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Stay ahead of the trends shaping the world of wine, spirits, beer, and non-alcoholic drinks. Each episode delivers a quick, insightful look at the latest developments in the beverage industry—from distributor shake-ups and retail strategies to brand launches, consumer trends, and regulatory updates. Whether you’re a retailer, supplier, or industry enthusiast, Beverage Business Briefing keeps you informed and ready to make smarter decisions in today’s fast-changing marketplace.
Unknown Host hosts Beverage Business Briefing, a arts show with 40 episodes published.
* **Global Trade & Tariff Volatility:** A 100% U.S. tariff threat on French wine/Champagne looms over France's 3% Digital Services Tax. Concurrently, the American Whiskey Association is actively lobbying for access to In
**Key Themes This Week:** - US beverage alcohol market in structural multi-year decline; IWSR projects -18% servings by 2035 - Beer enters summer with negative momentum; Memorial Day disappointing across channels - World
**Distribution Upheaval** - RNDC closes transfer of 11 markets to Reyes Beverage Group; Reyes now covers 52% of US LDA population - Additional RNDC market exits pending: Columbia Distributing (OR/WA), Martignetti (17 con
**Key Themes This Week:** - US beverage alcohol market broadly declining across all categories; consumer sentiment near historic lows - Spirit-based RTDs are the sole clear growth engine within spirits - Non-alcoholic be
**Key Themes:** - Broad US bev-alc contraction deepens: total off-premise sales down 6% in dollars, 7% in volume (4 weeks ending May 9) - Consumer trade-down behavior hits record levels; premium and luxury tiers under ac
**Key Themes This Week:** - **The Great Distribution Reshuffling:** RNDC exits nearly all U.S. territories; Reyes acquires 11 states, Breakthru takes Kentucky and Indiana, Martignetti absorbs 17 control states, Manhattan
**Key Themes This Week:** - Legal/regulatory disruption accelerating: Sixth Circuit strikes Ohio shipping law; Supreme Court may take up retail shipping cases May 14 - Tariff relief: 10% Scotch whisky tariff eliminated f
**Week of April 27 – May 1, 2026** ### Distribution Upheaval - **RNDC dissolution accelerates**: Columbia Distributing acquires Oregon/Washington/Alaska; Martignetti takes 13 control states + brokerage in 4 more; Reyes B
**Week of April 20–24, 2026** ### Key Themes - **Federal cannabis rescheduling** from Schedule I to Schedule III — the most significant US cannabis policy shift since state legalization began, with immediate financial im
**Major M&A & Corporate Moves** - Sazerac tables $15B ($32/share) all-cash bid for Brown-Forman; Pernod Ricard pursuing parallel "merger of equals" talks; family governance structure is key differentiator - Mark Anthony
**Major M&A & Corporate Moves** - Sazerac formally approaches Brown-Forman, competing with Pernod Ricard's existing merger-of-equals discussions; BF shares surge ~14% - E&J Gallo acquires Four Roses Bourbon from Kirin fo
## SHOW NOTES **Top Stories** - **Pernod Ricard & Brown-Forman confirm merger talks** — potential $31B combined entity; Citi puts deal odds at 50/50; Jefferies projects $450M in synergies; governance and balance sheet ch
**Week of March 24–28, 2026** **Top Stories:** - **Pernod Ricard & Brown-Forman confirm active merger discussions** — potential "merger of equals" that would create joint #2 US spirits company; estimated $450M in cost sy
**Major Themes This Week:** - **Distribution consolidation accelerates:** Reyes Beverage Group expands RNDC acquisition to 10 states plus D.C.; SGWS acquires Clare Rose on Long Island; A-B InBev acquires Advance Beverage
**Key Themes This Week:** - US alcohol consumption hits record-low 54% of adults; structural demographic shift, not cyclical downturn - Off-premise dollar sales declining across nearly all segments; prepared cocktails an
**Key Themes This Week:** - Structural US alcohol market contraction deepens across spirits, beer, and wine - RTD/Prepared Cocktails surge 30%+ as the only consistent growth category - Southern Glazer's federal bribery i
**Key Themes This Week:** - US bev-alc market showing tentative recovery; January 2026 comps turned positive for first time in over a year - RTD cocktails dominate growth: spirits-based RTDs +39.4%, wine-based RTDs +23.7
**Key Themes This Week:** - Broad-based U.S. volume declines across beer (-5.9% full-year shipments), spirits (-7% value), and wine (DTC -14% volume in OR/WA) - Distribution tier structural contraction: Breakthru cuts ~5
## SHOW NOTES **Key Leadership & Corporate News** - Constellation Brands CEO transition: Nicholas Fink succeeds Bill Newlands effective April 13, 2026 - Heineken announces 5,000-6,000 job cuts (7% of workforce) over two
### Key Themes This Week: - **RTD Revolution**: Ready-to-drink cocktails drove +17.1% volume growth; spirits excluding RTDs were -2.7% volume - **Historic Milestone**: Spirits overtook beer in U.S. revenue share (42.4% v
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