Venezuela: Empresas Polar resisting government attacks

When Lorenzo Mendoza attends baseball games, crowds treat him like a star player. Baseball is Venezuela’s national sport and Mendoza, head of the Caracas-based food and drink producer Empresas Polar ...
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Canada: Barley crop 2016 estimated at 8.8 mln tonnes, exports during present campaign are only 1.3 mln tonnes

Canada’s barley crop 2016 is estimated at 8.8 mln tonnes vs. 8.2 mln in 2015. Estimated exports are only 1.3 mln tonnes during the present campaign, H. M. Gauger GmbH ...
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USA, CO: Increasing rent forces Pateros Creek Brewing to close down on April 1

A remodel project in Old Town Fort Collins is driving rent up and Pateros Creek Brewing out, the Coloradoan reported on March 16. The craft brewer, which has operated at 242 ...
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USA, IN: Grand Junction Brewing Company hosting grand opening of its new brewery on March 17

Westfield-based Grand Junction Brewing Company is hosting a grand opening of its new production facility at 1189 E. 181st St., west of U.S. 31 and just south of Grand Park ...
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USA: Craft Brew Alliance reports Q4 and full-year 2016 results

After delaying its official 2016 earnings release by nearly three weeks, Craft Brew Alliance on March 16 issued fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 results, reporting a portfolio-wide shipment decline of 6 ...
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Asia: Heineken on the offensive in Southeast Asia

The world's second-largest brewer, Heineken, is on the offensive in Southeast Asia, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on March 12. The Dutch company plans to expand production capacity more than tenfold ...
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The Philippines: San Miguel Brewery Inc. reports highest-ever sales volume in 2016

San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB), a subsidiary of conglomerate San Miguel Corporation, posted P17.7 billion in net income after tax last year, fueled by record sales from domestic operations. “Net income ...
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Kenya: East African Breweries Ltd. to break Kenya’s 17-month drought of corporate-bond issuance

East African Breweries Ltd. plans to raise 6 billion shillings ($58.5 million) in a sale of five-year debt, breaking a 17-month drought of corporate-bond issuance in Kenya, Bloomberg reported on ...
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UK: Heineken UK to launch non-alcoholic version of its flagship lager

Heineken UK is launching a new, non-alcoholic version of its flagship lager, The Morning Advertiser reported. Heineken 0.0 will be available in 330ml bottles across the on-trade from this month onwards, ...
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EU: Alcohol companies invited to propose their own labelling guidelines

The drinks industry has hailed a move by the European Commission to allow alcohol companies to propose their own labelling guidelines. The EC said on March 13 that it has ...
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