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.
No Sleep Beverage, whose portfolio includes popular lifestyle brands Juliet Wine and Madre Mezcal, will expand from a venture and consulting firm to full portfolio operator – kicked off through the acquisition of three independent brands and plans for further acquisitions.
Weeks after Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard confirmed they are in merger talks, Sazerac has entered the chat – but analysts are skeptical that the two whiskey giants can make a deal.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Mark D. Anderson, the founder and former CEO of shuttered Drake’s Organic Spirits, alleging he orchestrated a years-long investor fraud scheme that raised $2.4 million.
Sazerac is now reportedly eyeing a deal with Brown-Forman, weeks after the Jack Daniel’s maker and Pernod Ricard confirmed that they are in merger talks.
Major spirits groups are approaching moderation trends in different ways – for the Milan-based parent company of Fernet-Branca, that means investing in new technology.
What impact could the consolidation of two spirits industry titans have on smaller, independent suppliers?
As U.S. drinking patterns change, so do its traditional drinking institutions. In Virginia, that may be thanks to Mocktail Club, the first non-alc (NA) ready-to-drink (RTD) sold in the state’s liquor stores.
Wisconsin’s Eagle Park Brewing & Distilling has acquired SoulBoxer Cocktail Co., setting the stage for Eagle Park’s further expansion into canned cocktails spanning alcoholic, non-alcoholic and THC-infused formats.
The former executive team behind Casamigos (excluding its celebrity owners) are at it again with Por Qué No, a ready-to-drink (RTD) tequila and vodka offering.
Spirits giants Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman have reportedly held talks about a possible merger, according to a report from Bloomberg News.
Diageo’s new CEO Dave Lewis is reframing ready-to-drink (RTD) from a margin liability to an opportunity, but the spirits giant has ground to make up.
Sazerac has acquired Dirty Shirley, the ready-to-drink (RTD) vodka-spiked take on the classic Shirley Temple, the company announced Thursday.
Carbliss, the Wisconsin-based ready-to-drink (RTD) vodka-based cocktail that has become one of the fastest-growing brands in its category, is rolling out a malt-based tallboy across seven Midwestern states.
The legal battle over Uncle Nearest has taken another dramatic turn: Founder Fawn Weaver's attempt to use bankruptcy court to wrest control of the bourbon brand from a court-appointed receiver lasted less than 48 hours before a judge threw the petition out.
