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Why does this matter? This article reveals critical market dynamics affecting craft beverage startups, including emerging alternative business models like contract brewing and shared production facilities that BevTech founders should consider. Highlights Chicago breweries have been facing closures and mergers this year in a situation that is signalling the disappearance

Why does this matter? UK duty hikes are forcing craft spirits producers to pause investment, close facilities, and pivot strategies toward premiumization, DTC channels, and exports—critical market dynamics for BevTech founders navigating regulatory pressures and margin compression. Highlights The UK’s alcohol duty increases have caused producers to shut

Why does this matter? Fast-growing RTD cocktail startup Whitebox achieved 100% YoY revenue growth to £4.1M while scaling to 8M cans/year production and 1,000+ retailers, providing concrete growth benchmarks for beverage founders. Highlights Ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail maker Whitebox has added two full-strength serves to its range: a

Why does this matter? Showcases innovative bioethanol production technology that addresses both sustainability and supply chain challenges for craft spirits producers, demonstrating potential alternative feedstock solutions for beverage manufacturing. Highlights Spirits producer Mawsim derives the ethanol for its gin from an unusual source, local water hyacinths, which could prove to