Nigeria: Guinness Nigeria extends timeline for distribution of Diageo brands until 2025
Guinness Nigeria Plc has extended the timeline for change in the distribution model for imported Diageo International Premium Spirit (IPS) brands to 2025, Nairametrics reported on March 26. This was contained ... More
27/03/2024

USA: AB InBev loses appeal in legal battle with Constellation Brands over the definition of beer
The years-long saga between Anheuser-Busch InBev and Constellation over the definition of beer continues, VinePair reported on March 26. On March 25, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second ... More
27/03/2024

Canada: Southern Alberta seeing slight increase in feed barley prices
Southern Alberta is seeing a slight bump up in feed barley prices, according to one trader. Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities in Saskatoon said recent export sales of the grain have ... More
27/03/2024

USA, FL: Big Top Brewing’s new massive facility in Sarasota to open in mid-April
Sarasota’s Big Top Brewing is about to get a major upgrade. Its new building, located on Fruitville Road east of I-75, is a whopping 18,000 square feet that’s equal parts ... More
27/03/2024

USA, VA: Reaver Beach Brewing Co. closing its Norfolk location
Reaver Beach Brewing Co. announced on Facebook that it’s closing its Norfolk location after three years, Yahoo News reported on March 25. The post cites “changing craft beer market and unforeseen ... More
27/03/2024

Japan: Japanese whisky to be redefined in April to protect brand
Japan's alcohol industry in April will implement a new set of definitions for Japanese whisky as it endeavors to keep foreign-made spirits from being branded as Japanese, a trend that ... More
26/03/2024

UK: Beam-Suntory gets East Ayrshire approval for a new whisky maturation facility
East Ayrshire councillors have given the go ahead to a £150m whisky maturation facility, despite vociferous opposition from people living and working near the site. Beam-Suntory, the Japanese company which took ... More
26/03/2024

Rwanda: Heineken’s Bralirwa business launches new production line at brewery in Rubavu District
Bralirwa Plc, part of the Heineken Company, celebrated a significant milestone with the official inauguration of its new production line at its brewery in Rubavu District, highlighting the company's commitment ... More
26/03/2024

Middle East: Constellation Brands seeing growing demand for spirits in the Middle East
Constellation Brands is seeing growing demand for spirits in the Middle East, as international cocktail culture influences the region’s on-trade, The Spirits Business reported on March 25. Constellation Brands’ portfolio includes ... More
26/03/2024

Australia: Spirits exports could reach AU$1 bln if twice-yearly tax hike on alcohol is frozen
Australia could export AU$1 billion (US$635 million) of spirits annually by 2035 if the government freezes the twice-yearly tax hike on alcohol, The Spirits Business reported on March 25. The Spirits ... More
26/03/2024