World: AB InBev reportedly weighing asset sale after failed IPO

Anheuser-Busch InBev is weighing asset sales, including its operations in Australia and South Korea, in a bid to pay down some of its $106 bln in debt after a failed ...
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Bulgaria: Beer exports up 44% in 2018

Bulgarian breweries recorded a turnover of 480 million levs ($275.6 million/245.4 million euro) last year, up from 350 million levs in 2017, the Union of Brewers in Bulgaria (UBB) said ...
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The Philippines: San Miguel Brewery holds groundbreaking ceremony for new brewery in Luzon

San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB) on July 17 broke ground for a new brewery in Barangays Bolasi and Mabilao, its second in Northern Luzon, pna.gov.ph reported. "The completion of ...
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China: Alcohol consumption on the rise in China, report says

A large liquor cabinet was the first thing that came to mind when Mr Lu Xin considered decorating a new apartment with his wife. "We are definitely not alcoholics," said Mr ...
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France: 97% of winter barley crop harvested by July 15

French farmers had harvested 33% of this year's soft wheat crop by July 15, up from 9% a week earlier, farm office FranceAgriMer said on July 19. Harvest progress however remained ...
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Australia & Japan: AB InBev agrees to sell its Australian operations to Japan’s Asahi

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, is selling its Australian operations to Japan's Asahi for $11 billion and could revive the stalled flotation of its Asian business as it looks ...
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Ireland: Boortmalt to expand malt production capacity in Athy to 140,000 tonnes

Malt manufacturers Boortmalt has announced that its planned expansion of The Maltings in Athy has commenced, the Leinster Express reported on July 17. The company invited a host of local ...
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USA: Diageo breaks ground on new Kentucky distillery

Diageo has broken ground on its new $130 million distillery in Lebanon, Kentucky, and revealed more details on the project, the Shanken News Daily reported on July 18. To be known ...
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USA, SC: Legal Remedy Brewing plans to open second location in Rock Hill

A popular Rock Hill brewery is about to become a popular Rock Hill brewery with two locations, the Rock Hill Herald reported on July 15. Legal Remedy Brewing announced plans to ...
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USA, GA: Two new breweries slated to launch in Atlanta

Two new breweries are slated to open in Atlanta in the next two months, joining a spate of recently opened or soon to open breweries in the area, AJC reported ...
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