NBWA Beer Purchasers’ Index for January 2020: hard seltzer hits new high
The Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) continues to provide valuable industry insights. Last month, the rush to bring new seltzer brands to market pushed the FMB/seltzer segment to a high mark of 91 for January 2020 relative to 66 in January 2019. Check out all the data in Craft Brewing Business.
Heineken announced yesterday that Chief Executive Jean-Francois van Boxmeer will step down after leading the company for 15 years, and it named Dolf van den Brink, who currently heads its Asia Pacific operations, as his successor.
This Valentine’s day instead of candy or cupcakes, consider a pastry stout instead. Additions of chocolate, caramel, molasses, marshmallows, maple syrup, or graham crackers help give these stouts their sweet flavor.
