Constellation Brands Acquires SpikedAde in $75M Deal
Constellation Brands has acquired SpikedAde, the second-largest ready-to-drink (RTD) vodka + ade/hard sports drink brand, the company announced in its Q2 earnings report.
Jessica Infante
Managing Editor, Brewbound
Jessica Infante joined Brewbound in 2019 after nearly a decade in a variety of marketing roles in the craft beer industry. Prior to that, she was a daily newspaper reporter at the Jersey Shore. Jess holds a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and a master’s degree in integrated marketing communication from Emerson College. She is a certified Cicerone and lives in Salem, Massachusetts.
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Stateside Brands Projects 4 Million Cases for Super Lyte in Year One
Stateside Brands’ Super Lyte is on pace to quadruple the first-year sales of the previous top spirits-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) launch.
Southern Glazer’s to Cut 1% of Workforce in Digital Sales Shift
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (SGWS) will slash 1% of its workforce as it implements a more tech-heavy business model, the beverage-alcohol distributor announced Tuesday afternoon.
Former JDE Peet’s Leader Rafael Oliveira Heads To Heineken
Heineken has named former JDE Peet's N.V. executive Rafael (Rafa) Oliveira as the beer company's new CEO and executive board chair.
Right Coast’s Italian Ice Heats Up as It Adds New Markets, Expands in Trader Joe’s
Right Coast Spirits’ Italian Ice is heating up at Trader Joe's and riding high as in enters its third summer.
Sazerac Invests in Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila for Nationwide Sales and Distribution Partnership
Spirits giant Sazerac announced today a “strategic partnership” with 818 Tequila, the brand founded by model and reality TV star Kendall Jenner.
Mark Anthony Brands to Acquire Finnish Long Drink
Mark Anthony Brands announced it has struck a deal to acquire the Finnish Long Drink, the popular gin-based, ready-to-drink (RTD) canned cocktail. The company expects the transaction to close in the coming weeks.
Brown-Forman, Pernod Ricard Confirm Discussions; Wall Street Sees ‘Significant Merit’
Hours after a Bloomberg report sent the beverage-alcohol rumor mill into overdrive about a potential deal between spirits giants Pernod Ricard and Brown-Forman, both companies confirmed Thursday evening that they are in talks.
Molson Coors to Acquire Monaco Maker Atomic Brands
Molson Coors has struck a deal to acquire spirits-based, ready-to-drink cocktail pioneer Atomic Brands, makers of Monaco Cocktails.
Constellation Brands Announces CEO Succession Plan
Constellation Brands has appointed current board member Nicholas Fink as its new CEO.
Numerator: Dry January Could Have a Longer Tail
What was once seen as a one-month reset may be evolving into something more lasting for a significant share of Dry January participants, consumer research firm Numerator found in a recent survey of 500 U.S. consumers who planned to partake in the ritual.
Reyes In Talks to Acquire RNDC’s Business in 6 States, plus Washington, D.C.
Following the news of another major spirits supplier ditching Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), Reyes Beverage Group is “in active discussions” with RNDC “regarding potential business transactions” in six states, as well as Washington, D.C., a spokesperson confirmed to Brewbound today.
New Dietary Guidelines Ditch Specific Alcohol Intake Limits
After months of uncertainty around how the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) could affect the alcohol industry, the new guidelines have arrived with no recommended daily caps on drinking.
Mark Anthony Brands Reshapes C-Suite With New CEO
Mark Anthony Brands founder and chairman Anthony von Mandl will step down as CEO and has appointed vice chairman Phil Rosse to succeed him, according to a memo shared with distributors.