Canada, ON: Slake Brewing opens its doors in Picton

A new “modern farmhouse-style brewery” in Ontario’s Prince Edward County has announced that it has opened its doors, the Canadian Beer News reported on October 6. Slake Brewing is described by ...
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USA, OR: Hammer & Stitch Brewing to open in Portland on October 10

From the creative mind of brewer Ben Dobler, Hammer & Stitch Brewing opens in northwest Portland this Saturday, October 10th at 11am. Focusing on clean looks, and old school simplicity, ...
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Rwanda: Factory launches production of centuries-old traditional sorghum beer

On October 5, a Kamonyi district-based factory rolled out the first bottles of the traditional sorghum beer that has been consumed in Rwanda for many centuries, Taarifa Rwanda reported. The ...
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UK: Barley and wheat usage for brewing, malting, and distilling decline in 2020/21 so far

Barley usage by UK brewers, maltsters and distillers decreased by 9.8% year on year in August to 141.4 thousand tonnes, AHDB reported on October 1. In July-August 2020, barley usage ...
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Australia: Australian barley export prices reach three-year low in September

Export prices of Australian barley, which is used in animal fodder and beer production, reached a three-year low in September, after experiencing a sharp downturn this year due to plunging ...
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China: China's brewing industry in clear recovery mode

Brewery earnings are in clear recovery mode in China, the world's biggest beer market. The top player, China Resources Beer (Holdings) and second-ranked Tsingtao Brewery both booked record-high net incomes ...
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UK: More than 290 thousand brewery and pub jobs could be lost without government support – BBPA report

A total of £7.4 bln and more than 290,000 jobs could be wiped out unless the UK Government regularly reviews the 10pm pub curfew rule and creates tailored financial support ...
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Nigeria: Guinness Nigeria facing slim chances for quick turnaround

Guinness Nigeria Plc faces continuing regulatory, competitive and inflationary challenges in the operating environment that caused a historic loss of nearly N13 billion in its 2020 financial year ended June, ...
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UK: Bairds Malt on track to complete Arbroath and Inverness facilities expansion this year

One of the main maltsters in the UK is on track to complete expansion of its facilities in Arbroath and Inverness by the end of next year, the Press and ...
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Ethiopia: BGI Ethiopia launching non-alcoholic malt beverage SEN’Q

BGI Ethiopia is set to introduce a new product, SEN’Q. This is to be a nonalcoholic malt beverage from one of Ethiopia’s biggest breweries after it introduced a new dark ...
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