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FX Matt Acquires ’Merican Mule Canned Cocktails

FX Matt Brewing Company has made another strategic acquisition, this time in the spirits category. The Utica, New York-based brewery has acquired spirited-based RTD company ’Merican Mule, headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

KDP: Q1 Earnings Welcome New CEO, Focus On Coffee

Keurig Dr Pepper brought its incoming CEO to its Q1 earnings call which included positive sales growth, a slight dip in net income driven by the company's still-recovering coffee segment and a gross margin gain.

Foxtrot Fallout: Brands, Distributors React As Retailer Shuts Down

Outfox Hospitality’s former partners are waking up to a new world this morning after the company pulled the equivalent of a corporate Irish Exit yesterday by immediately shutting all 33 Foxtrot and two Dom’s stores nationwide.

Taste Radio: Raising Capital? BFG’s $125M Fund Should Be In Your Sights.

Tom Spier and Dayton Miller, managing partners of BFG Partners, a venture capital firm with investments in several high-profile and fast-growing brands, including Olipop and Graza, dive deep into investment strategy, their evaluation of fast-growing categories, how they assess gross margin in the near- and long-term lifecycle of a brand and what a polished pitch says about a founder.