South Korea: Heineken Korea to lay off up to 8% of total workforce amid restructure

Heineken Korea is restructuring its workforce. This is due to increased competition from other imported beer brands, the Chosun Daily reported on February 15. According to the alcohol industry on Feb. ...
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China & UK: Tsingtao signs new UK distribution agreement

China’s Tsingtao has signed a joint distribution agreement with LEC Beverages and In Good Company for the UK sale of its beer, The Drinks Business reported on February 14. A joint ...
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USA, CO: Envy Brewing preparing to close up shop

The taps at Envy Brewing will soon go dry as the south Fort Collins brewery prepares to close up shop, The Coloradoan reported on February 15. The brewery, which opened at ...
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France: Farm agency slightly lowers forecast for barley exports outside the EU, increases expectations of soft wheat shipments

France's state-backed farm agency FranceAgriMer has increased its forecast for 2023/24 soft wheat exports outside the European Union (EU) in its monthly outlook published on February 14. According to the monthly ...
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Ukraine: Barley shipments since the beginning of 2023/24 marketing year total 1.507 mln tonnes

According to the State Customs Service, as of February 14, since the beginning of 2023/24 MY, Ukraine exported 26.269 mln tonnes of grain and pulses. Of this, 2.393 mln tonnes ...
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World: Heineken reports 1.7% rise in organic operating profit surpassing analysts’ expectations

Dutch brewer Heineken has forecast low- to high-single digit percentage growth in operating profit in 2024, citing volatility in geopolitics and economic conditions, which could deliver a result below market ...
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Australia: Malting barley shipments up 31% in December

Australia exported 1,298,659 tonnes of barley and 10,944t of sorghum in December, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Grain Central reported on February 14. Feed barley ...
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Kenya: Kenya Breweries rolls out new technology platform enabling retailers to place orders online

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) is scaling up the rollout of a new technology platform to enable retailers to place orders online, ensuring they make timely orders for products they need ...
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Australia & China: Australia’s booming barley trade with China ringing alarm bells for some

China has become the number one market for Australian barley again, but the booming trade is ringing alarm bells for some, ABC reported on February 14. Since tariffs on Australian ...
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Japan: Sapporo considering real estate sales to pour resources into beer making

Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings will consider unloading some of its real estate holdings in central Tokyo as the company seeks to refocus the business on beer making, Nikkei Asia reported ...
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