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Patents signal: Suntory, Asahi lead beverage-alcohol applications in H1
Each week, Just Drinks’ journalists analyse data on patent filings and grants that illustrate innovation trends in our sector. These…
Anchor Brewing to consider employee bid but says ‘time running short’
Anchor Brewing would consider a “bona-fide, legally binding” offer to buy from its employees but warned time was running out…
Sapporo Holdings to close and liquidate Anchor Brewing
Anchor Brewing, widely considered the first craft brewery in the US, is shutting down after 127 years, its owner Sapporo…
Stone Brewing sidesteps into coffee, signs brand licensing deal with NuZee
Stone Brewing, the Sapporo Holdings-owned US brewery, is to move into the coffee category. Texas-based co-packer NuZee is to make…
Sapporo-owned Anchor Brewing plans to end sales outside California
Beer from San Francisco-based craft brewer Anchor Brewing will no longer be available nationwide in the US, as Japanese owner…
Product launch picks, December 2022 – what Just Drinks thinks
Fresh Del Monte’s A Kick of Fruit energy drinks Category – Energy drinksABV – N/ALocation – UKPrice – SRP of…
Tequila, whisky, beer, coffee – the ten most-read features on Just Drinks in 2022
How Tequila took over the US (and why it’s not going anywhere anytime soon)Tequila has established itself as the US…
The most popular comment pieces on Just Drinks in 2022
Why Sapporo’s swoop for Stone Brewing makes senseSome will question the utility of Sapporo entering the North American market in…
The changing flavour of US craft-beer M&A
Searching for a metaphor for craft beer’s changing fortunes in the US, it’s hard to find a better one than…
Why Sapporo’s swoop for Stone Brewing makes sense
The move by Sapporo Holdings to acquire US craft beer maker Stone Brewing surprised some industry watchers – but it…