AlcBev in Five

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AlcBev in Five is the daily five-minute brief on the beer, wine and spirits business: the five stories that matter, every weekday. Deals, brand moves, regulation and the category shifts reshaping the trade. Curated daily, sourced and straight. For distillers, brewers, vintners, importers, distributors and the buyers who move the category. Walk in already caught up. In the know. In five

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  1. 2h ago

    Spirits Pull Ahead, India Cuts Scotch Tariffs, RNDC Splits Again

    NIQ On Premise data shows category divergence. NIQ's July 2026 on-premise analysis reports spirits extending their lead as beverage alcohol categories diverge, giving planners a fresh data reference. (BevNet, Brewbound) UK-India trade agreement takes effect for Scotch. The UK-India free trade agreement comes into force today, and The Spirits Business reports Scotch producers are looking to capitalise in one of the category's largest volume markets. (The Spirits Business, The Drinks Business, Drinks International) Quality Brands closes RNDC Plains States acquisition. Quality Brands has completed its purchase of RNDC's Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota businesses, a route-to-market change for brands in those territories. (Shanken News Daily) Horse Soldier opens $200m Kentucky distillery. Gallo-backed Horse Soldier Bourbon has opened its American Freedom Distillery, adding capacity and a visitor destination amid reported softness in American whiskey. (The Spirits Business) Also moving today: Jack Daniel's Maker Brown-Forman To Lose CEO as Lawson Whiting Retires, Board Now Searching for Successor (IVCPOST) Pricing shows new pragmatism as reality dawns for Scotch whisky (Just Drinks) Sazerac picks Osborne for Spain distribution (Just Drinks, Yahoo! Finance) James Watt Makes Another Bid to Buy BrewDog, Sends Offer to Tilray (Brewbound, Just Drinks) Uncle Nearest CEO fired from business by receiver (Just Drinks, The Spirits Business)

  2. 22h ago

    Brown-Forman Opens Its CEO Search

    Brown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting to retire. The Jack Daniel's owner says its CEO will step down once a successor is named, putting a leadership transition in front of an American whiskey house working through soft US spirits demand. (The Spirits Business, Just Drinks, Just-Drinks) IWSR research finds Gen Z drinks at population rate. New IWSR consumer data indicates Gen Z drinks at close to the same rate as the wider adult population, cutting against a generational-abstinence assumption embedded in many brand plans. (The Drinks Business, The Spirits Business, Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News) June CPI: beer prices up 3.1% on- and off-premise. BLS data shows beer pricing tracking close to headline inflation while the rest of beverage-alcohol lags it, a split that reads through to pricing and margin planning. (Brewbound) NIQ scans show small July 4 lift, sales still negative. Off-premise beverage-alcohol sales stayed in the red through the Fourth of July despite the US 250th-anniversary holiday, according to NIQ's latest weekly read. (Brewbound) Also moving today: Mich Ultra, High Noon & Mexican Imports Are Winning the World Cup in the On-Premise, per BeerBoard (Brewbound) M&A Activity For Scaled RTD Brands Expected to Ramp Up (BevNET) Trade groups challenge Oregon’s EPR over glass fees (The Spirits Business) La Martiniquaise-Bardinet buys non-alc brand Sir James 101 outright (Just Drinks, The Spirits Business, Drinks International)

  3. 2d ago

    Brown-Forman's Top Job Opens as RNDC Winds Down

    Brown-Forman CEO Lawson Whiting to step down. The Jack Daniel's maker's chief executive plans to depart, in a move the company frames as part of an effort to move past a slowdown in alcohol sales. (The Wall Street Journal, Market Screener) RNDC wind-down disrupts spirits distribution. The near-complete unwinding of national distributor RNDC is rippling through the three-tier system, with suppliers reported to be chasing owed payments and lining up new routes to market. (Brewbound, BevNET) Modelo, Michelob, Busch led July 4 beer gains. Circana's weekly off-premise scans point to brand-level beer gainers over the Fourth of July even as total bev-alc volumes stayed roughly flat. (Brewbound) Bill proposes federal framework for hemp beverages. The Goodness of Hemp Act would establish federal rules for hemp drinks, which backers say could pre-empt restrictions slated to take effect in November. (Brewbound, BevNet) French heat could cut Champagne yields 10%. Prolonged heat and drought could reduce Champagne yields by around 10% and pull harvests earlier, a supply factor for the category, growers say. (The Drinks Business) Also moving today: Champagne Rebounds In The U.S. (Shanken News Daily) Super-premium Tequila faces 5% drop by 2030 (The Spirits Business) Grolsch owner Asahi adds Gulpener to Dutch stable (Just Drinks) South Korea lines up changes to alcohol warning labels (Just Drinks) Cutwater, Surfside Lead Bev-Alc Growth Brands; El Jimador New Mix and Suntory -196 Among RTDs to Watch, per Bump Williams (Brewbound) Viva Wine Group receives takeover bid from shareholder consortium (Just Drinks)

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AlcBev in Five is the daily five-minute brief on the beer, wine and spirits business: the five stories that matter, every weekday. Deals, brand moves, regulation and the category shifts reshaping the trade. Curated daily, sourced and straight. For distillers, brewers, vintners, importers, distributors and the buyers who move the category. Walk in already caught up. In the know. In five

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    2026
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