The Czech Republic: Beer sector sees slow recovery

Czech breweries are counting the costs of the coronavirus crisis. During the state of emergency which closed some 50,000 pubs around the country, beer consumption took a dive and although ...
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Japan: Sales of beer and beer-like drinks fall in the first half from a year earlier

Sales of beer and beer-like drinks by all four major Japanese brewers fell in the first half from a year earlier, affected by sluggish demand in restaurants amid the new ...
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UK: Winter barley area decreases, spring barley dramatically up this year

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) released the results of its spring planting and variety survey on July 8, Agriland reports. According to AHDB, the UK’s winter barley area decreased ...
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India: Miadiamante Foods & Beverages acquires majority stake in craft brewer Independence Brewing Company

Miadiamante Foods & Beverages, a Nashik-based company, has picked up a majority stake in microbrewery company, Independence Brewing Company (IBC), one of the largest and oldest microbreweries in India. This ...
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South Africa: Craft brewers plead for support from state

Only 10% of South African craft brewers believe they will be able to continue trading in the near future if the current restrictions on the trade of alcohol and the ...
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South Korea: More and more Koreans cracking open a non-alcoholic beer this summer

As the summer heats up, more and more Koreans are cracking open a cold one — a cold non-alcoholic beer that is, with sales of the alcohol-free drinks shooting up ...
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World: World crops and consumption not that impacted by Covid-19 pandemic yet

The corona pandemic, affecting all sectors of the economy, has, however, no great impact on world crops and consumption yet, H. M. Gauger GmbH said in their July report. All ...
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World: Latest beer sales statistics show declining volumes

China’s January-May beer sales amounted to 126.4 mln hl - 14% less than over the same period last year. The earlier January-April period showed a minus of 22.6%, but the ...
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World: Carlsberg reports 14.6% second-quarter group revenue decline

Danish brewer Carlsberg reported on July 10 that its second-quarter group revenue declined 14.6 percent and total volumes declined 7.8 percent, both on organic terms. Meanwhile, the company reported improved ...
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USA, TN: Curio Brewing Company opens its doors for business

The anticipated wait is over – Curio Brewing Company, located at 216 Noah Drive in Franklin, has opened its doors for business, the Williamson Source reported on July 10. From Turtle ...
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