John I. Haas Makes Strategic Investment in Yakima Valley Hops, Extending Reach into Global Home Brewing and Small Craft Brewing Markets


YAKIMA, WASHINGTON, September 5, 2019 – John I. Haas, Inc., a leading supplier of hops and hop products, today announced it has made a strategic investment in Yakima Valley Hops, a leader in online direct-to-customer hop supply for brewers. The new strategic partnership provides Haas access to a proven online distribution channel to a growing base of home brewers and small craft brewers, while Yakima Valley Hops gains broad access to Haas’ world-renowned portfolio of innovative hops and hop products, including Citra®, Mosaic®, Galaxy™, BRU-1™, Sabro™ and INCOGNITO®.

Yakima Valley Hops is co-owned by Jeff Perkins and John Snyder of Yakima, Washington.

“We love what Jeff, John and their entire team have built at Yakima Valley Hops. We love their entrepreneurship, their attention to customer satisfaction and the passion they demonstrate for hops every day,” said Alex Barth, CEO of John I. Haas. “With this strategic investment, we want Yakima Valley Hops to have the financial resources and access to our portfolio of hops and hop products in order to accelerate their business growth. For Haas, this partnership instantly provides brand and product awareness of the Barth Haas Group to the home brewing market as well as an opportunity to participate in the online distribution channel to small craft brewers. It will also allow Haas to remain very focused on serving our current core customers and distribution partners.”

Jeff and John started as avid home brewers. They had difficulty sourcing hops and they realized this was an issue for other home brewers and many small craft brewers as well.  In 2012, they started Yakima Valley Hops in a garage selling on the internet. Today, Yakima Valley Hops sells online to over 40,000 home brewers and thousands of small craft breweries mainly in the United States. Through its direct to home brewers online business, YakimaValleyHops.com, and its craft brewer focused online segment, SpotHops.com, Yakima Valley Hops has emerged as an industry leader in e-commerce, providing convenient access to the most sought after hops and hop products online and delivered by express mail within days of the order.

“With this new strategic investment from, and partnership with, John I. Haas, we have an amazing opportunity to do more of what we love – bringing the best, most coveted hops and hop products from around the world to great home brewers and craft brewers conveniently and yet with a small company personal touch,” said Jeff Perkins, Co-Owner of Yakima Valley Hops.

“The best thing about this new relationship with John I. Haas is that they respect the customer-focused company culture we have here at Yakima Valley Hops. They admired our ability to engage our customers via blogs, videos, emails and of course a local walk-in retail store. They’ve encouraged us to think bigger, act faster, and reach more customers,” said John Snyder, Co-Owner of Yakima Valley Hops.

The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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About Yakima Valley Hops

Yakima Valley Hops is the E-Commerce leader in direct-to-customer hop supply selling to over 40,000 home brewers and thousands of craft breweries. Yakima Valley Hops works closely with many local suppliers in the Pacific Northwest to offer as many varieties of hops as possible, including the most-in-demand proprietary hops and the newest experimental hops. Yakima Valley Hops also sources from the best hop-growing regions around the world, including Australia, Germany, France, and New Zealand. Yakima Valley Hops continues to lead the industry with innovative ideas like its recently announced double-nitrogen-dosed can packaging. Retail hops, home brewing supplies, and Yakima Valley Hops merchandise are available at YakimaValleyHops.com. Wholesale hops may be purchased at SpotHops.com.

Contact:
Yakima Valley Hops, LLC
John Snyder
Phone: +1 (509) 728-4458
john@yakimavalleyhops.com

Media Inquiries:
Dan Mees, Holland-Mark for John I. Haas
+1 (617) 201-9131
dmees@holland-mark.com


About John I. Haas
John I. Haas provides world-class hops, bittering products, flavor and aroma products, and innovative brewing solutions to the world’s best brewers. We are a proud member of the BarthHaas Group, a global network of family-owned hops farms, processors and distributors.

From the experimental fields to the Innovations Brewery, our pelletizing plant to your brew kettle, we believe close collaboration fuels your success as well as ours. Whether it’s ensuring your supply chain, improving brewing efficiency, helping you discover exciting hop flavors from around the world—or creating renowned hop products like INCOGNITO®, LUPOMAX® and FLEX®—HAAS is dedicated to helping you brew your best possible beer.

For more information please visit www.johnihaas.com.
Contact
John I. Haas
Corrie Van Oostrum
Phone: +1 (509) 469-4052
corrie.vanoostrum@johnihaas.com
www.johnihaas.com

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