Brewbound

What legal issues should be on brewers’ radar? Nichole Shustack and Isabelle Cunningham from the bev-alcohol practice team at law firm Nutter, McClennen and Fish join the Brewbound Podcast to share what to watch out for this year and beyond. https://lnkd.in/grJ36wu3

Brewbound announced the addition of several new speakers for its Brewbound Live business conference December 11 and 12 in Marina del Rey, California. https://lnkd.in/gm484h9W

More than one-third (38%) of consumers plan to visit on-premise establishments for Labor Day (September 2), according to CGA, the on-premise arm of market research firm NIQ. https://lnkd.in/g8uNqPqK

Ready-to-drink (RTD) products surpassed $13 billion in off-premise sales in the 52-week period ending July 13, up +4% year-over-year (YoY), according to a mid-year report from market research firm NIQ. https://lnkd.in/gYUmu_Pb

Left Hand Brewing co-founder Eric Wallace has assessed today’s challenging landscape for craft brewers and believes his Longmont, Colorado-based company may have a solution. https://lnkd.in/gxEiDf_R

Sapporo-Stone workers in Virginia have begun a union drive, VinePair’s Dave Infante reported Monday. Workers are seeking “higher pay, more consistent scheduling and better working conditions,” per the report. https://lnkd.in/gdDXNgCT

While brewery menus are littered with near beer options and non-alcoholic spirits are making their way onto bar menus as the fastest growing category in the zero-proof set, wine remains one of the most difficult bev-alc formats to bridge the gap between fully dry consumers and the sober-curious drinkers driving category growth. https://lnkd.in/ghUDG-Jc

Well celebrity booze brands, you’ve had a good run … but now it’s Bey’s turn. Yes, add noted whisky enthusiast Beyonce Knowles-Carter (she insists I use her full name when we talk on the phone, but she calls me GIF Guy) to the list of Hollywood A-list liquor entrepreneurs. https://lnkd.in/gTfUaxQj

Beer declines continued in the last four weeks, with even previous high-performing segments such as imports feeling late summer pains in recent scans from market research firm Circana (data ending August 11). https://lnkd.in/g-s-e-fA

San Francisco-based Magnolia Brewing is changing hands once again. Kirin-owned Lion Little World Beverages acquired the brewery as part of the 2019 acquisition of New Belgium Brewing. https://lnkd.in/gjfRTtZu