Founders Brewery

One of the leading craft breweries in the U.S. announced a sale that will further consolidate the industry and could start a wave of M&A activity in the space. What Happened: Larry Bell, who founded Bell’s Brewery in 1985, announced his company is being sold to Australian-based...

At the Founders Brewing Co. headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, evidence of the craft beer maker's exponential growth is everywhere. “Six months ago, this was a parking lot,” Cofounder and CEO Mike Stevens told Benzinga, while observing a new automated canning line from a...