EPISODE · Sep 10, 2026 · 5 MIN
US Bans Canadian Alcohol Imports
from AlcBev in Five
US announces import ban on Canadian alcohol. The Trump administration has announced a ban on most Canadian alcoholic beverages, leaving importers and cross-border brands with immediate supply questions. (Drinks International, SouthAsianDaily.com, The Daily Star) EU spirits exports fell 6% last year, Just Drinks reports. EU spirits export sales declined 6% in the past year under pressure in the US and China, the two markets most European producers rely on for volume. (Just Drinks) Molson Coors tells investors beyond-beer gains offset by costs. At a Barclays conference, Molson Coors described gains from its beyond-beer push as offset by inflation and freight pressure, per Investing.com. (Investing.com) Brown-Forman adds Switzerland to Coca-Cola HBC distribution deals. Switzerland becomes the twelfth market where Brown-Forman routes its spirits through Coca-Cola HBC, extending a spirits-through-bottler distribution pattern. (Yahoo! Finance, Just-Drinks) Also moving today: Middleby to Discontinue Brewing Group (Middleby) Whole Foods’ Mary Guiver Departs Retailer’s Bev-Alc Team (Brewbound) 2025’s Top Growth Brands Held Ground Ahead of Labor Day 2026, per NIQ Weekly Scans (Brewbound) CAMPARI GROUP LAUNCHES SARTI IN THE U.S., INTRODUCING ITS SIGNATURE SPRITZ TO A NEW GENERATION OF APERITIVO DRINKERS (CNHI News) Breckenridge Distillery and Southern Glazer's Expand Partnership Across New York and California (The Kingston Whig-Standard, The Montreal Gazette, The Manila times) Get AlcBev in Five in your inbox every weekday: https://alcbevinfive.com
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The United States has banned a broad range of Canadian alcoholic beverages from import effective September 29, per The Daily Star, covering wine, malt beer, sake, whiskies, tequila and mezcal in smaller containers. Just Drinks reports EU spirits export sales fell 6 percent last year on weakness in the US and China, while Molson Coors told the Barclays conference its beyond-beer business now approaches 10 percent of sales. Also covered: Brown-Forman handing Swiss distribution to Coca-Cola HBC, Middleby discontinuing its brewing equipment group, and Campari's Sarti launch in the US.
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