21. July 2026

Germany: Deutsche Bahn to Ban Alcohol Consumption at All 5,400 Stations

Can a drinking ban at stations reduce violence while alcohol remains available in station restaurants and on long-distance trains?

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21. July 2026

World: Persistent Structural Oversupply Continuous to Weigh on Global Hop Market

Will the global hop industry overcome the ongoing crisis of overcapacity?

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21. July 2026

USA: US President Donald Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Alcohol and Hundreds of Other Goods

Will the new 50% duties further disrupt North American alcohol and brewing supply chains from August?

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21. July 2026

World: AB InBev Maintains 25 Percent Share as Global Beer Output Drops

Can expanding emerging markets compensate for contracting established beer economies globally?

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20. July 2026

Germany: Oettinger CEO Thilo Pomykala Steps Down After Just Three Months

Why is the German brewer changing its leadership again so soon?

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17. July 2026

New Zealand: Malteurop to Shut Country’s Largest Malting Plant as Beer Demand Declines

Can domestic producer Gladfield and imported malt fill the gap without significantly increasing costs and logistical complexity?

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16. July 2026

Belgium: Brouwerij Haacht Attracts Heineken and Duvel Moortgat in Takeover Battle

Who will ultimately acquire the struggling Belgian brewer and its real estate?

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14. July 2026

Costa Rica: Heineken Agrees to Acquire Premium Water Brand RainForest Water

What role could premium water play in Heineken’s expansion beyond beer?

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13. July 2026

Germany: Eichbaum Brewery Ceases Operations After Collapse of Rescue Plan

What forced Mannheim's oldest brewery to shut down after 347 years?

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10. July 2026

Germany: Beverage Industry Hard Hit as Government Commits to Sugar and Spirits Taxes

How will new multi-million euro tax burdens reshape Germany's beverage market?

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07. July 2026

Germany: Colbitzer Heide-Brauerei Dragged Into Insolvency by Parent Company Wolters

Will the historic brewery survive the financial downfall of its parent company?

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07. July 2026

Germany: Krombacher CEO Bernhard Schadeberg Invests Millions in Upcycling Startup ValueGrain

Can upcycled spent grain become a lucrative new revenue stream for breweries?

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06. July 2026

UK: Great British Drinks Company Appoints Dominic Metcalfe as Managing Director

Can new leadership turn a brewery rescue portfolio into a stable platform for long-term growth?

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06. July 2026

Austria: Zillertal Bier Acquires Brauerei Starkenberg

How will the recent takeover stabilize the struggling regional beer brand?

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06. July 2026

Denmark: Carlsberg and Sapporo Form Strategic Joint Venture in Asia

Is this the next step into a much deeper cooperation?

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02. July 2026

Germany: Cargill Closes Salzgitter Malthouse

Is Germany’s malt industry now adjusting faster than the country’s shrinking beer market?

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02. July 2026

UK: BrewDog CEO James Taylor Steps Down Without Replacement

Is the era of autonomous leadership at BrewDog definitively over?

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02. July 2026

Netherlands: Grolsch Fully Acquires Craft Brewer Gulpener

Will this acquisition alter the sustainable craft brewery's operations?

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02. July 2026

India: Carlsberg Confidentially Files for USD 700 Million IPO

What will Carlsberg do with the IPO proceeds?

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30. June 2026

UK/Nigeria: Diageo Appoints John Musunga as Managing Director for Africa

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