News Briefs for October 21, 2025

•Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has named Amanda Doucett as executive vice president, general manager for Alaska, Idaho, and Washington. Doucett will take her new position November 1 and will report to Lewis Kenrick, president, west region. Doucett has been with Southern Glazer’s since 2010, and most recently served as Southern’s senior vice president, commercial operations of the east region. The promotion marks a return to the Northwest for Doucett, who began her career with Southern in Seattle. Doucett’s successor in her current role will be announced shortly.

•Molson Coors has announced a corporate restructure, including eliminating roughly 400 salaried positions across its U.S. business. The move, according to the company, will make Molson Coors “a leaner, more agile” business and allow the company to position for future growth. The cuts include unfilled roles from previous efforts to secure the business as well as filled positions that may be offered severance. Molson Coors says this restructuring will shrink the company by roughly 9% and be complete by the end of the year. Molson Coors is the second-largest brewer in the U.S. with volume of 579 million (2.25-gallon) cases, according to Impact Databank.

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