Ukraine: Beer and malt output decline in 2020

Ukraine’s beer production totalled 17.97 mln hl last year, down 0.4% versus 2019, Ukrpivo reported on January 13. The trade association does not include in its statistics zero-alcohol beer and beer ...
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Hungary: Heineken awarded HUF270 mln grant to support upgrade of Sopron brewery

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on January 12 awarded the local unit of Heineken a HUF 270 million grant to support a HUF 540 mln upgrade ...
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Mexico: Beer production, exports decline in January-October last year

Mexico’s beer output over the first ten months of 2020 totalled 96.6 mln hl – 8.4% less than over the same period in 2019, local media reported. The first drop in ...
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USA, CA: Ghost Town Brewing planning second location in Oakland

In a time when many businesses are struggling, West Oakland’s Ghost Town Brewing is expanding. Last month, the craft brewery acquired a 10-year lease to property at 3506 MacArthur Blvd. ...
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USA, PA: Hanover’s Miscreation Brewing Company closing its doors for good

After almost six years, Miscreation Brewing Company in Hanover has announced it will be closing its doors for good, the York Daily Record reported on January 10. The craft brewery in ...
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USA, OR: Portland Brewing shutting its doors for good

One of the breweries from the groundbreaking class of the mid-'80s that helped put Portland on the map as a beer mecca is shutting its doors for good, the Willamette ...
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USA, TX: Mission Trail Brewery hoping to launch in Socorro by the end of February

El Pasoan Ricardo "Rick" Razo and his business partners had the name of their business venture before they found its location, the El Paso Times reported on January 12. They knew ...
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France: December barley exports the lowest since 2009/10 season

French soft wheat shipments outside the European Union in December fell from a season's high the previous month as exports to China eased, an initial estimate based on Refinitiv data ...
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South Africa: South African Breweries to challenge government-imposing ban on alcohol sales in court

South African Breweries (SAB) has said it will challenge the constitutionality of the government-imposed alcohol sales ban in court, The Drinks Business reported on January 7. In a statement, the company ...
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UK: Alcohol sales soar at UK supermarkets over Christmas

The alcoholic drinks category led the charge as UK supermarkets enjoyed their strongest ever Christmas trading period, according to Nielsen till scan data. Brits spent a record-breaking £12 billion in the ...
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