Ferron Salniker is the Spirits Editor, guiding our coverage of the spirits and RTD cocktail space. She reports for BevNET.com and Brewbound.com on everything from new subcategories in established liquor types to the growth of the craft spirits business.
Minute Maid Spiked is adding a a Vodka Lemonade Iced Tea to its lineup, marking the brand’s first release since Sazerac took over distribution in partnership with Coca-Cola’s newly restructured “firewalled, wholly owned” bev-alc subsidiary, Red Tree Beverages.
The vodka business is shrinking, but suppliers can pivot to new formats and styles to recruit the next generation of buyers, according to a new report from NIQ.
Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, putting many suppliers who have gone months without payment in the back of the line to collect.
Months after Brown-Forman’s board rejected Sazerac’s $15 billion buyout proposal, Sazerac has made a renewed bid.
Adult Non-Alc (ANA) has entered the chat at Tales of The Cocktail, the bar industry’s biggest event, taking place in New Orleans this week.
The margarita’s grip on cocktail menus is loosening as drinkers, particularly younger ones, have begun to diversify their beverage choices.
Want to unleash faster growth in adult non-alcoholic drinks? Get ready to break some rules, says Jill Sites, who recently concluded a stint as EVP of sales at non-alc brand The Pathfinder.
A winery known for its entry-level supermarket staples is tapping ready-to-drink (RTD) and functional trends with a new release launched today.
As many companies across the beverage aisle run towards wellness, one alcohol replacement brand is backing away from it. The Free Spirits Company has overhauled its packaging, formulas and messaging across its full lineup of zero-proof spirits and ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails, repositioning the five-year-old brand toward the cocktail ritual itself.
Brown-Forman president and CEO Lawson Whiting will retire, effective once the company names a successor, the Jack Daniel's parent announced today.
The receiver overseeing Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey case is accusing Farm Credit Mid-America of negligence, after the lender allegedly ignored years of red flags while a rogue CFO falsified financial reports, misappropriated funds for personal purchases and increased the whiskey brand's credit line from $35 million to $67 million.
The near-complete wind-down of Republic National Distributing Company’s (RNDC) national operations is sending shockwaves through the three-tier system – triggering a wave of transitions and emboldening distributors to delay payments, according to suppliers. Meanwhile, the country's largest spirits distributor has cut staff.
Philadelphia-based Top Dog Cocktails has invested $1.3 million in a strategic joint venture with Caribbean beverage brand Flamboyant Water to build a line of ready-to-drink (RTD) rum cocktails and develop a foothold in an untapped market.
We spoke with the team from Soft Bar + Cafe about how the third space gets cocktails to resonate with guests, what's selling, and where the category still has room to grow.
