In case you missed yesterday’s news alert, RNDC has appointed company veteran Bob Hendrickson as CEO on an interim basis, upon the departure of previous chief executive Nick Mehall. Continue reading → ...

At Southern Glazer’s inaugural WineForward symposium held in Denver on Monday, a key topic was the necessity of cultivating younger consumer demographics and ushering them into the wine category.

Amid an uncertain economic environment early this year, drinks retailers are seeing continued enthusiasm for RTDs, organic wines, and Prosecco, and they’re making moves to try and stay ahead of ...

President Trump followed through today on his threat to levy 25% tariffs on all goods from Mexico and Canada, with one exception being energy imports from Canada, which will face a 10% tariff.

2024 was a banner year for Surfside, the spirits-based RTD from Philadelphia’s Stateside Brands. The brand grew 274% to 4.66 million cases, continuing a run of exponential growth that began when the ...

•Florida’s PureNative hemp brand is expanding into hemp-derived THC with a new line of seltzers. Continue reading → ...

Boston-based Cantrip is among a number of hemp THC beverage brands rapidly expanding across the U.S. market. Retail sales of hemp THC beverages in the U.S. surged from $100 million to approximately ...

•Brown-Forman’s Woodford Reserve has debuted Chocolate Whisper Redux 139.4, the latest release in the Versailles, Kentucky-based brand’s Distillery Series. Continue reading → ...

The Illinois cannabis market—counting both adult-use and medical—set new records in 2024, with sales surpassing $2 billion. Continue reading → ...

California’s Jackson Family Wines is debuting a new Passerelles brand from France’s Loire Valley. Continue reading → ...