
Vermont Hard Cider / Woodchuck Acquired by Ireland's C&C Group For $305 Million
From Vermont Hard Cider (makers of Woodchuck Cider): Middlebury, Vermont (23 Oct 2012/mbb/) – The Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC…

Brooklyn Brewery Buys Utica NY Warehouse
Exciting expansion news from Brooklyn Brewery: Brooklyn Brewery Corp. has purchased a warehouse at 50 Campion Road, just on the…

ThaiBev Stops Bidding War & Supports Heineken’s Efforts To Buy F&N’s Shares in Asia Pacific Breweries
This story has been batted back & forth quite a bit, but now it looks like ThaiBev will stop the…

Grey Eagle Distributors Purchases Illinois Distribution Co
Both of these are Anheuser-Busch wholesaler….but interesting news coming from Shanken: Anheuser-Busch wholesaler Grey Eagle Distributors has agreed to buy …

Artisanal Imports Acquires SBS Brands (DeProef)
Artisanal Imports has expanded it’s portfolio. Details from Artisanal: Artisanal Imports of Austin, TX is pleased to announce the acquisition…

Anderson Valley Partnering With Wild Turkey
Exciting news from Anderson Valley Brewing : As part of an exclusive partnership and licensing agreement, the Anderson Valley Brewing…

Heineken Attempts To Block Tiger Beer Purchase w/$6 Billion Bid
We reported on this story earlier this week. Heineken was unhappy with a bid from a wealthy Thai businessman on…

Chang Beer Owner Thai Beverage Acquires Fraser & Neave
In what is being billed as the biggest deal in the beverage sector in Asia and the 2nd largest in…

Vancouver’s Russell Breweries Sign $1 Million (CDN) To Brew In China
More breweries moving to take advantage of an emerging beer market….China: This from Russell Breweries: VANCOUVER, Canada July 13, 2012…

Firestone Walker Sells Nectar Ales to Total Beverage Solution
An interesting tweet from David Walker……we’ve brought you a few Nectar Ales…coming courtesy of Firestone Walker…..and now it appears as…

Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden & Red Lobster) Buys Yard House 100+ Tap Restaurant Chain ($585 Million)
From Darden Restaurants group: ORLANDO, Fla., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) today announced that it…

Shocker: Anheuser-Busch Buys Remaining Shares of Modelo for $20.1 Billion (UPDATES)
Based on THIS I’d say we pretty much broke the news days ago that Anheuser-Busch would buy the remaining shares…
