Category Archives: Imports

New Zealand Vodka Claims Fastest Growing Imported Brand in U.S.

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Broken Shed, New Zealand’s award-winning, super-premium vodka, said it is now the fastest-growing imported vodka brand in the U.S. Broken Shed sold 13,139 9 Liter cases in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. That’s a 59% growth in overall … Continue reading →

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Packaged Imports Grow +24% By Value in 12 Months Through March 2022

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

That’s according to bw166, which said total bev/al imports topped $24 million in the 12 months ended March 31. In terms of value in the last three months, through March 31, imports were up 18%. d Some 37% of all … Continue reading →

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Beer Imports Jump 16.7% in March

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

That’s according to the Beer Institute after analyzing Census Bureau data.  There was particularly large growth in Mexican (23.8%), Irish (77.8%) and Canadian (32.7%) imports. Year-to-date, imports are up 9.7% overall. There was also massive growth in NA beers, with a 39.5% … Continue reading →

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Champagne Shipped Over 34 Million Bottles to U.S. in 2021

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

That’s a 63.9% increase from the pandemic-depressed shipments of 2020, according to the Comité Champagne. According to Jennifer Hall, director of the Champagne Bureau, USA, “not only did Champagne shipments to the United States rebound last year, but the United … Continue reading →

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Beer Imports Surge 18.2% — Almost All Growth from Mexico

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Beer imports grew by an astounding 18.2% for February 2022 compared to February 2021, according to the Beer Institute, which analyzes Census Bureau data on imports. This growth was driven almost entirely by Mexican imports, which grew by 38.8%, up … Continue reading →

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Zamora Expands into Agave Spirits

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Joel Whitaker

Zamora Co. USA said Mezcal San Cosme was joining the company’s portfolio, effective immediately. Award-winning San Cosme mezcal is produced in Oaxaca, Mexico, from 100% espadín agave that is cooked for three days with mesquite wood in a time-honored conical earthen pit … Continue reading →

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