India: Red Rhino opens new commercial brewery in Karnataka

Red Rhino, a prominent player in India’s craft beer industry, has launched a new commercial brewery in Malur, located in Karnataka’s Kolar district, to expand its kegging operations. The move ...
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Vietnam: Ha Long Beer and Beverage JSC beating industry giants with high returns and generous dividends

A small Quang Ninh brewery is beating industry giants with high returns and generous dividends, VietNamNet reported on April 2. Despite tightening regulations on alcohol consumption affecting industry revenues, Ha Long ...
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Australia: Lion sells Eumundi Brewing, one of Australia’s original craft breweries

Eight years after reviving Eumundi Brewing, one of Australia’s original craft breweries, Lion has sold it to the Comiskey Group, Drinks Digest reported on April 3. The Cominskey Group is a ...
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World: Malting barley prices relatively quiet

Malting barley prices are relatively quiet, with only minor fluctuations, up and down slightly since the last week of March, RMI Analytics said in their early April report. The France ...
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EU: Virtually no activity reported in barley crop 2024

European barley markets are relatively quiet with virtually no activity remaining in crop’24, and only limited trade in crop’25 (although demand has recently shown up for new crop), RMI Analytics ...
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USA: Suntory aims to sell local to avoid US tariffs

Japanese drinks giant Suntory will try to produce and sell locally to dodge the U.S. tariff threat, says president Nobuhiro Torii, President, Suntory, Yahoo!Finance reported on April 3. “The biggest challenge ...
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USA, CO: Left Hand Brewing Company and Dry Dock Brewing Company are partnering up under Left Hand's parent company

A big change is coming for two notable and long-running Colorado breweries, CBS News reported on April 3. Left Hand Brewing Company and Dry Dock Brewing Company are partnering up under ...
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China: Malt market expected to continue on an upward consumption trend

Driven by increasing demand for malt in China, the market is expected to continue an upward consumption trend over the next decade, IndexBox sais in their latest report. Market performance is ...
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India: United Breweries introduces two flavoured Kingfisher beers in India

Heineken’s United Breweries Limited (UBL) has introduced two flavoured Kingfisher beers into the Indian market, db reports. The Kingfisher branded beers, named Lemon Masala and Mango Berry Twist, have been positioned ...
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Seychelles: Diageo divests majority stake in Seychelles Breweries

Diageo has sold its majority stake in Seychelles Breweries to Mauritius-based Phoenix Beverages for around $80m, Yahoo!Finance reported on April 2. The Guinness owner held a 54.4% stake in the publicly-listed ...
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