Australia: Coopers malting plant celebrates first anniversary

Earlier this month Coopers celebrated the first anniversary of the opening of a A$65 mln (US$47 mln) malting plant, a facility it has desired ever since 2002, BeverageDaily.com reported on ...
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Canada: Damaged barley crop to hike cost of craft beer

Miserable weather for Canada’s barley crop means the price of a pint of craft beer is poised to rise, the Detroit News reported on November 21. A blast of rain and ...
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USA: Domestic beer shipments down about 2.9% in the US

Shipments of domestically brewed beer are down about 2.9 percent in the US, according to the Beer Institute, but year-to-date volume sales at off-premise retailers are still basically flat, Brewbound ...
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USA, TN: Wiseacre Brewing Co. planning second brewery in Memphis

Wiseacre Brewing Co. plans to build a second, larger brewery in downtown Memphis. Abel Parcels LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wiseacre, is seeking a Board of Adjustment variance to ...
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USA, NC: UpCountry Brewing to open second location in Brevard

UpCountry Brewing, based in West Asheville, keeps heading further into the mountains with a second brewery and taproom space nestled into the foothills of the entrance to the Pisgah Forest ...
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Nigeria: Guinness Nigeria declares N1.2 bln as Q3 profit

A beverage company in Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria Plc, which is a subsidiary of Diageo Plc, has declared N1.2 bln as its profit for the third quarter of 2018, The Punch ...
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Australia: Feed grain prices drop as harvest continues

Feed grain prices have dropped between A$15 and A$40 in recent weeks in Australia and there are several factors at play, according to an industry expert. Rabobank senior oilseeds and grains ...
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China & Australia: Australian barley industry coming to grips with news on China dumping investigation

The Australian barley industry is coming to grips with the bombshell news that China, Australia’s largest barley customer, is launching an investigation into potential dumping of Australian barley on the ...
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Rwanda: Bralirwa to start local production of Heineken

Rwanda’s biggest brewer, Bralirwa Ltd, will start making Heineken beer locally next month in a move that will allow it to cut retail prices by a fifth, Reuters reported on ...
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UK: Study finds low and no-alcohol beer is becoming more socially acceptable

A new study commissioned by Carlsberg UK has found that more than half of UK consumers believe that low or no-alcohol beer is becoming more socially acceptable, the Drinks Insight ...
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