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Constellation Brands Inc. reported Thursday a first quarter profit and a year-over-year increase in first-quarter sales, driven by growth in its beer business, especially its Modelo Especial brand.  

Constellation Brands: Beer Division was named Sports Sponsor of the Year for its Modelo marketing campaign in the 15th annual awards competition by Sports Business Journal (SBJ).

Glenora Wine Cellar, the oldest winery on Seneca Lake, is for sale. Founded in 1977, the property includes the winery, the 30-room Inn at Glenora and Veraisons Restaurant. The list price: $10.8 million. Glenora Wine Cellars is located in the ...

Black Button Distilling will celebrate a decade of crafting high-quality small batch spirits with a “Cheers to 10 Years” anniversary party from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 2 at its distilling tasting room at 85 Railroad St.  ...

Constellation Brands Inc. reported Thursday its fourth-quarter net income rose to $395.4 million, or $2.07 a diluted share, from $382.9 million, or $1.95 a diluted share, in the year-ago period.   Excluding items, Constellation Brands reported adjusted earnings of $451.7 million, ...

Constellation Brands Inc. has received a non-binding proposal from the Sands Family to declassify the company’s common stock and transition to a single class common stock structure, a move that the company’s founding family said could benefit the business and ...

The Bachelor Forum has been named a semifinalist in the Industry Excellence Awards, one of 30 individuals and/or establishments recognized by Bar & Restaurant Expo. Established in 1973, The Bachelor Forum is among three semifinalists in the LGBTQ Venue of ...

Call it a scavenger hunt for the palate. The 2022 ROC/FLX Craft Beverage Trail Passport program has launched, with 37 breweries, wineries, distilleries and cideries in Monroe, Livingston, Ontario and Wayne counties taking part. The passport program promotes the region’s ...

A local startup is helping companies improve the taste and quality of their food and beverage products as it also looks to expand its reach and add staff in the new year. 

Birdhouse Brewing Co., located in the Ontario County hamlet of Honeoye, will be hosting its second annual Outdoor Holiday Market every weekend through Dec. 19. The market features a rotating selection of local artisans along with Birdhouse Brewing’s craft beers, ...

Fairport Brewing Co. is the now the state’s newest farm meadery, with today’s release of just-bottled Beekeeper’s Secret. The addition of meads — often called honey wine — adds to an already diverse beverage lineup that includes Fairport beer, Timbucha ...

Constellation Brands believes its new headquarters in downtown Rochester can be a drawing card for other major enterprise, but says it could not have moved forward with relocation from Victor had the city, county and state not provided just over ...

It was at a 2019 meeting on economic development when Rob Sands, then CEO of Constellation Brands, asked Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren what he could do to help the city. Considering the company’s stature as a Fortune 500 company, he ...

Meaghan Frank knows that most customers of Dr. Konstantin Frank Winery on Keuka Lake will open the bottles they purchase within 24 hours. But the vice president of the fourth-generation winery wants customers who choose to be able to age ...

Paul Guglielmo is pressed when it comes to thinking of any raw material prices that are the same as they were a year ago. “I haven’t seen an onslaught of price increases across the board like this before,” says Guglielmo, ...