South Korea: Terra beer’s cumulative sales exceeded 5.08 billion bottles

Hite Jinro, a liquor manufacturer such as Hite Beer and Chamisul, announced on the 18th that its beer brand Terra's cumulative sales exceeded 5.08 billion bottles, Mael Business Newspaper reported ...
Published 18/12/2024 More

EU: Grain exports drop 30% in 2024/25 so far

From the beginning of the current season (July 1, 2024) to December 15, the EU countries exported 15.5 million tonnes of grain and its processed products, which is 30% less ...
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France: Winter barley area estimated 0.8% lower in 2025

The French Ministry of Agriculture has given the first estimate of sown areas for the next calendar year’s grain harvest. Soft winter wheat is expected to be sown on 4.51 ...
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UK: Carlsberg gets approval to buy Britvic

Carlsberg's £3.3 billion deal to buy Robinsons squash maker Britvic has been given the green light by Britain's competition watchdog, smoothing the way for one of the year's biggest takeover ...
Published 17/12/2024 More

UK: Boortmalt’s Buckie malting plant to increase capacity in 2026

Boortmalt’s Buckie malting plant at Rathven will join the firm’s other Scottish operations in seeing its production capacity increased, Grampian Online reported on December 17. The local facility will see a ...
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Australia: Carlton & United Breweries’ Carlton Dry 3.5% named Australia’s best-selling beer

Carlton & United Breweries’ Carlton Dry 3.5% has been named as Australia’s best-selling new beer, based on Circana volume sales up to 27 October, Drinks Trade reported on December 17. “While ...
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USA, GA: Torch Hop Brewery to shut its doors for good by the end of the year

A popular brewery on Atlanta's Ponce de Leon Avenue is shutting its doors for good at the end of the year, FOX 5 Atlanta reported on December 17. Torch Hop Brewery ...
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Ukraine: January-November beer production up 4.9%

Ukraine’s beer production totalled 12.98 mln hl in January-November 2024, up 4.9% compared to the same period in 2023, according to brewers’ association Ukrpyvo. “The expert estimate of beer production in ...
Published 16/12/2024 More

Sri Lanka: Lion Brewery opens its state-of-the-art craft beer innovation centre

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, the biggest brewer in Sri Lanka, has officially opened its groundbreaking LKR4 billion (USD13.76 million) state-of-the-art craft beer innovation centre, the first such research establishment in ...
Published 16/12/2024 More

India: Stronger beers increasingly favoured in India’s premium beer segment

Stronger beers are increasingly favoured in India’s premium beer segment as consumers opt for higher-alcohol brews over milder alternatives, according to a recent report in India’s The Hindu businessline. The shift ...
Published 16/12/2024 More