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Daily Archive: March 29, 2018

Constellation’s Sales Rise 3% For Fiscal Year, As Meiomi, Mexican Beers Drive Gains

Constellation Brands saw rapid growth across its Mexican beer portfolio and premiumization in wine and spirits yield solid gains in its fiscal year ended in February. Continue reading →

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Craft Beer Tops 25 Million Barrels, With Local Breweries Leading Growth

Craft beer growth slowed again in 2017 on a percentage basis, but the category still advanced by 5% to 25.4 million barrels in the U.S. last year, according to the Brewers Association, as consumers continued to gravitate toward local craft brewers. Continue reading →

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News Briefs for March 29, 2018

•Moët Hennessy’s Belvedere Vodka has introduced a new flavored expression. Continue reading →

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Craft Brewing and Distilling News for March 29, 2018

•San Diego-based Green Flash Brewing has closed its Virginia Beach brewery and reduced its distribution footprint to just eight states, down from 50, as it grapples with a burdensome debt load precipitated by the Virginia Beach expansion. Continue reading →

Posted in News on March 29, 2018