USA, MD: Hub City Brewing planning to open in Hagerstown soon

David Blackmon is familiar with Hagerstown from over the years, and perhaps the idea of starting a business here might not have always been appealing. In fact, Blackmon said he probably ...
Published 09/12/2021 More

France: Winter barley area estimated to have increased for harvest 2022

France's farm ministry on December 7 estimated the country's winter soft wheat area for the 2022 harvest at 4.92 million hectares, down from 4.96 million hectares the previous year, Nasdaq ...
Published 07/12/2021 More

UK: Carlsberg to close and sell London Fields Brewery

Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company has closed London Fields Brewery with the intention of selling the business just four years after buying it, The Caterer reported on December 8. A statement posted ...
Published 07/12/2021 More

World: AB InBev CEO dismisses suggestion beer is losing ground to spirits

The chief executive of the world’s largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev has dismissed the suggestion beer is losing ground to spirits, saying “it’s about time for people to get the right ...
Published 07/12/2021 More

Japan & Myanmar: Kirin Holdings files for commercial arbitration to terminate JV with Myanmar military-linked entity

Kirin Holdings Co. said on December 6 it has filed for commercial arbitration to terminate its joint venture partnership with Myanmar Economic Holdings Public Co., calling for a "fair and ...
Published 07/12/2021 More

Australia: Malting barley exports jump 153% in October

Australia exported 82,851 tonnes of malting barley, 349,288 tonnes of feed barley and 297,601 tonnes of sorghum in October, according to the latest export data from the Australian Bureau of ...
Published 07/12/2021 More

Ireland: Heineken Ireland proposes to take full control of Comans Beverages Limited

Heineken Ireland has put forward a proposal to take over sole control of an Irish drinks company behind beers such as Dutch Gold, The Journal reported on December 6. A ...
Published 07/12/2021 More

Ukraine: 2021/22 barley exports total 4.96 mln tonnes to-date

Ukraine has exported 26.08 million tonnes of grain so far in the 2021/22 July-June season, up 17% from the same stage a year earlier, agriculture ministry data showed on December ...
Published 07/12/2021 More

UK: Simpsons Malts submit planning application to build £50 mln maltings in Scotland

Simpsons Malts has submitted its planning application to build its £50 million maltings on the outskirts of Rothes (Scotland), The Press and Journal reported on December 6. The company wants to ...
Published 07/12/2021 More

Belgium: Yakima Chief Hops completes construction of a state-of-the-art cold storage warehouse in Belgium

In an effort to better serve the global brewing community Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), the largest grower-owned hop supplier based in Yakima, Washington, has completed construction of a state-of-the-art cold ...
Published 07/12/2021 More