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Heineken Falls 2.1% in 1st Quarter. 14% in March

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Heineken NV said organic beer volume fell 2.1%.  But that’s the good news.  In March, organic growth was down 14%.  In the Americas, shipments were off 2.5% and organic

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For Earth Day, Yuengling Issues Special Cans, new Belgium Marks Day

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc. celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day yesterday (4/22) with new, limited-edition American Eagle Foundation (AEF) Yuengling Traditional

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Hammond Beverage Buys Buck Distributing

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Michigan can prevent out-of-state alcohol retailers from offering at home deliveries to Michigan consumers while denying the same option to an Indiana retailer who doesn’t

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Hammond Beverage Buys Buck Distributing

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Buck is a 3 million-case Miller, Yuengling, Boston Beer, etc., distributor in Upper Marlboro, Md. Buck is owned by Betty Buck, a former chair of the National Beer Wholesalers Association. Her daughter Erin Murcia is going to stay on after … Continue reading →

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Bev/Al Sales Pop 26.2% in Week, Nielsen Says

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Wine had the biggest gains in the week ended April 11, Nielson said, with a growth rate of 36.5%, up 2.5% from the previous week. Spirits are next at 32.4%, though down 1% from

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Craft Beverage Coalition Seeks Suspension of FET for All of 2020

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Donna Whitaker

Craft Beverage Coalition, representing more than 30,000+ brewers, distillers, vintners, cidermakers and mead producers across the country, called on Congress to

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