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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

  1. 2d ago

    RNDC Clears a Step, Boston Beer Weights 2027

    RNDC Settles With Unsecured Creditors in Chapter 11. BevNET reports RNDC has reached a settlement with unsecured creditors, clearing the procedural path to its Chapter 11 liquidation. (BevNET) Boston Beer Puts 2027 Volume Weight on Core Brands. Brewbound reports Boston Beer's 2027 plan prioritizes Twisted Tea, Sun Cruiser and Truly over its new launches, signalling where trade support is likely to go. (Brewbound) Mark Anthony Targets Hard Sports Drinks With Seltzer Playbook. BevNET reports Mark Anthony Brands is applying its White Claw approach to the vodka-and-ade segment, testing whether that model transfers. (BevNET) Trade Body Says India Bulk Scotch Probe Undermines UK Deal. Just Drinks reports industry body ISWAI has argued that excluding bulk Scotch from reduced tariffs risks undermining benefits agreed in the UK, India FTA. (Just Drinks) Also moving today: Columbia Distributing Completes Alaska Transaction With RNDC, Establishing a Four-State Pacific Northwest Total Beverage Platform (Columbia Distributing) WSTA calls for government to stop tax raids ahead of Autumn Budget (Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News) Indian Malt Whisky Association signs pact with Scotch Whisky Association (Business Standard) Hemp Beverage Alliance ‘Optimistic’ Pre-Ban Federal Solution Emerges, But ‘Miniature Prohibition’ Possible (Brewbound, BevNet) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com

  2. 3d ago

    Spirits Trade Puts India Duty Objection in Writing

    Spirits group says India Scotch move conflicts with UK pact. An industry body for Diageo and Pernod Ricard says excluding bulk Scotch from India's reduced 75% tariff goes against the India-UK trade deal, which would keep landed costs on India-bottled blends above plan. (MoneyControl, Firstpost, Market Screener) Heineken warns UK pub operators on weight-loss drugs. Heineken has told British pub operators that GLP-1 weight-loss drugs pose a risk to on-premise beer occasions, moving the topic from analyst speculation into brewer planning. (24/7 Wall St., Yahoo! Finance, news24) Carlsberg India FY26 revenue down 2.2%, profit up 22%. The IPO-bound brewer reported FY26 revenue of Rs 8,708.8 crore, down 2.2%, with profit up 22% to Rs 534.51 crore, margin gains without top-line growth. (NDTV Profit, @businessline, Business Standard) Paul John may keep 10-20% of John Distilleries after Sazerac deal. The founder is reported to be considering retaining a 10-20% minority stake while Sazerac holds 65.7% of the roughly ₹4,500-crore single-malt producer. (Economic Times) Also moving today: Allied Blenders gets visit from India tax officials (Just Drinks) Diageo strike action suspended at Cameronbridge (Drinks International) AB InBev Breaks Promise, Announces Plan to Stay in Russia - NewsFire.GR | English Version (NEWSFIRE.GR) LVMH partner proposes to exit China joint venture (Just Drinks) Anora picks Quintessential Brands for UK distribution (Just Drinks, Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News) German government backs sugar tax plan (Just Drinks) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com

  3. 6d ago

    Boston Beer Cuts Guidance, Heineken Award Stands

    Boston Beer Lowers FY26 Shipment, Depletion Guidance. The brewer's Q3 report cuts full-year shipment and depletion guidance, resetting the planning baseline distributors carry into year-end. (Brewbound, The Boston Beer Company) Dutch Court Orders Heineken To Pay €111 Million. A Greek rival wins €111.2 million over years of exclusionary practices, most of it accrued interest, a figure now attached to European route-to-market exclusivity. (International Comparative Legal Guides International Business Reports, Het Parool) Distributors Say Beyond Beer Offsets Softer Beer Volumes. Five wholesaler leaders told an NBWA convention panel that beyond-beer lines are covering beer declines while returning beer to growth remains the stated priority. (Brewbound) Beer Segments Improve As Top Vendors Diverge In Q4. Scan data cited by Brewbound shows most beer segments trending better as Q4 opened, with Mark Anthony and Diageo accelerating while other large suppliers lagged. (Brewbound) Also moving today: Hard Sports Drinks Entrants Grow as Southern Glazer’s Adds VDKLYTE (Brewbound, BevNET, Shanken News Daily) Cider & NA Growth Sustains as October Occasions Kick Off, per NIQ Weekly Scans (Brewbound) Carlsberg IPO: The Danish beer major is preparing to mobilise ₹6,600 via a public issue (News9live) Making whiskey at home could land you in prison, but Supreme Court may change that (Fox News) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com

  4. Oct 22

    The Southern Glazer's Order, Tested

    FTC settles with Southern Glazer's over pricing. The FTC's settlement with the largest US wine and spirits distributor lands its first Robinson-Patman action in decades, though reporting describes the remedy as narrow. (Brewbound, BevNET) Heineken ordered to pay over €100m in Greek case. A Greek competition ruling against Heineken puts a figure on European antitrust exposure for brewers holding dominant local positions. (Just Drinks, FinanzNachrichten.de, Global Banking & Finance Review) India probes Pernod Ricard, Diageo Scotch import classifications. Reuters reports Indian tax authorities are examining how two spirits majors classified bulk Scotch under the India-UK trade deal, a reading that shapes duty assumptions for every importer. (mint) Diageo names Sebnem Erim North America CMO. Diageo's North America marketing role passes to an executive whose recent background is global innovation and growth, indicating where regional brand priorities may sit. (Shanken News Daily) Also moving today: India FTA expands market access for New Zealand wine (Drinks International) Carlsberg Confirms India IPO Work Continues After July Filing | EconoTimes (EconoTimes) Amber Beverage UK enters administration after sale attempt fails (Drinks International) Quintessential Bolsters South American Portfolio with Montes and Kaiken (Shanken News Daily) Kendall Jenner's tequila is beating the slump sinking Casamigos (The Island Packet) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com

  5. Oct 21

    India Probes Bulk Scotch Imports; Amber Beverage UK Calls In Administrators

    India tax officials probe Diageo, Pernod Scotch imports. Just Drinks reports Indian tax authorities are examining how the two groups classify some bulk Scotch imports, a classification that drives duty rates and landed costs. (Just Drinks) Amber Beverage UK appoints administrators after sale search fails. Just Drinks reports the UK distributor has entered administration, leaving route-to-market unsettled for the brands on its book. (Just Drinks) Craft beer trend steadies into Q4, monthly report says. Brewbound reports a market-research read of fall momentum despite continued year-over-year declines, with Anheuser-Busch's Mango Cart entering the top 30 alongside a price change. (Brewbound) Circana exec sizes vodka-and-ade at up to $500M by 2027. BevNET reports Circana's Scott Scanlon projecting the hard-sports-drink subsegment could reach half a billion dollars in 2027, a first sizing number for a category still without a settled name. (BevNET) Also moving today: Diageo faces probe over toxic spill in Scotland (Just Drinks) Sazerac target Berentzen expects slump in profits (Just Drinks) Heineken® teams up with Amazon to launch "Pubscription"... The world's first streaming service for nights out (Heineken, FinanzNachrichten.de, Financial Post) IT'S ABSOLUT, BABY. (CNHI News) Canned Wine Group buys South African brand New Theory (Just Drinks, Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com

  6. Oct 20

    India Probes Bulk Scotch Imports by Pernod and Diageo

    India probes Pernod, Diageo Scotch import classification. Reuters reports Indian tax officials are examining whether bulk Scotch was misclassified to pay lower duties, an early test of how the India-UK trade pact's tariff tiers are policed. (Reuters, Economic Times, Market Screener) Also moving today: Proximo halts output at US distillery (Just Drinks) Vodka + Ade Segment Could Reach $500M in 2027, per Circana (Brewbound) Italian harvest: Intense heat, early picking, and acid management shape initial assessments (Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News, Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade News) Amber Latvijas Balzams creditors reject repayment plan (Just Drinks) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com

  7. Oct 19

    Pernod's Sequential Quarter, a Speyside Spill, and Oregon's 25% Drop

    Pernod Ricard Reports Q1 Net Sales Down 0.9%. Shanken News Daily reports a near-flat organic quarter the company frames as sequential improvement, with U.S. and China weakness offset by growth elsewhere, a read distributors weigh heading into the holidays. (Shanken News Daily) Caustic Soda From Diageo Distillery Kills Fish in Spey Tributary. Bloomberg reports a release from a Johnnie Walker distillery killed thousands of fish in a River Spey tributary, placing a major Scotch producer under environmental scrutiny in the catchment the category markets its provenance on. (Bloomberg Business) Coors Distributor and Constellation Clash Over Termination Remedy. Per Brewbound, arguments opened in Denver district court with Coors Distributing calling the Constellation termination a substantial threat to its business and Constellation calling it a money-damages case, a framing that would signal how much leverage Colorado's distributor rules carry. (Brewbound) Oregon Harvests Into 25% Production Drop and Falling Sales. OPB reports Oregon's wine industry is mid-correction, with 2025 grape production down 25% and sales down 16%, pressure that lands on grower contracts and bulk pricing in the state's premium pinot tier. (opb) Also moving today: AB InBev’s BeatBox rapped in UK over packaging (Just Drinks) As Craft Breweries Close in California, Beer Lovers Wonder What's Next (GV Wire) Summit Brewing, BMO Bank Reach Agreement; New Lender to Take Over MN Brewery’s Loans (Brewbound) Carbliss Takes Its Zero-Sugar Pitch Into The High-ABV Segment (Brewbound, BevNET) Japan & South Korea Divided by Drinking Habits, Finds IWSR (IWSR) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com

  8. Oct 16

    Pernod Ricard Puts a Number on US Softness

    Pernod Ricard reports 10% US sales drop in Q1. The spirits supplier attributes its first-quarter fiscal 2027 US decline to consumer affordability concerns, and points to smaller pack sizes as the lever operators will be asked about next. (Brewbound, BevNET, Just Drinks) MGP Ingredients announces plan to rebrand as Sempreon. The contract distiller and ingredient supplier says it will adopt a new corporate identity, which means new labels, paperwork and supplier records for brands sourcing from it. (MGP Ingredients) Also moving today: Burgundy’s U.S. Shipments Decline On Tariff Effect (Shanken News Daily) Super-Premium Spirits Outpace The Market Despite Tough Conditions (Shanken News Daily) Alcobev value growth hinges on what people drink, not just how much: ISWAI's Sanjit Padhi | Company Business News (mint) Icelandic Glacial to End Distributor Agreement with Anheuser-Busch (Brewbound, BevNet) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com

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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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