USA, MI: Saugatuck Brewing Co. buying Creston Brewery in Grand Rapids

Saugatuck Brewing Co. announced on April 22 that it’s buying Creston Brewery in Grand Rapids, mlive.com reported. In a news release, Saugatuck Brewing Co. said the sale is dependent upon approval ...
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World: Heineken’s Q1 beer volume remains roughly stable

Dutch brewing giant Heineken on April 21 reported surging profit in the first quarter borne up by markets outside Europe, where national coronavirus lockdowns remain in force. The bottom line at ...
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Uganda: MPs ask government to halt beer production in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19

MPs have asked the Uganda government to halt production of beer if it is to effectively enforce closure of bars, KFM reported on April 21. Kaberamaido County MP, Veronica Elagu has ...
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South Korea: Oriental Brewery begins sale of revamped All New Cass beer nationwide

South Korea’s largest brewer, Oriental Brewery, has begun the sale of its newly revamped flagship beer All New Cass nationwide, The Korea Herald reported on April 19. Following a ceremony at ...
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EU: Most malting groups continue full capacity production

Most EU malting groups have continued full capacity production for their domestic and export business, H. M. Gauger GmbH reported earlier in April. Smaller, purely domestic maltsters, have slowed or even ...
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The Czech Republic: Per capita beer consumption drops by 7 litres in 2020

Beer consumption in the Czech republic — the world's largest per-capita consumer of the drink — was badly affected by the coronavirus last year, the country's brewing body said on ...
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UK: Carling leads UK’s on-trade sales last year

Despite hospitality enduring a tumultuous year, data from drinks sales in the on-trade have revealed the UK’s favourite beers for 2020, The Drinks Business reported. Curfews, tier systems, nationwide lockdowns ...
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Ukraine: Farmers seed 20% of total expected spring grains area

All Ukrainian regions have started this year's spring grain sowing campaign, seeding a total of 1.5 million hectares of wheat, barley, peas and oats as of April 15, or 20% ...
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Singapore & Thailand: ThaiBev postpones plan to sell 20% stake in regional beer business through Singapore listing

Thai Beverage said on April 16 it was postponing the plan to sell a 20% stake in its regional beer business through a $2 billion Singapore listing, citing a volatile ...
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Canada: Barley exports forecast for 2020-21 up by 50 thousand tonnes from last month

For 2020-21, the forecast for total Canadian barley exports (raw barley grain and grain equivalent of malt) is pegged at 3.75 million tonnes (Mt), up by 50 thousand tonnes ...
Published 19/04/2021 More