Heineken sold more beer than expected in the first quarter, reporting its first quarterly year-on-year growth in volumes in a year as it stuck to its forecast for profit growth in 2024. Shares of United Breweries rose as much as 6 per cent. The world’s second-largest brewer said on Wednesday that beer volumes rose 4.7% … Read more
A bill set to be unveiled in the Colorado legislature would levy a new fee on businesses that produce alcoholic beverages, then direct tens of millions of dollars collected each year to addiction treatment and recovery programs. Sen. Kevin Priola, a Democrat from Henderson, said he plans to introduce legislation Wednesday to create a “state … Read more
Robberies, felony assaults, overdose deaths, stolen vehicles, sex assaults, pass-outs behind the wheel, minors in possession, suicides — these are among the calls law enforcement responded to last year alone on Lookout Mountain Road, west of Golden. Then there’s the gunfire — bullets shot from up high raining down on the Beverly Heights neighborhood below, … Read more
Spirits on display at a bar in Cardiff, Wales, in the United Kingdom. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The spirits industry held its market share edge over beer and wine for the second straight year in 2023, even as it showed little growth, according to new data released Wednesday. U.S. spirits … Read more
Hannah Wyman | (TNS) St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS — Anheuser-Busch InBev is hoping its trio of Super Bowl commercials will win back drinkers who have sworn off Bud Light after the brand’s work with a transgender influencer sparked a boycott and tanked sales. It’s a marketing move experts say won’t work immediately but could … Read more
Anushka Purohit, the co-founder of Breer, a Hong Kong-based startup that turns leftover bread into craft beer. Breer When Anuksha Purohit was just 10 years old, she was appalled by the sight of a Starbucks barista throwing leftover cakes and sandwiches into the garbage. A decade later, the memory helped inspire her to launch a … Read more
