Australian food giant Lion has secured a 100% stake in UK craft brewer Magic Rock Brewing Company. Popular brand Magic Rock (Huddersfield, Yorkshire, UK) joins Lion’s growing portfolio of craft breweries, Panhead, Emerson’s, Australia’s Little World Beverages and, Fourpure in south London. Via: Drinks Business
Link: Could New Zealand Become a Global Craft Beer Powerhouse?
Though it has a population smaller than Piers Morgan’s follower count on Twitter, New Zealand has the potential to become a global craft brewing powerhouse, with an estimated value of over $2.3 billion (£1.2 billion). There are now 218 breweries in New Zealand, according to a report by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research… Read More…
Fuller’s Sells to Asahi
London-based Fuller Smith & Turner (Fuller’s) announced in a statement on its website that it has entered into an agreement for the sale of its entire beer business to Asahi Europe Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Group Holdings. In addition to the Asahi brands, the company also owns the Peroni and Grolsch brands… Read More…
Budweiser teams up with Tilray to explore pot drinks
The maker of Budweiser is partnering with medical cannabis company Tilray in a $100 million deal to research cannabis-infused drinks for the Canadian market. The alliance announced Wednesday is the latest foray by a major beer company into the cannabis business in Canada, which legalized recreational marijuana in October. Via APNews
Molson Coors Continues Craft Brewery Buying Spree
Six Pints, a division set up by Molson Coors to establish and compete in the craft beer market in Canada has announced that it has purchased the Le Trou du diable craft brewery in Quebec. The Le Trou du diable brand is distributed throughout most of Canada in addition to about 20 states in… Read More…
Half of Worlds Beer Brewed by Top 4
According to a new report released by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, the top four global brewers, ABInBev, SABMiller, Heineken, and Carlsberg now account for 47% of the total global beer produce and 74% of the profit. Massive consolidation in the worldwide brewing industry during the last 10 years is responsible for the “new era”… Read More…
BA Reports 35% Jump in Craft Beer Exports
The Brewers Association today reported export growth data for the American craft beer industry in 2014. Supported by the BA’s Export Development Program (EDP), craft beer export volume increased by 35.7 percent in 2014, representing 383,422 barrels and an estimated $99.7 million. In 2014, the fastest growing markets were Brazil, South Korea, Thailand and the… Read More…
Global Craft Brewers Assoc. Formed
The Global Association of Craft Beer Brewers (GACBB) was founded this month, becoming the first international organization for independent craft beer brewers. Sebastian Mergel, co-founder of the Berlin craft beer brewery Berliner Bierfabrik, was elected the association’s founding president. The association’s goal is to empower smaller independent brewers by connecting them on an international level,… Read More…
Brewers Association to Represent Industry at International Beer Conventions
BOULDER, Colo. — Beer lovers in the U.S. won’t be the only ones beating the heat with offerings from small and independent brewers this summer. Through the efforts of the Brewers Association (BA) Export Development Program (EDP), American craft brewers will have a significant presence at a number of international beer events. Included in the… Read More…
A-B InBev Loses Lone Right to Bud Name in UK
The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled against Anheuser-Busch InBev’s request to stop Czech brewery Budvar from selling beer under the Budweiser name. Both brewing companies will continue to use the name in the UK. While Anheuser-Busch was first to seek to trademark the Budweiser name in Britian, the Czech company entered the British market one… Read More…
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