India: Premium beers outgrow overall beer category by nearly three times in FY24

Premium beers outgrew the overall beer category by nearly three times in FY24, companies' reports and excise data showed. According to available data, premium beers (on average, beers priced above ...
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Russia: Russia raising import taxes on Scotch whisky, other spirits from ‘unfriendly’ countries

Russia is raising import taxes on Scotch whisky as well as other spirits from countries that it deems ‘unfriendly’, The Drinks Business reported on July 4. The news in The Times ...
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Thailand: Government could lift 52-year-old ban on afternoon alcohol sales

According to a statement on the Royal Thai Government website, Thailand’s prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, is contemplating lifting the 52-year-old ban on afternoon alcohol sales to help ease the country’s ...
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Uruguay: Minas brewery to reopen after a two months closure

Representatives of Uruguay’s Ministry of Labor, the Fábricas Nacionales de Cerveza (FNC) company and the union managed to sign a preliminary agreement that allows the reopening of the Minas brewing ...
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Vietnam: Hanoi Nghe Tinh Beer JSC to double its annual production capacity in Ha Tinh province

Hanoi Nghe Tinh Beer JSC, a domestic brewer based in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh, plans to invest VND281 billion ($11 million) to double its annual capacity to 100 ...
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Ireland: Heineken to take on the rights to distribute Molson Coors’ beer brands in Ireland

Heineken Ireland has agreed to take on the Irish rights to distribute Molson Coors’ beer brands, further strengthening its position in the industry, Irish Independent reported on July 7. The move ...
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New Zealand: Increasing number of New Zealand breweries hitting financial trouble

From Brothers Beer to Deep Creek, Epic Brewing to Boneface Brewing - there has been no shortage of well-known New Zealand breweries hitting financial trouble in recent years, RNZ reported ...
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Vietnam: Quang Nam Province to see tax revenue fall due to Heineken plant closure

Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam will see its tax revenue fall by some VND500 billion (US$19.5 million) a year after Heineken, the world's second-largest brewer, closed its brewery in ...
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Vietnam: Brewing industry taking on even more challenging times

Following a stressful few years of slumping demand, Vietnam’s beer industry is taking on even more challenging times, including the potential impact of special consumption tax, which leaves it finding ...
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UK: Survey shows dramatic decline in cereals and oilseed rape plantings

AHDB’s latest Planting and Variety survey, conducted from 15 April to 14 June 2024, shows a dramatic decline in cereals and oilseed rape (OSR) planted in Great Britain (GB) this ...
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