Beer Business Daily

What Beer Business Daily does

Beer Business Daily, legally BeerNet Communications, Inc., is a privately held, family-owned B2B trade-media company operating under Schuhmacher Publishing Company (founded by Harry Schuhmacher). The company publishes three daily newsletters covering the U.S. beverage alcohol industry: the flagship Beer Business Daily, Craft Business Daily (craft segment), and Wine & Spirits Daily, each distributed via email over 250 times per year to subscribers and also accessible via beernet.com. Its technology stack is a digital publishing platform with an email delivery system (powered by AWeber), a searchable web archive, and podcast/video production through Beernet Radio and Beernet Studios (300+ episodes featuring executives from Anheuser-Busch, Pabst, Athletic Brewing, Sierra Nevada, Mark Anthony, and analysts from Bernstein, Rabobank, RBC, Jefferies, JP Morgan, and Roth Capital).

The business model is subscription-recurring for the three publications, priced in tiered annual bundles ranging from $1,100 per email address for Beer Business Daily alone up to $2,440 per address for all three publications, with corporate site licenses available for teams of 5+. A second revenue stream comes from the annual Beer, Wine & Spirits Summit (24th edition scheduled January 18-19, 2027 at The Breakers, Palm Beach), which charges $1,900 (early bird) to $2,200 (standard) per registration and is supported by event sponsorships. The customer base consists of beverage alcohol industry professionals across suppliers, distributors, and retailers, with coverage extending to what the company describes as 'nearly 90% of U.S. beer volume through industry relationships.' Operating geographies are U.S.-only, with a lean team of 1-10 employees based in San Antonio, Texas.

Name

Beer Business Daily

Legal name

BeerNet Communications, Inc.

Website

https://beernet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beer Business Daily (Beernet) is a privately held B2B trade-media company that publishes three daily subscription newsletters — Beer Business Daily, Wine & Spirits Daily, and Craft Business Daily — for U.S. beverage alcohol industry professionals, and hosts the annual Beer, Wine & Spirits Summit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Publications: Annual subscription revenue from three trade publications: Beer Business Daily, Wine & Spirits Daily, and Craft Business Daily. Pricing tiers range from $1,100/year for single publication to $2,440/year for all three.
2. Event Registration: Annual Beer, Wine & Spirits Summit registration fees. Early bird $1,900 (until Oct 1), standard rate $2,200. Includes sponsorships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Beer Business Daily (Beernet) is a subscription-based B2B trade media company that publishes three daily newsletters — Beer Business Daily, Wine & Spirits Daily, and Craft Business Daily — covering the U.S. beverage alcohol industry with more than 250 issues per year. It complements the publications with the Beernet Radio/Studios podcast (300+ episodes) and the annual Beer, Wine & Spirits Summit industry conference at The Breakers, Palm Beach. Customers subscribe individually ($1,100–$2,440/year) or via corporate site licenses for 5+ users.

Product overview

Beer Business Daily (Beernet) operates an integrated media platform focused on the U.S. beverage alcohol industry. The company publishes three distinct daily newsletters: Beer Business Daily (BBD) covering general beer industry news and numbers, Wine & Spirits Daily (WSD) focused on the wine and spirits sector, and Craft Business Daily (CBD) dedicated to craft beer. The company also hosts the annual Beer, Wine & Spirits Summit conference and produces Beernet Radio/Beernet Studios podcast content featuring industry interviews and analysis. All publications are subscription-based, distributed over 250 times annually via email and web.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beer Business Daily: Flagship publication delivering concise, timely, and actionable beer industry news, insights, and analysis for more than 20 years. Published over 250x/year via email and website.
• Craft Business Daily
• Wine & Spirits Daily
• BeerNet Radio
• Beernet Studios
• Beer, Wine & Spirits Summit

Products and services

• Beer Business Daily Flagship daily newsletter covering the U.S. beer industry, delivering concise, timely, and actionable news, insights, commentary, interviews, forecasts, and analysis. Published over 250 times per year via email and website to subscribers ($1,100/year per seat).
• Wine & Spirits Daily Daily advertising-free newsletter covering the wine and spirits industry for suppliers, distributors, retailers, and market analysts. Delivers original reporting without fluff or filler and is included in multi-publication subscription bundles.
• Craft Business Daily Daily newsletter focused exclusively on the craft beer industry, covering new and growing brewers, pricing issues, and craft segment dynamics for craft brewers, distributors, and retailers.
• Beer, Wine & Spirits Summit Annual two-day industry conference at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, FL, bringing together executives from top U.S. beer, wine, and spirits suppliers, distributors, and retailers for networking, education, and business development. Paid registration ($1,900 early bird / $2,200 standard) plus sponsor packages.
• Beernet Radio / Beernet Studios Podcast Video and audio podcast (300+ episodes) featuring interviews with beverage alcohol industry executives, analysts, and leaders, distributed on YouTube and Spotify and produced by Beernet Studios.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivers 250+ issues per year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Happy Dad Hard SeltzerminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Summit sponsor and podcast guest. Brand co-founded by Sam and John Shahidi, featured in Beernet Radio interviews and Summit events.
• Good Boy VodkaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Summit sponsor and podcast guest. Brand founded by Alex Pratt, featured in Beernet Radio interviews and Summit events.
• VertosaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Summit sponsor, represented by CEO Austin Sawyer appearing on podcast episodes discussing hemp/cannabis beverages.
• Countermeasures Corp (CMC)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Summit sponsor, CEO Austin Sawyer featured on podcast episodes discussing THC beverage space.
• VXPminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Summit sponsor - beverage brand/company.
• HybleminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Summit sponsor.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Brewbound: B2B trade publication and newsletter covering the U.S. beer and craft brewing industries with daily news, analysis, and a companion Brewbound Live conference. Directly comparable as another subscription-based beer industry trade media brand targeting the same supplier/distributor/retailer audience as Beer Business Daily.
• SevenFifty Daily: B2B trade media brand focused on the beverage alcohol industry (beer, wine, spirits) with daily editorial coverage and data/research products for on- and off-premise buyers. Comparable as a multi-vertical beverage alcohol trade publication with subscription and event monetization, overlapping Wine & Spirits Daily and Craft Business Daily readerships.
• Craft Brewing Business: B2B trade publication dedicated to the U.S. craft beer industry, covering brewers, distributors, and suppliers with editorial content targeted at craft beer executives. Directly comparable as another craft-beer-focused daily trade outlet competing for the same craft segment readership as Craft Business Daily.

Regional players

• The Drinks Business: Global B2B trade media title covering the wine, beer, and spirits industries, headquartered in the UK. Comparable in editorial focus on commercial beverage alcohol industry news but serves primarily international (non-U.S.) readers, contrasting with Beernet's U.S.-only footprint.
• BeverageDaily.com (William Reed): B2B trade media outlet covering the global non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverage industries from a European base (William Reed). Overlaps with Beernet's coverage of beer and spirits industry news but serves primarily European/EMEA readers rather than the U.S. market.

Broad incumbents

• Wine Enthusiast Companies: Multi-brand media and commerce company spanning Wine Enthusiast magazine, Wine Enthusiast Trade (B2B), and related event/content properties for wine and broader beverage alcohol. Comparable as a multi-product media-and-events platform serving beverage alcohol professionals, with overlap to Wine & Spirits Daily's editorial franchise.
• Shanken News Daily / Wine & Spirits Daily (M. Shanken Communications): Long-running B2B newsletter publisher covering wine, spirits, and broader beverage alcohol with sister titles including Impact, Market Watch, and Wine Spectator. Overlaps with Beernet's daily alcohol-trade-newsletter offering and competes for similar enterprise readers and advertisers across the U.S. beverage alcohol industry.
• Impact Databank (Minoz/Impact Group): Established B2B research and trade publication covering the global alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage industries via reports such as the Impact Newsletter and databooks. Comparable as a long-standing subscription beverage alcohol intelligence product serving similar senior leadership buyers as Beer Business Daily.
• Beverage Industry (BNP Media): Established B2B trade publication covering beverage manufacturing, packaging, and distribution across beer, spirits, soft drinks, and bottled water, produced under BNP Media. Comparable in being a long-running subscription trade title for the beverage alcohol industry, with broader coverage scope than Beernet's beer-first focus.

Emerging players

• VinePair: Digital media company producing editorial content, newsletters, and podcast content on wine, beer, and spirits for a professional-leaning audience. Comparable in combining multi-vertical beverage editorial, daily newsletters, and podcast/video products, though VinePair skews more consumer-facing than Beer Business Daily.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/beerbizdaily
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BeerNetRadio
• Instagraminstagram.com/schuhpubs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beer-business-daily

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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