After college, Taylor Katzman, CEO of Provi, joined a technology startup to help scale the company’s sales arm. When it was acquired, Katzman moved to Chicago so his wife and father-in-law could start Rhine Hall Distillery, a fruit brandy distillery.
As demand for premium-plus tequila and whiskey continues to grow, will high-end and craft rums help boost the category? A new crop of brands and entrepreneurs offering rums that are premium flavored, sustainable, and positioned for craft cocktails are betting on it.
As hard seltzer slows and spirit-based RTDs accelerate, brands like White Claw, Topo Chico and Truly are eager to help consumers cross over.
E-commerce luxury spirits platform ReserveBar announced today that it will now provide on-demand sales, a move that reflects the changing landscape of online alcohol shopping and underscores the company’s ongoing mission to bridge the technology gap between alcohol producers and consumers.
PepsiCo and FIFCO USA have struck a licensing agreement to allow the latter to produce a hard iced tea using the Lipton brand, which will roll out next year through Pepsi’s Blue Cloud Distribution.
Former Distill Ventures co-founder Dan Gasper is launching an independent drinks accelerator aimed at supporting low- and no-alcohol beverages and "the future of spirits."
Dollar sales of non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits at off-premise retailers have more than doubled in the last three years, according to market research firm NielsenIQ.
Desert Door, the first commercially-produced sotol in the U.S., is expanding distribution in ten states with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits.
Campari Group has closed an agreement with Catalyst Spirits to acquire an initial 15% interest in Howler Head Bourbon, with a medium-term route to total ownership and exclusive global distribution rights.
With tequila and ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails becoming two of the hottest alcohol categories, Lance Collins is looking to have a hand in both.
Though fall is just around the corner, many beverage brands and distilleries are still rolling out summer-inspired RTD cocktails. Check out this gallery for the most recent releases from brands like Cathead Distillery, Reed’s and OTR Premium Cocktails.
If you’re a BIPOC or woman entrepreneur, the statistics on your access to capital aren’t promising. Black entrepreneurs, for instance, received 1% of the venture capital invested in U.S. startups in the first half of 2021, according to CrunchBase. Meanwhile, only about 2% of venture capital goes to women entrepreneurs.
Cut to commercial: In the Finland wilderness, actor Miles Teller makes friends with a bear, bonding over their shared love of The Finnish Long Drink, a ready-to-drink version of Finland’s signature gin cocktail. Many Americans may have never heard of a long drink, but they may recognize the “Top Gun: Maverick” actor.
Keeping up with consumer trends, twin brothers and business partners Don and William Ray shifted service at the nightclub and bars they owned in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to focus on craft cocktails made by hand. However, the cavernous rooms and massive bars were built to accommodate far more people than a typical intimate cocktail lounge, overwhelming bartenders and slowing down service time.
