It’s onerous to imagine it’s solely been 9 days for the reason that 2022 Brewbound Dwell enterprise convention wrapped up. Months of planning, speaker wrangling and preparation lastly was two days of enterprise chats, networking and events. It’s emotionally draining however so rewarding.
Now that Jess Infante, Zoe Licata and I’ve had a bit little bit of time to decompress, our protection is starting to roll out on Brewbound.com and also you’ll see extra over the following month.
For starters, the keynote speech by Bell’s Brewery government vice chairman Carrie Yunker on find out how to remodel your enterprise with one query — what do you assume? — and her private journey is out there and free for everybody to look at. It’s an understatement to say Yunker crushed it. She obtained a standing ovation. Don’t take my phrase, simply go watch it.
We’ve additionally posted a recap of certainly one of my favourite Brewbound Dwell panels yearly, our examine in with retailers. Mary Guiver from Complete Meals returned this 12 months, and she or he offered some candid insights on pitching the pure grocery chain. Becoming a member of Guiver was Jamie Carawan from Buffalo Wild Wings, who was easy on what works for the sports activities bar chain.
All the movies are up on the location. Observe this hyperlink to look at. And look ahead to extra recaps within the coming weeks.
Oh, and Jess, Zoe and I did our personal foggy recap on this week’s version of the Brewbound Podcast. That is what jetlag seems like.
In different information …
Numbers! Jess wraps up the newest NielsenIQ webinar on how premiumization, comfort, taste, and well being and wellness proceed to drive purchasing habits in each the on- and off-premise channels.
Bump Williams Consulting shared the outcomes of its annual cross-tier survey on the priorities of suppliers, distributors and retailers. Learn-to-drink choices and partnerships/joint ventures appear to pop up rather a lot right here.
Keep in mind that investor lawsuit in opposition to Boston Beer? Welp, the maker of Really Laborious Seltzer is off the hook. A decide has tossed a proposed class-action lawsuit in opposition to the corporate alleging its prime executives misled traders by failing to reveal decelerating gross sales of the onerous seltzer model.
Sizzling off its $50 million minority funding in non-alcoholic beer maker Athletic Brewing, Keurig Dr Pepper has shaped a strategic partnership with C4 Power producer Nutrabolt and can make investments $863 million for a 30% possession stake within the model, together with distribution rights.
Scottish craft brewery BrewDog has misplaced its moral B Corp certification.
Coca-Cola’s U.S. bottlers will share earnings from the soda large’s beverage-alcohol licensing partnerships, similar to its take care of Molson Coors (Topo Chico Laborious Seltzer and Spirited, and Merely Spiked), Constellation Manufacturers (Fresca Blended) and Brown-Forman (the Jack Daniel’s and Coke ready-to-drink canned cocktail), in keeping with Beverage Digest.
Austin Beerworks purchased 64 acres of land in Austin, Texas, that may turn into the corporate’s future “world headquarters.” The corporate is supporting the acquisition and building of a taproom by launching a membership-style crowdfunding marketing campaign: Beerworks For Life (BW4L). For a $1,000 membership price, members can then get their “first drink without cost on the at the moment present brewery. Without end.” A lot of different brewery openings within the hyperlink, together with Left Hand, Metropolis Barrel, Hop Butcher and Philadelphia’s first Black-owned brewery, Two Locals Brewing Firm.
A few objects from final week to spherical us out:
In Ohio, Saucy Brew Works has acquired Cartridge Brewing. Saucy will assume operations of Cartridge’s Maineville-based brewery, which operates from a 15-barrel brewhouse, with a taproom and full-service kitchen.
Leaders in Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Excessive Finish division laid out their 2023 playbook (or not less than, what they’re keen to share). Focal factors embrace rising premium lagers similar to Kona Huge Wave (technically a golden ale, however the group consists of it with lagers for its easy-drinking profile), “maximizing” former import label Stella Artois and main craft progress with manufacturers similar to Goose Island’s Beer Hug household and Golden Highway Mango Cart.
A remaining word of because of everybody who joined us in Santa Monica final week for Brewbound Dwell. It was nice to see everybody in particular person and get drinks at our events and unofficially at Chez Jay.
Thanks additionally to everybody who watched.
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Till subsequent week.
