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Ardagh Group Launches First 12oz Clear Beer Bottle on its BuyOurBottles Website

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Made in the U.S. using 100% and endlessly recyclable flint glass, the 12oz Clear Peak bottle with twist-off closure is now available for purchase on the BOB site. “With the bottle expansion in flint glass, craft brewers, craft soda and … Continue reading →

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For 1st Time, Castle Brands Posts a Profit as Sales Rise 7% in Year

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Net sales advanced 7% to a record $77.3 million, EBITDA soared 46% to $5.2 million, and net profit, as measured by GAAP rules turned positive, with the company recording a $500 million profit.  A year earlier the company posted a … Continue reading →

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NJ Imposes Largest Ever Trade Practice Penalty

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Hunterdon Brewing Co. agreed to pay a $2 million fine, the largest ever imposed by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control on a single wholesale licensee for trade practice violations. The Division alleged that Hunterdon Brewing Company LLC … Continue reading →

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A-B Major Sponsor of Annual Congressional Baseball Game

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

In the wake of yesterday’s shooting of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and three others who were practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park, the team managers and House leaders announced the game would go on Thursday … Continue reading →

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MillerCoors to Import Heineken’s Sol Mexican Beer

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

MillerCoors will import, market and distribute Heineken’s Sol brand beginning this Fall. Sol will continue to be brewed in Mexico.

Sol has been part of the Heineken USA portfolio since 2004. Sol officially entered the global Heineken portfolio following the company’s acquisition of the Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Brewery in 2010. Continue reading →

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Budweiser Revives ‘America’ Label

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Following last year’s epic launch of “America” packaging, Budweiser is re-introducing the labels just in time for summer. The patriotic summer cans and bottles are intended to be an ever-present reminder that every drop of Budweiser consumed in America is … Continue reading →

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