A Chattanooga brewing and canning facility is taking a big bet on a fast-growing trend in the beverage business.
Local brewer Hutton & Smith used the Riverside Drive facility as a production brewery for its most popular canned beers since 2017, chief executive Melanie Krautstrunk said.
This summer, the brewery’s owners sold the building, and everything inside it, for around $2.85 million.
The buyer was Riverside Beverage Co., a new joint venture between of two of Chattanooga’s biggest hemp brands.
The company will retain all the existing brewing staff, the facility’s new owners said.