in the towel on its Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens in Berlin, selling it to Brewdog.

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