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.
From his role as former bar director at James Beard Award-winning Maison Premiere, to chief brand officer at The Liquor Cabinet, Maxwell Britten has spent over 15 years as a…
Italian spirits group Campari reported 19.6% organic growth in its first quarter, and expects growth — fueled by aperitifs and tequilas— to hold up in the U.S., the company reported during its Q1 earnings presentation yesterday.
Leading mezcal brand, Del Maguey, has issued a recall for its promotional ceramicware cups called 'copitas' because they may exceed FDA guidance levels for leachable lead, the company announced Monday.
From the land of Cran-Grape comes… Cran-Vodka? Absolut and Ocean Spray are teaming up to launch Vodka-Cranberry Range, a ready-to-drink (RTD) line coming early 2024, a press release announced today.
The list of celebrity-backed spirits is getting longer. Often behind the big names are a suite of new innovation houses that are quietly fueling the recent rush of celebrity spirits.
Box office megastar and budding beverage entrepreneur Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is celebrating a major milestone for his Teremana Tequila label, selling over one million cases within a 12-month period.
Distill Ventures, a Diageo-funded accelerator that provides funding and support for startup drink entrepreneurs, has added five brands to its pre-accelerator Spring cohort, the company announced today.
Pernod Ricard reported an 8% increase in organic sales for the first nine months of fiscal year 2023, reaching $10.5 billion, according to its Q3 earnings report today. However, in the last quarter organic sales were down 2% ($2.6 billion).
Two craft spirit veterans have joined forces to acquire Goza Tequila, the company announced yesterday. The acquisition comes as high-end tequila continues to drive growth for the spirits category.
Inspired by customers using kombucha as a cocktail mixer on social media during the pandemic, the team behind MightyBooch is launching Miixt, a first-to-market vodka kombucha RTD, this week.
Ghost Tequila brings in former Mast-Jägermeister U.S. CEO, WES Brands builds leadership team, and Infuse Spirits hires an industry veteran.
As tequila continues to rise, Campari Group has expanded its agave spirits portfolio with the launch of a new tequila, Mayenda. The brand will debut with a blanco expression available in Mexico and the U.S. this week, retailing at $70.
On-premise tequila sales were up 23% in the latest 52 weeks on-premise compared to last year, and 7% off-premise, according to new data from NIQ. Here are four of the factors behind the rise of agave spirits.
Non-alcoholic spirit companies are updating their playbooks as they angle for a share of the $11 billion no/low beverage alcohol market.
