The Craft Beer (Non) Bubble
One frequently asked question in the craft brewing industry these days is: Read More
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It can be easy to forget that every brewery is also a business that requires strong leadership, a positive company culture, stable finances, and more. This section is for everything beyond the brewhouse, including regulation and government affairs; promotion of diversity and inclusion in the craft beer industry; establishment of best practices for human resources, management and leadership in breweries; maintaining healthy finance and accounting practices; and understanding the statistics and trends that are affecting the indsutry overall.
One frequently asked question in the craft brewing industry these days is: Read More
Dan Wandel presents channel shift in 2013, beverage alcohol dollar changes across CPG channels, and stats on dollar shares at U.S. supermarkets.Read More
It was a good Fourth of July for craft beer. In the July 14th four-week scan data released by the IRI group on July 25th, craft volume accelerated, showing an 18.4% increase from the same period a year ago.Read More
In this webinar, take a deep dive into on-premise alcohol data reviewing total food and beverage, beer, spirits and cocktails and wine.Read More
For the May/June 2013 The New Brewer, we present our Annual Industry Review issue. In 2012, craft brewing was on fire, posting volume growth of 15% and 1.8 million barrels. In this issue, we take a look of how each segment of the craft brewing industry fared in 2012. Read More
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Dan Wandel presents channel shift in 2012, beverage alcohol dollar changes across CPG channels, and stats on dollar shares at U.S. supermarkets.Read More
If you don’t have a clear view of the cost of your beer, you may be pouring dollars down the drain. A well-established cost analysis will provide invaluable data.
New breweries are popping up nationwide almost every week now. But the real news in this wave of recent growth may actually be that the “old breweries” are getting bigger.
During the late 1990s, when craft beer growth slowed to single digits, many breweries who branched out into distant territories now find that they overextended themselves.
It isn’t too great a leap to wonder whether contracts could prove to be the lifeblood of the next wave of craft growth, or at least play a more significant role going forward.