Australia: Laperouse gets malting barley accreditation
Grains Australia has accredited the variety Laperouse as a malting barley, Grain Central reported on May 16. It was submitted by SECOBRA Research and Seednet, and was accredited as malting barley ... More
16/05/2025

Spain: 2024 beer exports exceed EUR300 mln
The beer sector has been growing for a decade in Spain. Approximately two billion cubic litres are produced in the world every year. Data published by Statista places Spain as ... More
16/05/2025

Italy: Royal Unibrew to debut new beer brand in Italy
Denmark’s Royal Unibrew has unveiled a new-to-market beer brand that will be brewed at its production facility in San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy, Global Drinks Intel reported on May 16. San ... More
16/05/2025

Belize: Businesses beginning to feel beer shortages following power outage earlier this month
Hotels, resorts, and restaurants across Belize are beginning to feel the effects of a beer supply disruption, following a power outage that affected Bowen & Bowen’s production facilities earlier this ... More
16/05/2025

World: Corona crowned the world’s most valuable beer brand for the second consecutive year
Corona has been crowned the world’s most valuable beer brand for the second consecutive year, according to Kantar’s 2025 BrandZ Global report. The accolade comes as the brand celebrates its ... More
15/05/2025

China: China Resources Beer strategic transformation delivering measurable results
By 2016, China’s beer industry had hit a turning point. After years of rapid growth, production peaked at 50 billion liters in 2013. Suddenly, younger consumers – especially Gen Z ... More
15/05/2025

Japan: Beer and quasi-beer sales down 36% in April
Sales of beer and quasi-beer products by four major Japanese brewers in April fell 36 pct from a year earlier in volume, data from Kirin Brewery Co. and others showed. The ... More
15/05/2025

New Zealand & China: China wants more of New Zealand beer after recent tariff stand-off with the US
It's been a busy few weeks for the Brothers Beer Brewery in Auckland, making and packing as much beer as they can — to send to China, 1News reported on ... More
15/05/2025

Italy: Diageo to sell production facility in northern Italy to Newlat Food
Newlat Food has signed an exclusivity agreement to acquire Diageo’s production facility in Santa Vittoria d'Alba, northern Italy, FoodBev reported on May 14. Alcohol giant Diageo revealed plans to close the ... More
15/05/2025

Russia: Carlsberg’s former Russian unit increases production by 20% in 2024
Baltika Brewing Company, one of Russia's leading beer market, increased production by 20% in 2024, Interfax reported on May 14. "The company is operating at full production capacity. In 2024, we ... More
15/05/2025