Australia: AB InBev’s Carlton and United Breweries to invest heavily in its Cascade brewery

Australia’s Carlton and United Breweries, part of AB InBev, has announced a A$10.3 mln (US$8 mln) capital investment in Cascade to create a ‘craft brewing hub’ for the Asia Pacific ...
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Ethiopia: Heineken not interested in buying any company in Ethiopia – Managing Director

With the Ethiopian beer market in a stiff competition to interest the pocketbooks of the ever-increasing beer drinking population and BGI Ethiopia scooping little known brands, Heineken Ethiopia has confirmed ...
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Thailand: ThaiBev preparing for its biggest baht bond issue

Thai Beverage is preparing to raise up to Bt50 bln (S$2.09 billion) in its biggest baht bond issue, adding to a string of acquisition-related financings in the local debt market, ...
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UK: Farmers urged to sustain increased barley production levels to meet demand

With an upturn in whisky production on the cards, a leading UK maltster told farmers on February 23 that they would need to sustain increased barley production levels to meet ...
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India: United Breweries confident of maintaining its market share despite competition

Bengaluru-based United Breweries Ltd. is confident of maintaining its market share despite stiff competition and rising taxes, Bloomberg reported on February 27. The beer industry is extremely taxed, Managing Director Shekhar ...
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Spain: Mahou San Miguel to invest EUR11 mln in craft “brew hub”

Mahou San Miguel is to invest €11 million in the creation of a “brew hub” in Spain, offering a collaborative space for domestic and international brewers to come together to ...
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UK: UK’s brewers, maltsters, and distillers increase barley and wheat usage in Q4 2017

In Q4 2017, United Kingdom’s brewers, maltsters and distillers used 470 thousand tonnes of barley up 1.1% and 211 thousand tonnes of wheat up 5.3%, against the same period in ...
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Slovakia: Beer consumption declines in 2016

The consumption of beer in Slovakia has declined from over 4.36 mln hl in 2006 to 3.70 mln hl in 2016. Beer consumption was at 68.3 litres per capita in ...
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Mexico: Heineken opens its seventh brewery in Mexico, optimistic about talks on revamping NAFTA trade deal

The world's second largest brewer, Heineken, is optimistic that talks to revamp the NAFTA trade deal will be successful, its Americas division chief said on February 27 after attending the ...
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Canada: Maltsters and farmers singing praises of three emerging barley varieties

For a change, it’s not just farmers who are eagerly greeting new malting barley varieties. Maltsters, too, are singing the praises of emerging varieties intended to replace the big two ...
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