Category: International
Coverage of the international alcohol beverage scene
News MOD Beverage Acquires Assets of TBA Beverage
Multi-brand beverage start-up MOD Beverage has acquired assets from the now-defunct TBA Beverage (formerly known as Craft Collective Beerworks and Factory Brewing). These assets include beer brands Spectrum Beer, Haus Lager, Phantom Beer and the Canadian operations of Seattle-based Odin Brewing, as well as the brewing facility at 1575 Vernon Drive, Vancouver, B.C.
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News CAMRA ‘Increasingly Concerned’ By Big Beer Consolidation in UK
The trade group Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) said it was “increasingly concerned” that small businesses will lose out as a result of the Carlsberg acquisition of Marston’s Brewery, the British brewery, pub and hotel operator.
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News Brewdog Loses Trademark Dispute with Elvis Presley Estate
It’s yet another example of how delicate naming a beer can be. Scottish and US brewer Brewdog has may need to stop using the name of one of their best-selling beers, a grapefruit and blood orange IPA called ‘Elvis Juice’ after losing a trademark appeal against Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE), the company that manages the estate of the late singer.
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News Time to #reconnect: European Brewers Show Support for Hospitality Sector
Bars and restaurants – and particularly those that are smaller businesses – will need ‘targeted, ongoing and continued support’ as they reopen, says the Brewers of Europe. With one in three beers in Europe sold in hospitality, its success is closely linked to the fortunes of the beer industry as a whole.
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News Australian Beer Industry Fights Tax Increase
The beer tax in Australia has automatically increased by CPI every six months since 1983. But this year, in the midst of a global pandemic, which as devastated the Australian hospitality sector, the Brewers Association of Australia is asking for a halt to the scheduled increase.
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News England Celebrates Fourth of July for a Different Reason – Pubs Reopen
In what some are calling ‘Super Saturday,” England allowed pubs to reopen today along with restaurants and hairdressers. Some waiting in line as early as 6:00am to enjoy their first draft pint in almost four months.
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News Bulk Beer Shipping May Be Next COVID Induced Trend
Although import beer makes up about 20% of the U.S. beer market, almost none of it is packaged here. Instead, the expensive task of shipping bottles, cans and kegs continues to be the norm. But with thousands of kegs “stuck” at closed on-premise businesses, the idea of shipping beer from other countries in bulk and then packaging here in the U.S. may be a trend in the future.
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News Mexican Brewers Shut Down After Being Deemed ‘Non-Essential’
Reports began to surface yesterday that the Mexican beer industry is shutting down for at least a month to help stem the spread of COVID-19. The Mexican government has classified breweries in the country as “non-essential.” Grupo Modelo, which is part of Anheuser-Busch InBev, operates 11 breweries in Mexico and produces Corona and Modelo brands which are distributed in the US by Constellation Brands. The Corona and Modelo brands accounts for 67% of total net sales of Constellation Brands.
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News Hong Kong Brewery Brews up CBD Beer
The use of CBD in any food or drink product, including alcohol, is illegal in the U.S. And even though the potential health benefits of CBD are getting more recognition these days, in most Asian countries it is still seen as a drug and somewhat taboo. But it is legal. And a new start-up, is not brewing and marketing a CBD-infused beer.
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News AB InBev Buys Fourth Canadian Craft Brewery
AB InBev isn’t just focused on U.S. craft breweries to bring into its fold. Labatt Breweries of Canada, a division of Anheuser Busch InBev has just acquired Banded Peak Brewing in Calgary, the fourth craft brewery acquisition in the last five years by AN InBev.
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