NBWA and Fintech renew industry-leading partnership
Today, NBWA and Financial Information Technologies (Fintech) announced the renewal of their strategic partnership which will continue to bring collaborative programs and resources to beer distributors across the country. "For the last seven years, Fintech has been an outstanding partner to NBWA, and I'm excited to see that relationship continue," said NBWA President and CEO Craig Purser. Tad Phelps, CEO of Fintech, remarked, "This relationship affords both Fintech and NBWA the opportunity to grow our networks and help distributors nationwide improve operational efficiencies and data insights."
NBWA human trafficking awareness campaign trained more than 5,000 distributors in January
The NBWA Distributors Against Human Trafficking initiative gained significant momentum during the month of January, with more than 5,000 distributors trained in the span of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Overall, 119 companies across 37 states have joined the fight since July, when the campaign launched. "With this training, our team -- and all who participate -- will be better equipped with the knowledge and the resources they need to help fight against human trafficking at the local level," said NBWA Chairman and President of Blach Distributing Company Patrick Blach.
Anheuser-Busch takes Constellation Brands to court over Corona name
Grupo Modelo, the Mexican arm of Anheuser-Busch has filed a lawsuit against Constellation Brands for using the Corona brand name for a product other than beer. Constellation has been using the name for Corona Hard Seltzer. This case is the latest about beverage definitions and license agreements.
The pandemic-induced aluminum can shortage continues to plague the beverage industry. Ball Corporation expects demand to outstrip supply into 2023, according to company President Daniel Fisher. For Molson Coors, the shortage has become less severe as they relied on additional sourcing to shore up their can inventory. CEO Gavin Hattersley says they anticipate material availability to return to normal by mid-2021.
