China: Amstel preparing marketing push to announce its entrance in China

Amstel, which this year celebrates its 150th anniversary, is preparing a marketing push to announce its entrance in China for the first time, the Campaign Asia-Pacific reported on December 2. Amstel's ...
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UK: Low and no-alcohol beers appear more resilient to Covid-19 crisis

UK beer sales are forecast to fall by 13.4% in 2020, but low and no-alcohol beers appear resilient, with a decline of just 0.5%, according to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis. “The ...
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Australia: Beer consumption at home did not increase despite closure of licensed venues

New research from Monash University has revealed Australians did not “get on the beers” at home during the nation’s COVID-19 lockdowns despite the closure of licensed venues, the Mirage News ...
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Russia: Draught beer sales drop 29.9% in January-October

The volume of draught beer sales in Russian cities dropped by 29.9% in January-October this year, Vedomosti reported on December 4, citing data by Nielsen. The same period last year saw ...
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France: Soft wheat, malting barley shipments set new highs in November

French soft wheat shipments outside the European Union set a new season's high in November, supported by rebounding exports to Algeria and more large volumes to China, an initial estimate ...
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UK: Diageo to cut more than 20 roles from its malt distilling team

Scotch whisky giant Diageo has unveiled plans to axe more than 20 roles from its malt distilling team in Scotland just three weeks before Christmas, The Herald reported on December ...
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USA: Lawsuit claims Mexican beer Tecate is actually brewed in Holland

It's been 10 years since the Heineken Group acquired the beer operations of Mexico's Fomento Económico Mexicano (FEMSA) in a multi-billion dollar deal that gave the Dutch company control of ...
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Canada & USA: Beam Suntory sells Windsor Canadian Whisky brand to Minnesota’s Prestige Beverage Group

US spirits group Beam Suntory has sold its Windsor Canadian Whisky brand to Minnesota’s Prestige Beverage Group for an undisclosed sum, The Drinks Business reported on December 2. In a press ...
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USA: Keg beer manufacturing reeling as bars remain shuttered due to Covid-19

U.S. keg beer manufacturing has been reeling this year as Covid-19 shuttered bars, Bloomberg reported on December 2. About 3.7 million barrels of beer were put into kegs in the ...
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USA, WI: Perspective Brewing Company looking to open in West Allis

Two teachers and two nurses walk into a bar. And they own it. As a joke, it doesn’t work very well. But as a dream of two brothers pursuing their passion, it's ...
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