In the second part of our feature on the growing spirits-based RTD category, we’ll take a look at the rising wave of competitors to the top-selling brands High Noon (Gallo) and Surfside (Stateside ...

While Tequila growth has moderated lately after the boom of the past few years, certain areas of the market continue to progress rapidly. Among them are so-called “craft Tequilas,” which are up by ...

Ascend Wellness reported net revenue of $117 million in the first quarter, down from $120 million in Q4 2025. Adjusted EBITDA was at $26 million for the quarter, also down sequentially from Q4 2025’s ...

Tequila Ocho, part of the Heaven Hill portfolio, will resume production at Destilería La Alteña, the brand’s original home. Continue reading → ...

Multistate operator Verano saw revenue rise 1% sequentially to $208 million for its first fiscal quarter of 2026. The company attributes the quarter-over-quarter gains to strong performance at retail.

Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) has prospective deals in place with Breakthru Beverage Group and Quality Brands Distribution to divest its businesses across five states, SND has learned.

•San Francisco-based Magnolia Brewing Company is launching two of its flagships beers—Kalifornia Kölsch and Proving Ground IPA—in cans, marking its first packaged beer release. Continue reading → ...

•St. Cloud, Minnesota-based Coborn’s Inc. has agreed to purchase western Wisconsin’s Marketplace Foods, a chain of four grocery stores, each with an adjacent liquor store. Continue reading → ...

Illinois-based Rythm Inc. has entered the hemp-based THC spirit market with 1777, a new offshoot of the Señorita brand of hemp-based cocktails. The new spirit is, like the Señorita drinks before it, ...

While premium boxed wines retailing at around $20 a 3-liter have become ubiquitous in the U.S. market, some industry players believe there’s room for even higher-priced boxed offerings to carve out a ...

•New Jersey-based Royal Wine Corp is launching J Folk Unwine, said to be the first kosher-certified dealcoholized wines in the U.S. Continue reading → ...

Further to Monday’s announcement that RNDC has letters of intent in place to sell off the majority of its remaining business, this morning the company tells SND it has agreed to sell its distribution ...