Europe: Drought in Northern Europe eats up good prospects for malting barley
Higher protein levels in malting barley expected
... read moreBrazil: Petainer starts production of plastic kegs in Brazil
Environmentalist groups fight global plastic littering
... read moreChina: China Resources Beer confirms talks to buy Heineken’s domestic operations
Largest brewer in China is lacking premium beer brand
... read moreUK: Beavertown brewery said to sell minority stake to Heineken
Son of Led Zeppelin’s lead singer runs out of money to build new brewery
... read moreUSA: Ice bags mock Indiana cold beer law
Chill Indiana initiative demands reform of law that favors liquor shops
... read moreSouth Africa: The (AB InBev) empire strikes back
AB InBev to introduce “different packs to have something attractive for consumers in terms of promotion”
... read moreJapan: Asahi to reduce debt by 20% before seeking new investment opportunities
“Improving our flexibility for M&A and other growth investments”
... read moreUSA: CANarchy CEO steps down after only 6 months
COO Matt Fraser promoted president
... read moreGermany: State-owned Rothaus brewery suffers from declining sales
Local competitors Waldhaus, Bauhöfer and Alpirsbach gain ground
... read moreUSA.: Beer sales fall by 3.56% in the first quarter
Decline even sharper than last year
... read moreUSA/Canada: AB Inbev and Molson Coors escape antitrust claim
State claims can still be filed in state court
... read moreGermany: Beer can no longer be described as "wholesome" in advertising
Brauerei Clemens Härle loses in court in the last instance
... read moreMexico: First independent malting inaugurated
Capacity destined to source one third of Mexico’s craft breweries
... read moreUSA: PicoBrew launches “the world's first universal brewing machine”
Pico U brews beer, coffee, tea and fusion beverages
... read moreGermany: Krones acquires 100% of Till and merges it with own department
Krones plans second facility to be inaugurated by the end of 2018
... read moreUSA: Local craft brewers call for boycott of new AB InBev restaurant
Golden Road Brewing opens new premise in Sacramento
... read moreUK: Petainer to be entirely sold to financial investor KKR
New try after last year’s failure
... read moreBelize: Heineken acquires minority stake in Belize Brewing
Belize Brewing has already close ties to Heineken since 2016
... read moreIreland: Leading craft brewery sold to Pernod-Ricard owned distiller
Acquisition of Eight Degrees Brewing “to sustain the continued global growth of Jameson Caskmates”
... read moreGermany: Eichbaum Brauerei apologizes for unintentionally offending Muslims
Local brewery stops FIFA World Cup marketing campaign
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