Romania: Heineken launches Amstel beer in Romania

The Dutch beer Amstel, part of the Heineken group, is launching in Romania in March of this year. Amstel® will become the first international brand from the current portfolio of ...
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The Philippines: Senator pushing for excise tax hike on alcohol

Philippine Senator Manny Pacquiao on March 26 pushed for higher taxes on alcoholic beverages, following a similar proposal to raise duties on cigarettes, ABS CBN reported. Pacquiao's bill seeks to raise ...
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Australia: Growth in zero-alcohol beer sales begins to slow down, study shows

Zero-alcohol alternatives have seen significant growth in Australia over the past five years, with beer remaining the most widely purchased category. However, recent data from Circana reveals that growth in ...
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Vietnam: Sharp increase in special consumption tax on beer proposed instead of small annual ones

National Assembly delegate Hoang Van Cuong (Hanoi delegation) has proposed a sharp, one-time increase in special consumption taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and beer in Vietnam rather than small, annual increases, ...
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Australia: Beer sector sees steady growth in production despite drop in per capita consumption

Australia’s beer manufacturing industry has seen steady growth in recent years, despite a decline in per capita beer consumption, according to the latest research from IBISWorld, Food & Beverage Industry ...
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UK: UK barley and wheat exports remain slow

UK wheat and barley exports have remained slow. January wheat exports were 18.7 thousand tonnes, an increase from the 9 thousand tonnes recorded a year earlier but well below the ...
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South Korea: HiteJinro's beer sales projected to drop in Q1 this year

HiteJinro has struggled in the institutional sector since the ambitious launch of its beer Kelly ahead of its 100th anniversary. In the two years following Kelly's release, beer revenue has ...
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Canada: Trade wars with the US and China could mean more barley acres in Canada

Canada’s trade wars with the United States and China could mean more barley acres, Country Guide reported on March 27. Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, Alta. said ...
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USA, NH: AB InBev permanently closing its beer production operation at Pease International Tradeport

Anheuser-Busch, the largest brewer in the world, is permanently closing its beer production operation at Pease International Tradeport in the same building where the recently shuttered Cisco Brewers bar was ...
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USA, WA: Stemma Brewing Co. opens inside Twin Sisters Brewery’s previous location

Twin Sisters Brewery, a popular brewery and restaurant in Bellingham known for its iconic “beer garden” sign and ambiance, closed permanently in December. As the popular brewery closed, owners also announced ...
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