Anheuser-Busch announced it will acquire Los Angeles-based Golden Road Brewing. The deal will enable Golden Road to bring more of its fresh, canned beer to the brewery’s local market and to introduce its unique hop-forward beers to more consumers. The partnership will build on Golden Road’s commitment, since 2011, to bring fresh beer to the market […]
Tenth and Blake, the craft and import division of MillerCoors, announced an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Saint Archer Brewing Company. Founded in San Diego in 2013 by a talented group of entrepreneurs, artists, skateboarders and surfers, Saint Archer brews an award-winning range of ales including Blonde Ale, IPA, White Ale and Pale […]
Quorn has announced that it will kick off a £500m auction of the business as it looks to build on its status as one of Britain’s biggest home-grown consumer brands. Advisers to Exponent, which has owned Quorn since 2011, will release detailed information about the company to prospective buyers next week. Private equity groups BC […]
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf—the oldest and largest privately-held specialty premium coffee and tea retailer in the United States—announces the appointment of John Fuller as the new President and Chief Executive Officer. Fuller most recently served as President and CEO of The Johnny Rockets Group, Inc., for the past five years. During his tenure […]
Noble Foods, supplier of fresh eggs to the UK’s major retailers, has selected Paragon Software Systems’ Integrated Fleets planning solution as its strategic modelling tool of choice. The Paragon software will be used to help Noble Foods streamline its distribution operation which sees 72 million eggs being delivered every week. In a retail egg market […]
Family-owned Bacardi, the largest privately-held spirits company in the world, has expanded its portfolio of super-premium rums with the acquisition of Banks rum. The award-winning Banks portfolio includes Banks 5-Island Rum, Banks 7 Golden Age Blend and various limited editions. Banks rum is currently available in some of the most influential on-premise establishments in the […]
Suzanne Greco, who began her tenure with the Subway restaurant chain as a Sandwich Artist in 1973 has been named President of the company. Even before she became a Sandwich Artist, Suzanne had been part of Team Subway since the first store opened as a family business nearly 50 years ago, and brings a lifetime […]
Starbucks, the world’s biggest coffee chain, said it would close all 23 of its La Boulange retail locations by the end of September as the stores were not sustainable for its long-term growth. The company will continue to sell La Boulange items such as blueberry scones, iced lemon pound cakes and marshmallow dream bars at […]
Heineken and Wieden+Kennedy (W+K) have reached an agreement to terminate the global advertising contracts for the brewer’s Heineken and Desperados brands after working together for five years. In a statement issued by Heineken the Dutch company said that both parties are working to ensure that the relationship ends in a “timely and seamless” manner. Jan […]
Molson Coors has announced the appointment of Martin Coyle as Marketing Director for its UK & Ireland Business. In his new role, Martin will assume full responsibility for all brands across Molson Coors’ portfolio, including Carling and Doom Bar. As part of his remit, Martin will also continue to be responsible for the business’ Craft […]