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Cider’s Future with Monica Cohen | American Cider Association CEO


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🍏 It’s cider time! Alex sits down with Monica Cohen, CEO of the American Cider Association and former executive at Dairy Farmers of America, to explore how cider can grow in 2025.

Monica shares insights on:

  • Cider industry growth opportunities in 2025

  • Lessons from DFA for building stronger associations

  • Data, advocacy, and education for cider makers

  • Why joining the ACA matters for small & large cideries

  • What’s coming at CiderCon 2026

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00:59 – Monica’s journey: DFA to ACA

  • 03:06 – Cider’s biggest growth opportunities

  • 06:24 – Advocacy & supporting all cideries

  • 14:20 – Flavor innovation & consumer insights

  • 31:02 – CiderCon 2026 preview

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