USA, CO: MainStage Brewing Co. to launch in downtown Lyons on May 22

If walls could talk, the red sandstone building at 450 Main St. on the west side of downtown Lyons would have captivating stories to tell, the Longmont Times-Call reported on ...
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South Africa: Heineken confirms talks on possible acquisition of South Africa’s Distell

Heineken NV confirmed on May 18 that it was in talks with South Africa's Distell about a possible acquisition, in what would mark a push into wine and spirits for ...
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Malaysia: Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia posts 8.9% net profit decline in Q1

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd posted a net profit of RM66.46 mln in the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, which was 8.9% lower than RM72.96 mln in the previous corresponding ...
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Germany: Both winter and spring barley area down this year

Germany's winter wheat sown area for the 2021 harvest has been increased by 3.0% on the year to some 2.83 million hectares, Germany’s national statistics office said on May 19. German ...
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EU: Barley production forecast increased to 55.4 mln tonnes - Coceral

Grain trade association Coceral on May 18 raised its forecast of this year's soft wheat production in the European Union, citing excellent yield prospects in Balkan countries and Spain. Soft wheat ...
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South Korea: HiteJinro’s Q1 beer sales slide 3.3% yoy

Korean beer maker HiteJinro posted consolidated 1Q21 sales of W535.1 bln (+0.2% y-y) and an operating profit of W52.9 bln (-5.7% y-y), the Business Korea reported on May 17. The ...
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Australia: Beer consumption down, wine and spirits up during Covid-19 period

Data from Roy Morgan’s Alcohol Consumption Report showed that there were significant increases in wine and spirits consumption (up 3.3 percentage points over the year) in Australia during the COVID-19 ...
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USA, FL: Heineken not to challenge a craft brewer’s “Tropical Bay IPA” trademark

A Heineken subsidiary has agreed not to challenge a craft brewer’s “Tropical Bay IPA” trademark, laying to rest the bulk of a US federal lawsuit, the World Intellectual Property Review ...
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USA, NV: Schussboom Brewing Company to open its doors on June 2

Opening a business during a pandemic can have its challenges. Especially, a project the size of Schussboom Brewing Company. Crews broke ground on the old Shop n Go store in ...
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USA, KS: Dry Lake Brewing becomes Great Bend’s first brewery ever

The Great Bend Chamber of Commerce staff and Ambassador’s Club hosted a ribbon cutting at 1305 Main Street to commemorate the opening of Dry Lake Brewing, the Great Bend Tribune ...
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