Constellation Brands Inc., Victor, N.Y., announced its purchase of Oakland Park, Fla.-based Funky Buddha Brewery, reinforcing its strategy to lead the high-end beer segment in the United States. Funky Buddha will join Constellation’s Craft & Specialty Beer Group.
Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery was founded in 2010 in Boca Raton, Fla., by husband and wife Ryan and Giani Sentz. As the demand for Funky Buddha’s beers increased, Ryan and Giani invited Ryan’s brother KC Sentz and his wife, Melissa Sentz, to join the business. In 2013, the Sentz family started Funky Buddha Brewery with a 54,000-square-foot facility that has a capacity of 45,000 barrels.