UK: On-trade beer consumption down 36% since January 2017

The total volume of beer consumed in the on-trade in the United Kingdom has fallen by 36% (11,867,182hl) since January 2007, new research has revealed. Marston’s has unveiled its On-Trade Beer ...
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Hong Kong: AB InBev Asia business launches up to $9.8 billion Hong Kong IPO - term sheet

Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev NV (AB InBev) is seeking to raise up to $9.8 billion by listing its Asia-Pacific business in Hong Kong, marking what would be the world's largest ...
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China: Premium beer market seeing an increased competition

Competition is intensifying in China's premium beer market, with two domestic producers moving to solidify their positions, while Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer, is aggressively going after market share, ...
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Spain: Mahou San Miguel acquires Spanish beer brand Brutus

Mahou San Miguel continues to grow in the craft beer sector with the acquisition of a 70% stake in Spanish beer brand Brutus, FoodBev reported on July 2. Founded in 2015 ...
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USA: Beer drinking not dead – Constellation Brands CEO

Long live the iced cold cerveza. “Beer [drinking] is not dead,” said Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands in an interview with Yahoo Finance. Newlands — who leads the maker of the well-known ...
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Hong Kong: High rents and competition make brewers pursue export markets

Stressed by high rents and a highly competitive domestic market, Hong Kong’s leading local brewers are now aggressively pursuing export markets around Asia, and in some cases to Europe and ...
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Asia: AB InBev CEO betting on public listing in Asia to help with acquisitions

The head of Anheuser-Busch InBev is betting that a planned public listing in Asia will help the world’s largest brewer expand in the fast-growing region via acquisitions, the Financial Times ...
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USA, CO: Chainless Brewing becomes Durango’s newest brewery

Chainless Brewing, Durango’s newest brewery (and the seventh if you count the two that have left), came together through a lot of hard work and also a bit of luck, ...
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USA & Mexico: Constellation Brands ‘always ready if Trump levies tariffs on Mexican beer’ - CEO

President Donald Trump threatened to slap tariffs on all Mexican imports at the end of May. He later backed down from the threat after signing a trade deal with the ...
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Canada, BC: Whistle Buoy Brewing now open in Victoria’s Market Square

A new brewery “inspired by the natural beauty and urban energy of coastal BC” is now open in Victoria’s Market Square, the Canadian Beer News reported on June 28. Whistle Buoy ...
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