Category: Cider

Uber Cans Drizly

Three years ago, Uber rideshare service app purchased USA-based alcohol delivery service app Drizly for a whopping $1.1 billion. Uber is now experiencing a hangover and closing Drizly as of March 2024. Uber says that, instead, they will integrate alcohol delivery into their homegrown delivery service app, Uber Eats. Since the purchase, Drizly had operated […]

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Three years ago, Uber rideshare service app purchased USA-based alcohol delivery service app Drizly for a whopping $1.1 billion. Uber is now experiencing a hangover and closing Drizly as of March 2024. Uber says that, instead, they will integrate alcohol delivery into their homegrown delivery service app, Uber Eats.

Since the purchase, Drizly had operated independently under Uber with a separate app – despite being integrated into the Uber Eats app – as they offered local liquor stores the opportunities to provide their own deliveries to Drizly customers in more than 1,400 U.S. cities.

However, a massive cybersecurity breach in 2020 – which reportedly exposed the information of approximately 2.5 million customers – may have assisted in the demise of Drizly. An investigation by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that Drizly’s CEO had been aware of the company’s security issues since 2018 but took no action to fix them. The FTC then ordered, in 2022, Drizly to wipe its systems of any personal data it collected and restrict the types of customer information it was allowed to collect.

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Crispin Cider – Don’t Call It A Comeback

Crispin Cider has re-launched after spending two years in limbo, after a licensing agreement between parent company Molson Coors and the newly created Minneapolis Cider Company was finalized. Crispin was originally founded in 2004, then acquired by Molson Coors [then Miller Coors] in 2012, but shuttered in 2021. Meanwhile, nearby Minneapolis Cider Company opened in […]

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Crispin Cider has re-launched after spending two years in limbo, after a licensing agreement between parent company Molson Coors and the newly created Minneapolis Cider Company was finalized.

Crispin was originally founded in 2004, then acquired by Molson Coors [then Miller Coors] in 2012, but shuttered in 2021. Meanwhile, nearby Minneapolis Cider Company opened in 2014 and has thrived.

The reborn Crispin Cider will launch with three ciders in October 2023 – the Crispin Original [5% alcohol by volume – 10 proof], the Crispin Imperial [8% alcohol by volume – 16 proof and made from European bittersweet apples] and the Crispin Mango Mimosa [8% alcohol by volume – 16 proof] – with the trio all being offered in both six-pack and twelve-pack cans.

Crispin Cider will initially be made available regionally – in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin – but is expected to expand both nationally and into the UK by 2025, although Crispin is also expected to be available for delivery sales to 41 states beginning in October.

Crispin Rosé Cider (PRNewsfoto/Crispin Cider Company)

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