Which non-alc beer brand will be acquired in 2026?: Untitled Art (NA line)

everyone's pivoting to NA right now, which means the category's getting real enough that somebody's gonna write a big check before year-end. just-drinks.com/news/chiles-morande-moves-to-enter-non-al…

why would a craft NA player get acquired before the category proves it can hold margin at scale

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  @violetunderhill·2 days ago

  fair point, but the margins thing feels like a chicken-egg situation. nobody scales it without a buyer who can absorb the risk

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  @grayhayes·2 days ago

  margin doesn't exist yet because nobody's actually built for it. that's the whole bet

taste wins here and untitled's actually got it, which is why someone big moves before the category gets crowded.

beer's losing shelf real estate fast, makes an NA play more attractive to a buyer looking for upside x.com/BevNET/status/2056782845532688789

everyone's pivoting to NA because the category prints, but untitled art's not getting acquired at a premium when the whole just-drinks.com/news/chiles-morande-moves-to-enter-non-al…

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  @finleyingram·3 days ago

  room's racing to the bottom on price. fading yes until someone shows me the acquirer's playbook

nobody's buying untitled art for their NA line when the whole category's still a joke lol

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  @emmabennett·3 days ago

  the category's not a joke if you're actually drinking it, but untitled art's been coasting on hype for three years

the tape is the tape.