Myanmar: Carlsberg Myanmar unable to expand due to difficult environment

Michael Jensen, managing director of Carlsberg Myanmar, doesn’t bother to hide his frustration at the environment in which his brewery has been forced to do business in the country, The ...
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Myanmar: Pernod Richard expanding its whisky footprint in Myanmar

Pernod Richard is expanding its whisky footprint in Myanmar having acquired a majority stake in a new joint venture with private equity firm Yoma Strategic, making it the first major ...
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India: AB InBev opens India’s first ever solar powered brewery in Karnataka

AB InBev’s Brewery in the temple town of T Narasipura, 45 minutes away from Mysuru, will brew Budweiser from 100% renewable energy, The News Minute reported on June 7. The factory ...
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Taiwan: Major food and beverage conglomerate launches its first line of beer

Major Taiwanese food and beverage conglomerate King Car Group launched its first line of beer on June 6, eyeing the domestic market that has long been dominated by one major ...
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USA: Craft beer hopes to reap greater profits through taproom and brewpub sales

Americans’ drink preferences are changing, and as they turn more toward wine and spirits, they have left the once undisputed regent — beer — struggling to compete. Even craft brewers, ...
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China: Tsingtao Brewery eyeing expansion across Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Tsingtao Brewery is eyeing business expansion across members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Xinhua reported on June 6. Tsingtao Brewery is the iconic business of Qingdao, the host city of ...
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Germany: Farm cooperatives association cuts wheat and winter barley crop forecast

The association of German farm cooperatives on June 6 cut its forecast of Germany’s 2018 wheat crop to 22.89 million tonnes, down 6.5 percent on the year after grains suffered ...
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Japan: Brewers upping alcohol content to combat declining consumption

Japanese brewers are discovering a new way to tap the lucrative market of working adults: Get them tipsy more quickly and efficiently, Bloomberg reported on June, 3. This domestic segment is ...
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Vietnam: Leading brewers spending big on advertisements in Vietnam

Global consumption has not increased in a decade, but Vietnamese are having a beer blast. As more and more Vietnamese drinkers take to beer and competition heats up, leading brands are ...
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Germany: Sunny weather and looming FIFA World Cup boost beer sales in May

Sunny weather and the looming FIFA World Cup in Russia have provided a welcome boost to beer sales in Germany in May, German media reported on June 4. Franz-Josef Weihrauch, spokesperson ...
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