Ethiopia: Local malting barley and malt production still not enough to meet brewing sector’s needs

Geletu Tafa, father of six children, is one of the over 20,000 smallholder contract farmers producing improved malting barley variety for Heineken Ethiopia. He lives in Arsi Tiyo district Dosha ...
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Russia & Ukraine: AB InBev and Anadolu Efes agree to merge operations in Russia and Ukraine

Brewers Anheuser-Busch InBev and Anadolu Efes have agreed to merge their operations in Russia and Ukraine in an attempt to strengthen their position in a declining market, Reuters reported on ...
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New Zealand: Craft beer price and market share rise in 2016

The average price for a litre of craft beer has risen in the past year in New Zealand, a sign consumers are increasingly prepared to pay a premium for quality ...
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Japan: Suntory’s Q2 operating profit declines on weakness in Asian markets

Suntory, the Japanese beverage and food group, fell as much as 8 per cent on August 8 after the company reported a fall in operating profit in the second quarter ...
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Ukraine: January-July beer output down 3.9%

In January-July 2017, the volume of beer production in Ukraine amounted to 10.82 million hl, which is 3.9% less compared to the same period in 2016, according to a report ...
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USA, CA: Sacramento’s Rubicon Brewing shutting its doors after 30 years

A staple to the Midtown corridor, Sacramento’s Rubicon Brewing is shutting its doors after 30 years, CBS Sacramento reported on August 7. “It’s a sad day,” said Pat Hannon who has ...
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USA, OH: Blank Slate Brewing Company unexpectedly closes its business

In Cincinnati, a city booming with breweries, a well-known one unexpectedly closed on Monday, August 7, WLWT reported. After five years in business, Blank Slate Brewing Company, located in the East ...
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USA, TX: Central District Brewing aiming to open in downtown Austin by the end of 218

Downtown Austin is getting a new brewery with Central District Brewing. It'll be found within the Austin Convention Center garage on 5th and Red River streets. The plans for the ...
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USA, WI: O'so Brewing Company to open new brewery in Stevens Point

O'so Brewing Company will be expanding in Stevens Point with a $2 million project within the next two years. Stevens Point City Council met in a special session on August ...
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USA, MA: Brewery Silvaticus heading towards September opening in Amesbury

Brewery Silvaticus is heading towards a September 2017 opening at 9 Water St. in the Carriage Mills complex in downtown Amesbury, reports the Globe, and while several local restaurants will ...
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