While Tequila growth has moderated lately after the boom of the past few years, certain areas of the market continue to progress rapidly. Among them are so-called “craft Tequilas,” which are up by ...

Multistate operator Verano saw revenue rise 1% sequentially to $208 million for its first fiscal quarter of 2026. The company attributes the quarter-over-quarter gains to strong performance at retail.

•Florida’s Trulieve has applied with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to register its medical cannabis facilities, following the agency’s move to reclassify medical cannabis as a Schedule III drug.

•Jefferson’s Ocean Aged Rye, Blood Oath Pact No. 8 Calvados Finished, and newcomers from Compass Box and Tamdhu are among the offerings featured in Whisky Advocate’s latest weekly roundup. Continue ...

William Grant & Sons has posted sales down 6.5% to £1.8 billion ($2.4b) for the 12 months through last December, as profit before tax registered £388 million ($518m) on a 30% decline from the prior ...

•Cannabis retailers in New Jersey sold $24 million worth of recreational products in the state’s first month of sales. Continue reading → ...

Illinois-based Rythm Inc. has entered the hemp-based THC spirit market with 1777, a new offshoot of the Señorita brand of hemp-based cocktails. The new spirit is, like the Señorita drinks before it, ...

Republic National Distributing Co. (RNDC) has prospective deals in place with Breakthru Beverage Group and Quality Brands Distribution to divest its businesses across five states, SND has learned.

Each year, Shanken’s Impact Newsletter honors the best-performing brands across the industry with its “Hot Brand” awards. Continue reading → ...

Pernod Ricard posted sales down 3% to €11 billion ($12.8b) on an organic basis for the 12 months through June, as tough conditions in the U.S. and China weighed down results. Profit from recurring ...

•New Jersey-based Royal Wine Corp is launching J Folk Unwine, said to be the first kosher-certified dealcoholized wines in the U.S. Continue reading → ...