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• Early earnings from Constellation Brands’ Q1 2025 report;
• A wine and spirits distributor picking up a craft distributors in the Mid-Atlantic;
• A big hire at the leading M&A firm;
• On-premise expectations for the July 4 holiday weekend;
• And an optimistic hope for Surfside supply on the Jersey Shore.

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Constellation Brands reported a strong first quarter of its 2025 fiscal year, according to its Q1 earnings report.

The company’s beer division (Modelo, Corona, Pacifico, Victoria) continues to outperform its wine and spirits siblings. 

Insiders can read the full run down on Constellation’s performance.

Molson Coors-owned Leinenkugel’s is making its flagship Summer Shandy a year-round offering. Leinenkugel’s president Tony Bugher and John Leinenkugel discuss why the move represents the company getting out of its own way, how big the brand is for its business and how they plan to support the brand in the colder months.

But first, ReserveBar CEO Derrick Correia offers thoughts on the post-Drizly state of e-commerce and how bev-alc companies can win in the digital sphere.

Listen here or on your preferred podcast platform.

Arlington Capital Advisors has added noted deal maker Townsend Ziebold to its team. 

Become a Brewbound Insider to read more about this significant addition to the leading M&A firm in the bev-alc space.

A third of consumers plan to celebrate the July 4 weekend at bars, restaurants and other on-premise venues, according to NIQ-owned on-premise data firm CGA. 

Become an Insider to find out why there’s an optimistic feel heading into the weekend. 

The Brewbound Live business conference returns December 11 and 12 in Marina del Rey, California.

Brewbound Live will feature beverage-alcohol industry leaders taking part in business-focused conversations, data presentations, networking and much more across two days at the Marina del Rey Marriott.

Speakers for this year’s conference include:

• Russian River co-owner Natalie Cilurzo;
• Deschutes Brewery CEO Peter Skrbek;
• National Beer Wholesalers Association chief economist and VP of analytics Lester Jones;
• Draftline Technologies founder and president Jennifer Hauke
• Gulf Distributing senior VP of legal and government affairs Rebecca Maisel
• 3 Tier Beverages consultant Mary Mills
• NIQ director of thought leadership for bev-alc Kaleigh Theriault
• Bump Williams Consulting VP of business development BK Krueger
• Full Circle Brewing owner Arthur Moye.

Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

Register for Brewbound Live 2024.