•Veteran Shaw-Ross International executive Bruce Hunter will retire at the end of the year after three decades with the company and a half-century in the drinks industry. Hunter joined Shaw-Ross in ...

The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) remain steadfast in their support of regulations governing the hemp THC industry, firmly opposing the scheduled ban set to take effect November 2026.

•Massachusetts’ total cannabis sales through December 2 this year reached $1.66 billion, according to data from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). During that period, $1.52 billion came ...

Canada’s regulated cannabis market reached $2.9 billion (C$4b) through September 2025, with sales accelerating on a year-over-year basis in nearly every month of 2025, according to Statistics Canada.

While lawmakers continue to explore new regulations and potential restrictions on the rising hemp THC segment, both hemp THC and traditional cannabis beverages continue to connect with consumers.

Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits (DFWS) has filed a lawsuit against former company president Tom Steffanci, alleging that during his tenure Steffanci violated confidentiality agreements in numerous ways ...

2024 was a banner year for Surfside, the spirits-based RTD from Philadelphia’s Stateside Brands. The brand grew 274% to 4.66 million cases, continuing a run of exponential growth that began when the ...

Across the U.S., the cannabis industry is facing headwinds, with leading multistate operators like Curaleaf, Trulieve, Green Thumb, and Verano seeing declining revenue or gains in the low single ...

Last week, Shanken News Daily reported that Illinois-based importer Winesellers Ltd. was expanding into the hemp THC category with a new line of infused teas under the Nektr brand. Nektr’s teas come ...

Rémy Cointreau posted sales down 18% to €788 million ($819m) in the first three quarters of its fiscal year, but the company noted that depletions improved in the U.S. in the three months through ...

New York-based importer and marketer Palm Bay International, owned by the Taub family, has appointed industry veteran Mark Federighi as chief sales officer, as it looks to ramp up growth moving ...

Vern Underwood, long the leader of his family company Young’s Holdings, passed away Sunday, November 2 at his Newport Beach, California home at the age of 85. Continue reading → ...