China: Tsingtao Brewery’s net profit up by 18.9 percent in 2020

Tsingtao Brewery said net profit increased by 18.9 percent to 2.2 billion yuan (HK$2.6 billion) last year, the Hong Kong Standard reported on March 29. The mainland brewer declared a final ...
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UK: Boortmalt to invest £12 mln in expanding its Buckie malting facility

Boortmalt, one of the leading maltsters in the world, has announced a £12 million investment to expand its malting facility in Buckie, on the Morayshire coast. The expansion will support ...
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Australia & China: Australia’s WTO case against China barley ban hits a roadblock

Australia’s government has hit a roadblock in its bid to haul China over the coals at the World Trade Organisation for Beijing’s ban on Australian barley exports, after the push ...
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India: Beer sales to get boost from state excise policies

State excise policies aimed at recovering loss of revenue caused by Covid-19 are having a positive effect on India’s beer industry that had gone flat last year, the Times of ...
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Mexico: Mexican President railing against production of beer and milk in arid areas

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is railing against the production of beer and milk in areas where there isn’t enough water, ABC News reported on March 28. López Obrador cancelled ...
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USA: Up to 2 mln hl of Molson Coors beer could be impacted by winter storms in Texas and cybersecurity incident earlier this year

More than 1.7 million barrels of beer could be impacted by severe winter storms in Texas and a cybersecurity incident earlier this year, Molson Coors Beverage said on March 29. In ...
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USA, IN: Goodwood Brewing is expanding to Indianapolis

Goodwood Brewing is expanding to a new Midwest city, the Louisville Courier Journal reported on March 29. The Louisville-based brewery is taking over the RAM Restaurant and Brewpub in Indianapolis, ...
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Australia: Coopers Ultra Light beer enjoys decade of steady growth

As the low/no alcoholic beer sector continues to lead the low/no-drinks category in Australia, Coopers Ultra Light has spearheaded the sector, enjoying over a decade of steady growth, the Beer ...
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UK: Brewers increasing beer production in preparation for lockdown lifting in April

Breweries are increasing beer production as pubs are set to welcome punters back to beer gardens from April 12, the Lancashire Telegraph reported on March 25. Some breweries have begun brewing ...
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Germany: Alcohol consumption continued to decline in 2020, particularly beer sales

Alcohol consumption in Germany continued to decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on March 25. The average per capita consumption of spirits declined ...
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