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[BND] Your Breakfast Briefing--

Good Morning and Happy Friday, It's January 30, 2026. Control States Volume Inches Up December closed 2025 on a modestly positive note for spirits, with 9L volume increasing +0.4%, despite sales declining -1.4%, resulting in a negative price mix of -1.8%. Florida's ABC

Planteray Rum Launches Hogo Monsta

Planteray Rum announced the release of Planteray Hogo Monsta, a bold high-ester rum from the legendary Stade’s West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados. Hogo Monsta is considered one of the world’s heaviest rums to be used to enhance cocktails, not a sipping rum. It is sold in

Florida's ABC Acquires Colorado Retailer, Sets National Expansion

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, one of the nation's largest family-owned and operated alcohol beverage retailers, said it acquired Applejack Wine & Spirits, a top Colorado-based retailer with a long-standing reputation in the Mountain West. This is ABC's first move out of Florida

Katie Leinenkugel President Leinenkugel Brewing

Katie Leinenkugel has been named president of Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., succeeding Tony Bugher, her cousin. She's the second woman to lead the company; her ancestor Susan Leinenkugel was the first in 1927. The company is owned by Molson Coors, which closed its Chippewa Falls brewery. The family

SakeOne Supports USA Curling

SakéOne, America's pioneering craft saké brewery, is partnering with USA Curling Men's Team Casper, to support the team's bid for the podium this winter. The partnership aims to shine a light on the many similarities, from camaraderie and mutual respect to quality and precision,

Vinarchy Appoints Jasprit Hanger as EVP-Sales, USA

Vinarchy appointed Jasprit Hanger as Executive Vice President of Sales, USA. Most recently, she served as General Manager of Market Development and Commercialization and General Manager for the West and Control States at Suntory Global Spirits. Prior to this, she held senior sales positions in Wine and Spirits at Constellation