Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for April 18, 2018
•New York’s Shmaltz Brewing Company has partnered with Austin, Texas-based sales and marketing group Artisanal Imports to expand its distribution. Previously, the craft brewer’s portfolio—whose year-round labels include Hop Manna IPA, Slingshot America... Read more
Comments Off on Premium Sweet Spot Propels Portfolio Gains For Trinchero
Trinchero Family Estates, the fourth-largest wine marketer in the U.S., sells more than 17 million cases annually, with its Sutter Home brand accounting for more than 10 million cases, according to Impact Databank. But while Sutter Home continues to dr... Read more
•St. Louis-based Luxco has acquired a controlling interest in Derry, Ireland’s Niche Drinks for an undisclosed sum. Specializing in cream liqueurs, Irish coffee, and ready-to-drink cocktails, Niche Drinks produces Luxco’s Saint Brendan’s Irish Cream. T... Read more
Comments Off on Diageo Unveils $215 Million Effort To Bolster Scotch Whisky Tourism
Diageo has unveiled a major new investment in its Scotch whisky tourism operations. The drinks giant says it will pour £150 million ($215m) into visitor experiences at its Scottish distilleries over the next three years, calling the move “the biggest &... Read more
•Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has appointed Randy Barnhart vice president, government affairs, east region. Barnhart will represent the company in legislative and regulatory matters, with a purview spanning control states New Hampshire, Vermont... Read more
Comments Off on Craft Brewing and Distilling News for April 16, 2018
•Tropical brews with flavors including pineapple, passion fruit, and mango are grabbing lots of shelf-space at retail this spring. A variety of brewers—including Salt Lake City, Utah’s Uinta and Colorado-based Left Hand—are tapping into the trend, targ... Read more
Comments Off on Hahn Family Wines Sees Chain Channel Drive Growth
Hahn Family Wines enjoyed a 5% volume boost to about 415,000 cases last year, bolstered by a strong performance in chain channels, which offset a difficult year for its supply-constrained Santa Lucia Highlands tier. The company’s chain business, focuse... Read more
Comments Off on Treasury CFO Burghardt To Take On U.S. Operations Role
Treasury Wine Estates CFO Gunther Burghardt is transitioning to the role of executive vice president, operations for the Americas, effective May 1. Burghardt will be charged in part with overseeing the company’s U.S. supply chain, working in tandem wit... Read more
•Constellation’s Cooper & Thief wine brand is set to release a new Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc aged in ex-Tequila barrels. Retailing at $30 a 750-ml., the new entry spent three months in barrels formerly used for Casa Noble Añejo Tequila, … C... Read more