Australia: Craft beer maker Broo reports first quarterly profit since ASX listing in 2016

Australian craft beer maker Broo has returned its first quarterly profit since listing on the ASX in 2016, the BrewsNews reported on August 2. After a capital raise and a deal ...
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EU & UK: Finland, Ireland and the UK highest beer taxing countries in Europe

According to EU law, every EU country is required to levy an excise duty on beer of at least €1.87 per 100 litres (26.4 gal) and degree of alcohol content, ...
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Vietnam: Sabeco posts 6% rise in first-half after-tax profits

Vietnam’s largest brewer Sabeco posted after-tax profits of VND2.057 trillion ($89.43 million) in the first half of this year, a year-on-year rise of 6 percent, VnExpress International reported on July ...
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UK: Guinness 0.0 to be relaunched later this summer

Guinness has relaunched its 0.0% product, after it was withdrawn from shelves last October over concerns it may have contained mould, The Drinks Business reported on August 2. Diageo’s UK managing ...
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UK: Diageo does not have to pay £277 mln tax bill

Spirits giant Diageo stated it does not have to pay a potential £277 million (US$385.2 mln) in tax liabilities, following HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)’s decision that the firm did ...
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Sri Lanka: Maud Meijboom-van Wel assumes duties as Heineken Lanka Managing Director

Maud Meijboom-van Wel has assumed duties as Managing Director of Heineken Lanka Ltd., taking over the reins from her predecessor, industry veteran Dusty Alahakoon who was responsible for transforming Heineken ...
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Rwanda: Three women making their mark on Rwanda’s beer industry

Three women, Josephine Uwase, Jessi Flynn and Debby Leatt, are making their mark on Rwanda’s beer industry through craft beer brewing with focus on boosting women’s economic empowerment. Theirs is ...
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Kenya: East African Breweries Limited reports marginal net profit drop in the year through June 2021

East African Breweries Limited reported a marginal net profit drop in the year ended June as higher costs offset increased sales, with the company freezing dividend payouts to preserve capital, ...
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USA, IN: Myriad Brewing’s second location projected for Newburgh

The mystery around Myriad Brewing’s second location seems to be solved, WFIE reported on August 3. Permits on the Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s website show Myriad has a project at ...
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USA, NY: Spotted Octopus Brewing locks down its new location in Buffalo

According to their social media pages, Spotted Octopus Brewing has officially locked down its new location at 41 Edward Street in Buffalo, WYRK.com reported. Spotted Octopus Brewing is a new, locally-owned ...
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