UK: Crisp Malt looking ahead after Canadian buyout

Crisp Malt, founded in 1870 at Great Ryburgh, near Fakenham, is part of the Anglia Maltings Holdings (AMH) group which was acquired last month by Richardson International. AMH chief executive Stuart ...
Published 28/08/2023 More

Japan: Asahi Super Dry to get new low-alcohol spinoff

Asahi Super Dry is Japan’s favorite brand of beer, so it was a big deal when Asahi Breweries changed its recipe for the first time ever last year. Now they’ve ...
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EU & UK: Heavy rains interrupt harvest in key malting barley regions

The biggest concern in Europe is the persistent and heavy rains in key malting barley regions interrupting harvest at a critical time, RMI Analytics said in their latest report. Yields in ...
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China: Tsingtao Brewery's first-half net profit rises 20.1%

Tsingtao Brewery's first-half net profit rose 20.1%, mainly supported by higher beer sales and cost controls, the Morning Star reported on August 27. Net profit was 3.43 billion yuan ($470.5 million), ...
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Finland & Norway: Nordic drinks firm Anora to distribute AB InBev beer brands in Finland and Norway

Nordic drinks firm Anora has announced the signing of a partnership with AB InBev, under which it will distribute beer brands including Corona, Stella Artois and Budweiser in the on-trade ...
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Ukraine: Winter barley planted area may decrease significantly this year

Ukrainian farmers plan to increase the sown area of winter rape for 2024 to a record 1.9 million hectares but may cut the sown area of winter wheat, an agriculture ...
Published 28/08/2023 More

Canada: Domestic use of barley forecast up 28% in 2022-23

For 2022-23, Canada’s total domestic use of barley, of which over 90% is for animal feed, is forecast at 6.0 million tonnes (Mt), up 28% year-over-year (y/y) due to the ...
Published 26/08/2023 More

World: World hop crop 2023 expected to be at least 5% higher than in 2022

Despite world hop acreage decreased by around 4 %, the International Hop Growers’ Convention (IHGC) expects world crop 2023 to be at least 5% higher than in 2022. However, this ...
Published 26/08/2023 More

USA, CO: LowDown Brewery + Kitchen to close for good on September 30

When Scott O’Hearn and Philip Phifer opened LowDown Brewery + Kitchen in 2014, it was on their own terms: a brewery with food — unusual at the time — on ...
Published 26/08/2023 More

The Netherlands & Russia: Heineken announces sale of Russian business for 1 euro

Dutch brewer Heineken has completed its withdrawal from Russia, 18 months after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, selling its business in Russia for just 1 euro, the company ...
Published 25/08/2023 More