Russia: Barley harvest 93% complete, expected 15% below last year’s

The barley harvest in Russia is already 93% complete, UkrAgroConsult reported on October 2. In view of an almost 20% year-over-year drop in barley yield in the course of harvesting, ...
Опублікований 02/10/2018 Далi

Thailand & Vietnam: ThaiBev gains control of Sabeco management board and is now able to reform it

Thai Beverage, known for its ubiquitous Chang beer, confirmed on October 3 that it has gained control of the management board of Vietnam's Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corp. (Sabeco), the Nikkei Asian ...
Опублікований 02/10/2018 Далi

Australia: Lion to consider job redundancies at two of its nine breweries

Following Lion’s announcement on October 3 that it will consider job redundancies and shift reductions at two of its nine breweries, it is clear that the decline in mainstream beer ...
Опублікований 02/10/2018 Далi

India: AB InBev’s Indian unit accused of avoiding tax

Indian authorities have accused global brewer SABMiller of avoiding paying tens of millions of dollars in taxes since 2011 by renaming royalty transactions as a management services, the Nikkei Asian ...
Опублікований 02/10/2018 Далi

Thailand: ThaiBev restructures to back growth ambitions in Asean

Thai Beverage Plc (ThaiBev), Thailand's biggest beverage producer, announced on October 3 a major strategic reshuffle of executives under a revamped management structure that will back the company’s growth ambitions ...
Опублікований 02/10/2018 Далi

USA: Heineken’s Lagunitas Brewing announces job cuts

Lagunitas Brewing, one of the flag bearers of the US craft beer industry, is laying off 12% of its staff as the U.S. craft beer sector continues to soften, The ...
Опублікований 02/10/2018 Далi

EU: Barley could gain extra area next year thanks to higher prices

Parched soils have hampered late-summer rapeseed sowing in Europe, raising the prospect that farmers will shift towards attractively priced wheat for next year’s harvest, Reuters reported on September 28. Barley, which ...
Опублікований 30/09/2018 Далi

Japan: Major brewers offering financial and technological support to boost domestic hops production

Major Japanese brewers are offering financial and technological support to domestic hop farmers so they can increase production of hops, a primary beer ingredient that determines flavor and bitterness, The ...
Опублікований 30/09/2018 Далi

Australia: Craft beer drinkers eager to try new brews

Australian craft beer consumers now purchase an equal number of previously untried beers as old favourites, according to the 2018 Australian Craft Beer Survey, showing how quickly the sector has ...
Опублікований 30/09/2018 Далi

USA, CA: Hooby’s Brewing planning to open by the end of October

A Winters family plans to start selling its beer out of a taproom and restaurant on the town’s Main Street next month, the first step in a plan that’ll culminate ...
Опублікований 30/09/2018 Далi