World: Heineken reports 0.9% increase in first-quarter organic net revenues
Heineken on April 16 reported a 0.9% increase in first-quarter organic net revenues, just exceeding analysts' expectations for a slight decline even as tariff uncertainty bites. The world's No.2 brewer had ... More
16/04/2025

UK: Speyside Distillery secures planning permission for modernisation
Scottish company Glasgow Whisky has secured planning permission to modernise the Speyside Distillery in Tromie Mills near Kingussie, The Spirits Business reported on April 15. Speyside Distillery, featured in the BBC ... More
16/04/2025

India: United Breweries’ Q1 sales volume up by a "mid-single-digit"
Dutch brewing company Heineken NV on April 16 said its sales volume in India rose by a "mid-single-digit", lagging the market growth due to a temporary halt of supply in ... More
16/04/2025

Europe: 1 in 15 beers served in Europe is now alcohol-free
Europe boasts the largest non-alcoholic beer industry in the world. Can the region provide a roadmap for future alcohol-free beer growth globally? Europe starts off with a strong beer heritage, particularly ... More
15/04/2025

Ukraine: Barley crop 2025/26 forecast at 5.3 mln tonnes
As spring planting continues in Ukraine, its agriculture ministry and consultancy APK-Inform issued their respective crop forecasts. The reports were issued just as Ukraine was still in a bitter cold ... More
15/04/2025

USA: Brewers Association reports 4% drop in craft beer output 2024, number of breweries declines for the first time since 2005
The Brewers Association, the trade association representing America’s small and independent breweries, released on April 15 its annual craft brewing industry production report for 2024. As part of that report, ... More
15/04/2025

USA, CA: Fort Point Beer Company merging with Rosa’s HenHouse Brewing Co. and moving all its operations up to Sonoma County
San Francisco’s famed microbrewery Fort Point Beer Company won’t exactly be a San Francisco microbrewery anymore, as it’s merging with Santa Rosa’s HenHouse Brewing Co. and moving all its operations ... More
15/04/2025

USA, MA: Hog Island Beer Company acquiring Plymouth's Mayflower Brewing Company
A Cape Cod brewery is in the process of purchasing a beermaker on the South Shore, NBC Boston reported on April 15. According to a source, Hog Island Beer Company in ... More
15/04/2025

World: Molson Coors Beverage Company's CEO to retire at the end of 2025
Molson Coors Beverage Company's chief executive officer and industry veteran Gavin Hattersley will retire at the end of 2025 after six years in the role, the Coors Light maker said ... More
14/04/2025

Africa & Middle East: Heineken appoints new Africa & Middle East operations lead
The regional lead for Heineken’s Africa & Middle East operations will step down in July, with the group’s MD for Mexico taking his place, Global Drinks Intel reported on April ... More
14/04/2025