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Spritz Society canned cocktails

August 23, 2021

Spritz Society announced its direct-to-consumer launch with a line of sparkling canned Spritz cocktails.

VOSA Vodka Soda

August 19, 2021

VOSA Spirits LLC unveiled its self-titled, ready-to-drink cocktail. Available in Lemon and Cranberry, VOSA Vodka Soda contains 99 calories, zero grams of sugar, zero carbohydrates and all-natural flavors.

Between Drinks

Canned cocktails steal some of seltzers thunder

Ready-to-drink share growing 15% on Drizly

Barbara Harfmann

August 16, 2021

How and where consumers are purchasing their alcohol continues to shift, with eCommerce continuing to drive sales. Although hard seltzers have been king of the beverage industry the past three years, ready-to-drink canned cocktails now are outpacing the category.

Manly Spirits

August 10, 2021

Manly Spirits Co. Distillery expanded its collection of pre-mixed drinks with a new Berry Blush Gin & Tonic, as well as three vodka sodas: Rainforest Lime, Watermelon & Lychee and Pear & Elderflower.

Ingredient Spotlight

Pandemic prompts increased citrus usage

Citrus ingredients popular in hard seltzers, budding beverage categories

Jessica Jacobsen

August 9, 2021

As consumers have taken a greater interest in their immune system, beverage manufacturers are turning to staple ingredients like citrus to deliver the healthy halo that consumers desire.

Plume & Petal Spritz RTD

August 4, 2021

Plume & Petal, a brand of Bacardi Ltd., launched Spritz Ready-to-Drink (RTD), a collection of canned spritz cocktails made from vodka that’s infused with natural flavors and sparkling water.

Cover Feature

Hard seltzers comprise 7% of total beverage alcohol

Large and small companies invest in hard seltzers

Barbara Harfmann

July 27, 2021

Hard seltzers are sizzling hot in the beverage marketplace, now comprising 7% of total beverage alcohol. Brands that want to succeed will need to entice consumers with flavor and formulation innovation and convenient RTD packaging.

Boston Beer reports net revenue increases for Q2

Company notes several developments impacting hard seltzer market

July 23, 2021

The Boston Beer Co. Inc., Boston, reported second quarter 2021 net revenue of $602.8 million, an increase of $150.7 million or 33.3%, from the same period last year.

Vizzy releases new watermelon hard seltzer variety pack

Mix pack contains 4 new varieties

July 20, 2021

Just in time for National Watermelon Day on Aug. 3, Vizzy, a brand of Chicago-based Molson Coors Beverage Co., released four new watermelon hard seltzer combinations: Blueberry Watermelon, Kiwi Watermelon, Passionfruit Watermelon and Mango Watermelon.

2021 State of the Beverage Industry: Beer market sees pockets of growth

Beer seltzer centric segment outperforms other beer counterparts

July 1, 2021

With dollar sales for the U.S. beer market up 9.5%, the beverage alcohol category is seeing growth factions, particularly the beer seltzer centric and non-alcohol beer segments.