The camera pans across a dark, smoky club, where beautiful women surround a bearded man who regales listeners with tales of his manly deeds. Images flash of the man arm wrestling a South American dictator, saving a bear from a trap, capturing an enormous fish to the delight of his female companion – this is […]
According to FoodBev Media Ball Corporation is having a ball debuting some pretty sweet new colors, finishes and treatments for beer cans. One of those new colors is called Day Glo. Ball’s Day Glo technology can allow for brighter designs to stand out in foodservice environments such as bars and pubs. Day Glo brings a […]
Constellation Brands is well known in the beer and wine industry. (especially after buying Ballast Point Brewery for $1 BILLION). Now Constellation is taking a major step forward in driving the industry to be the way they want it. Instead of waiting to buy established brands (and paying a premium) Constellation, through its venture capital […]
During the gold rush, it’s a good time to be in the pick and shovel business. Mark Twain Or so the conventional wisdom goes. But several very troubling no warning closures over the last 12 months of the ‘pick and shovel’ vendors of the craft beer gold rush, the brewery equipment manufacturers, has seemingly tossed […]
As a Coffee Geek I know that coffee capsule machines like the K-Cup and their ilk make ridiculously bad coffee at stratospherically high prices and with earth crushing amounts of waste. (trifecta achieved). As a Beer Geek I know that beer capsule machines like the… … WAIT WTF? a Beer capsule machine? Yeap Consumer juggernaut […]
Trademarks are serious business. Trademarks in consumer products like beer are even more serious. Getting it right can mean raging success. Getting it wrong can mean your cult beer that is driving your growth can embroil your brewery in a gut wrenching trademark dispute with Cease and Desist letters covering every surface. A recent article […]
Mexican lager brand Corona will pilot plastic-free six-pack rings which are made from plant-based biodegradable fibres, with a mix of by-product waste and compostable materials. The brand said it sees an opportunity to help redesign a common source of plastic in the category. Earlier this year, Carlsberg announced plans to ditch plastic rings which connect multi-packs of […]
BEER MARKETING FOR BEER MARKETERS The Source For Beer Marketing News, Guides and Insights. Stay current with the latest news now. Learn from the best when you are ready to grow. Beer Marketing Ticker Beer Packaging: Heineken Refreshes Cans with New Look Thornbridge Brewery Redesigns Packaging Stella Artois Debuts New Limited-Edition Packaging for Wimbledon A […]
