World: Heineken reports 0.9% increase in first-quarter organic net revenues

Heineken on April 16 reported a 0.9% increase in first-quarter organic net revenues, just exceeding analysts' expectations for a slight decline even as tariff uncertainty bites. The world's No.2 brewer had ...
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UK: Speyside Distillery secures planning permission for modernisation

Scottish company Glasgow Whisky has secured planning permission to modernise the Speyside Distillery in Tromie Mills near Kingussie, The Spirits Business reported on April 15. Speyside Distillery, featured in the BBC ...
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India: United Breweries’ Q1 sales volume up by a "mid-single-digit"

Dutch brewing company Heineken NV on April 16 said its sales volume in India rose by a "mid-single-digit", lagging the market growth due to a temporary halt of supply in ...
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Europe: 1 in 15 beers served in Europe is now alcohol-free

Europe boasts the largest non-alcoholic beer industry in the world. Can the region provide a roadmap for future alcohol-free beer growth globally? Europe starts off with a strong beer heritage, particularly ...
Gepubliceerd 15/04/2025 Meer

Ukraine: Barley crop 2025/26 forecast at 5.3 mln tonnes

As spring planting continues in Ukraine, its agriculture ministry and consultancy APK-Inform issued their respective crop forecasts. The reports were issued just as Ukraine was still in a bitter cold ...
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USA: Brewers Association reports 4% drop in craft beer output 2024, number of breweries declines for the first time since 2005

The Brewers Association, the trade association representing America’s small and independent breweries, released on April 15 its annual craft brewing industry production report for 2024. As part of that report, ...
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USA, CA: Fort Point Beer Company merging with Rosa’s HenHouse Brewing Co. and moving all its operations up to Sonoma County

San Francisco’s famed microbrewery Fort Point Beer Company won’t exactly be a San Francisco microbrewery anymore, as it’s merging with Santa Rosa’s HenHouse Brewing Co. and moving all its operations ...
Gepubliceerd 15/04/2025 Meer

USA, MA: Hog Island Beer Company acquiring Plymouth's Mayflower Brewing Company

A Cape Cod brewery is in the process of purchasing a beermaker on the South Shore, NBC Boston reported on April 15. According to a source, Hog Island Beer Company in ...
Gepubliceerd 15/04/2025 Meer

World: Molson Coors Beverage Company's CEO to retire at the end of 2025

Molson Coors Beverage Company's chief executive officer and industry veteran Gavin Hattersley will retire at the end of 2025 after six years in the role, the Coors Light maker said ...
Gepubliceerd 14/04/2025 Meer

Africa & Middle East: Heineken appoints new Africa & Middle East operations lead

The regional lead for Heineken’s Africa & Middle East operations will step down in July, with the group’s MD for Mexico taking his place, Global Drinks Intel reported on April ...
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