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# [BND] Your Breakfast Briefing
- URL: https://bevnews.net/bnd-your-breakfast-briefing-401/
- Published: 2026-02-19T11:00:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-19T11:00:50.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

***Good Morning and Happy Thursday, February 19, 2026.***

## [Molson Coors Sales Fell 2.7%, Net 11.7% in 4th Period](https://bevnews.net/molson-coors-sales-fell-2-7-net-11-7-in-4th-period/)

Molson Coors Beverage Co. reports for the fourth quarter net sales of $2.27 billion, down 2.7% from the year-earlier sales level.

## [Chalone Vineyard Ceases Making Wine, Lays Off Winemaking Staff](https://bevnews.net/chalone-vineyard-ceases-making-wine-lays-off-winemaking-staff/)

But an 0ff-site tasting room in Carmel-by-the-Sea will remain open and wines from the Chalone estate vineyard will be made at other Foley Family Wines facilities. 

## [Suntory Global Operating Profit Fell 43%, Sales down 0.4%](https://bevnews.net/suntory-global-operating-profit-fell-43-sales-down-0-4/)

Suntory reports revenue, including liquor tax, for its bev/al business eased 0.4% in 2025, but global operating profit plunged 42.9% from a year earlier. 

## [Molson Coors CEO Details Plans for Next Five Years](https://bevnews.net/molson-coors-ceo-details-plans-for-next-five-years/)

In a posting on the company's blog and a presentation to the Consumer Analysts of New York, Rahul Goyal, president/CEO, Molson Coors Beverage Co., laid out an ambitious "strategy to create the next chapter of growth for our great company."

## [Suntory Global Names International, Americas Presidents](https://bevnews.net/suntory-global-names-international-americas-presidents/)

Suntory Global Spirits names Carol Robert, president-international, and Carlo Coppola as president-The Americas, effective April 1

## [Chalone Vineyard Ceases Making Wine, Lays Off Winemaking Staff](https://bevnews.net/chalone-vineyard-ceases-making-wine-lays-off-winemaking-staff/)

But an 0ff-site tasting room in Carmel-by-the-Sea will remain open and wines from the Chalone estate vineyard will be made at other Foley Family Wines facilities.

## [How DISCUS Will Use $1.08M USDA Grant to Boost Spirits' Visibility](https://bevnews.net/how-discus-will-use-1-08m-usda-grant-to-spirits-market-access/)

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) said it was awarded $1,076,152 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Market Access Program (MAP) to promote American spirits in international markets this year.

## [On The Rocks Adds Jim Beam Whiskey Sour to Line](https://bevnews.net/on-the-rocks-adds-jim-beam-whiskey-sour-to-line/)

For the first time in its decade-long history, the On The Rocks Bartender Created Cocktails is introducing a cocktail crafted with the heritage and quality of the world's No. 1 bourbon, Jim Beam.

***Thanks for reading. We appeciateyour loyalty and support.I'll be back tomorrow. – Joel***