Brazil: Ambev opens can factory to cater to increasing stay-at-home demand

Brazil beermaker Ambev SA on September 23 said it had opened a new factory with capacity to produce 1.5 billion cans a year due to higher demand from stay-at-home drinkers, ...
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South Korea: Fruity-taste beers gaining ground in South Korea’s market

Beers with a fruity taste are gaining ground in South Korea’s alcoholic beverages market, which has been dominated by domestic pale lagers such as Cass and Hite, as more people ...
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World: Diageo raises new capital via euro and sterling bond issue

Diageo, a global leader in beverage alcohol, on September 24 launched and priced €700 million of fixed rate euro and £400 million of fixed rate sterling denominated bonds under its ...
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India: Young Indians now more willing to try low or no alcohol beer, research says

Young Indians are willing to try low or no alcohol beer as concerns around health sway their decision to pick alternatives to strong beer that still continues to dominate sale ...
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USA: Molson Coors makes major investment in Milwaukee brewery due to skyrocketing demand for its LightSky low-carb beer

Skyrocketing demand for LightSky, the first low-calorie, low-carb beer from Blue Moon Brewing Co., has led Molson Coors Beverage Co. to make a major investment at its State Street brewery ...
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USA, OH: Cartridge Brewing slated to open in Maineville this fall

A long-abandoned and well-known historic Maineville factory will once again operate — but not in an industrial sense, the Cincinnati CityBeat reported on September 24. A portion of the Peters Cartridge ...
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USA, TX: Pabst Brewing moving headquarters to downtown San Antonio

Pabst Brewing Co., the brewery behind brands like Lone Star and Pearl Beer, is moving into the Rand Building in downtown San Antonio, KSAT San Antonio reported on September 24. Jenna ...
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Australia: Western Australia's Barley Council recommends focusing on feed grain in 2021

Recommendations for malt barley variety receivals in the 2021/22 harvest have been handed down by the Grain Industry Association of Western Australia's (GIWA) Barley Council, the Farm Weekly reported on ...
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Canada: Barley harvest advancing quickly throughout Canada

Barley harvest is advancing quickly throughout Canada. If it were not for wet, cold conditions in some regions the barley harvest would be close to finished, CMBTC reported on September ...
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USA: More than half a million brewing industry jobs at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic

More than half a million people in the US brewing industry will lose their jobs this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the sector’s figureheads, The ...
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