Italy: Alexander Koch appointed Heineken Italia CEO from August 1st
Significant changing of the guard at Heineken Italia: after four years Wietse Mutters leaves the role of CEO to lead Heineken Vietnam. Replacing him, starting from next August 1st, will ... More
02/07/2024

Nigeria: Government urged to prioritize sorghum cultivation to reduce reliance on imported barley
A Professor of Brewing Science and Technology at the University of Uyo, Augustine Chima Ogbonna, has urged the federal government to prioritise the cultivation of sorghum seeds to reduce the ... More
02/07/2024

Ireland: Diageo breaks ground on EUR200 mln brewery in Newbridge
The sod has been turned on Diageo’s new €200 million brewery in Littleconnell, Newbridge, Kfm reported on July 2. The facility on the 50 acre site will be Diageo’s second largest ... More
02/07/2024

UK: Budweiser Brewing Group to distribute San Miguel beer in the UK
AB InBev subsidiary Budweiser Brewing Group has signed a new deal with Mahou San Miguel (MSM) to distribute San Miguel in the UK, The Drinks Business reported on July 2. The ... More
02/07/2024

USA: New Belgium Brewing to take over production of Kirin Ichiban and Kirin Light in the US
We’re now all too familiar with hearing that imported beers are shifting to stateside production. And while Anheuser-Busch has been brewing all domestically-sold Kirin beers since 1996, that responsibility is ... More
02/07/2024

USA, NJ: Backward Flag Brewing Co. closes down for good
Backward Flag Brewing Co., which opened in Lacey in 2015, has closed, Asbury Park Press reported on July 1. The last day for the brewery, owned by U.S. Army veteran Torie ... More
02/07/2024

USA, FL: Magnanimous Brewing bids farewell to Brandenton location, new brewery to take its place
After two years in business, a downtown Bradenton brewery has bid farewell to the area. Yet it's not all bad news for local craft beer lovers, as a new brewery ... More
02/07/2024

Vietnam: First-half beer production down 4.1% year-on-year
Vietnam’s index of industrial production (IIP) grew 10.9% in June from the previous month and 7.7% in the first six months year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on June ... More
29/06/2024

Australia: Australia's breweries hang on, as craft beer industry issues come to a head
At the recent Great Australian Beer Spectacular (GABS) in Melbourne, there were a series of accidental but unfortunate metaphors on show, ABC reported on June 29. In one booth, a high ... More
29/06/2024

USA, FL: Six Ten Brewing closing its doors for good
After celebrating a decade in Tampa Bay, Town ‘N’ Country’s popular Six Ten Brewing (7052 Benjamin Rd.) is emptying its kegs and closing its doors this weekend, the Creative Loafing ... More
29/06/2024