Beer

For the global beverage market, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) seem to be the new normal. Based on 2024 fiscal year sales, this year’s Top 100 Beverage Companies report, compiled by the editors of Beverage Industry, has seen a collection of long-running entities exit the list as they merged or were part of an acquisition. Through this M&A activity, we have welcomed more thriving innovators across the alcohol and non-alcohol beverage markets.

This year’s State of the Industry report on the U.S. beer market highlights the contrasting performances of beer segments as flavored malt beverages, import beers and non-alcohol segments continue to lift the category.