The Netherlands: Number of breweries grows back to ‘medieval levels’

The Netherlands now have the same number of breweries as it did in the Middle Ages. With the rise of independent beer makers, the country now counts some 500 facilities ...
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UK: Record 18.2 million litres of low and non-alcoholic beer consumed in the UK over the past year

Brits consumed a record 18.2 million litres of low and non-alcoholic beer this year, while sales of super-strength brews fell into a major decline, The Grocer reported on August 23. Value ...
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South Korea: Hite Jinro’s beer market share expected to increase

Hite Jinro’s soju and beer market share will rise, said Dongbu Securities on Aug. 23, maintaining a “buy” recommendation and 31,000 won (US$27.44) target price, The Investor reports. Its rival ...
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Canada: Barley seeded area down 10% to record low of 2.3 mln ha in 2017/18

For 2016-17, Canada’s total domestic barley use is forecast to increase to 6.226 mln tonnes due to higher industrial use (399 thousand tonnes), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said in its ...
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USA: Heineken’s US business boosted by ‘data and diversity’

Between the largest domestic macro brewers and the biggest of the big craft brewers, there’s a segment of the U.S. beer industry trying to avoid being pinched, MarketWatch reported on ...
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USA, GA: Pontoon Brewing breaks ground in Sandy Springs

When Georgia law changes this fall to allow microbreweries to sell beer on their premises, the Perimeter area will finally have its own neighborhood brewery. On Friday, Aug. 18, the ...
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USA, FL: American Icon Brewery’s opening date set for mid-October

The first brewing tanks arrived last week at the American Icon Brewery in downtown Vero Beach, marking a milestone in the old building’s transformation from power plant to microbrewery, restaurant ...
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Canada, ON: Humble Beginnings Brewing aiming to open in Eastern Ontario this autumn

The Morrisburg Leader reports that a new brewery will be opening soon in Ingleside, a small town located approximately 25 km west of Cornwall in Eastern Ontario. Humble Beginnings Brewing is ...
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India: United Breweries targeting 25% share in imported beer market in the next 18 months

United Breweries Ltd (UBL) is targeting to capture 25 per cent share in imported beer market in India in the next 18 months by introducing global brands from the portfolio ...
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India: Shares of United Breweries Holdings to be suspended from trading for non-compliance with financial results and non-payment of fines

Shares of United Breweries Holdings Ltd (UBHL) will be suspended from trading with effect from Sept 8 in the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) due ...
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