This week, the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) released the Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) for August 2021. The August 2021 overall index of 74 matches the August 2020 reading of… Read More

Bars and restaurants around the country shifted their focus to take-out packaging solutions during the height of COVID-19, with many choosing to continue their offerings even as in-person dining resumes.… Read More

With exactly one zillion breweries operating across America, distribution news is always a steady constant in the CBB mailbox. Every week, we get virtual piles of announcements on new alliances,… Read More

Our pals at the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) sent a handy list of the most common errors they see in label approvals. If you want to… Read More

The nation’s largest mobile cannery has added two new warehouse locations, one in Chicago, Ill., and another in Springfield, Mass. Counting these warehouse additions, Iron Heart will have launched five… Read More

For the past few months, back of the house work environments and special events, like beer festivals, have been in the spotlight for rampant sexism and harassment, but it’s time… Read More

The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) recently released its Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) for July 2021. The recent BPI looks at data relative to July 2020, a month that experienced… Read More

While the idea of multiple people fingering and smelling beer packaging during the pandemic is up for debate, here’s an interesting and interactive idea. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery just introduced… Read More

Do you want the freshest canned beer possible? Well, let me make it right in front of you. Table or bench top can seamers at bars and taprooms are a… Read More

Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) reintroduced the Aluminum Pricing Examination (APEX) Act this week, bipartisan legislation that would bring transparency to aluminum price reporting and ensure that… Read More