VCC’s New Owner Ramping Up Canning Capacity for Its Own Brands and Others’

Dear Client:   Back in March, we reported that a new privately-owned holding company, Northeast Drinks Group, had acquired Vermont Cider Company from large Ireland-based supplier C&C Group. The deal, which carried a reported purchase price of $20 million, also included Vermont Cider Company’s co-packing arm, Green Mountain Beverage, which produces “canned, kegged, or bottled (RTD, FMB, cider, beer, wine) alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.” And ramping up canning capacity at Green Mountain Beverage appears to be one of the first areas