SA craft breweries in dire need of resumption of alcohol trade or risk collapse
SOUTH AFRICA – The current ban on alcohol sales in South Africa is pushing craft…
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SA’s beer industry crosses fingers that the alcohol ban won’t prolong beyond mid-January
SOUTH AFRICA – It’s just days after the government of South Africa reinstated the ban…
Fintech acquires Armadillo Insight to bring actionable intelligence to alcohol industry
USA – Financial Information Technologies (Fintech), one of the leading business solutions providers for the…
India craft beer brand Bira 91 raises US$30m to expand its footprint
INDIA – Bira 91, a craft beer brand owned by B9 Beverages, has raised US$30…
Scottish craft brewer BrewDog enters Indian market in global expansion drive
INDIA – BrewDog, a multinational craft brewer and pub chain based in Scotland, has unveiled…
Molson Coors Beverage debuts new craft beer Blue Moon LightSky
USA – Molson Coors Beverage Company has released a new brand called Blue Moon LightSky,…
Molson Coors Beverage to acquire US craft beer maker Atwater Brewery
USA – Tenth and Blake Beer Company, the US craft division of Molson Coor Beverage…
United Breweries forays into craft beer segment with Kingfisher Ultra Witbier
INDIA – Bangalore-based United Breweries Limited has ventured into the alternate beer category with the…
Kirin’s Lion Little World Beverages to acquire US craft brewer New Belgium
USA – Lion Little World Beverages (LWB), the global craft beverages division of Australasian brewer,…
Craft beer maker White Owl Brewery raises US$5.63m to expand footprint
INDIA – Mumbai-based craft beer maker, White Owl Brewery has raised US$5.63 million (₹40 crore)…
Victory Brewing Company to open new brewery in Philadelphia
USA – American craft beer maker, Victory Brewing Company has unveiled plans pf setting up…
Spanish brewer Mahou Group acquires majority stake in Founders Brewing
USA – Spanish brewery Mahou-San Miguel Group has increased its stake in Michigan-based craft beer…
India’s food safety regulator imposes new restrictions on yeast levels in beer
INDIA – TheFood Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), a food safety regulator in…
National craft beer associations form Independent Brewers of Europe partnership
EUROPE – European craft brewing associations Independent Brewers of Ireland, The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA),…
Craft beer market in Europe has doubled up by 178% since 2013, surpassing N. America
EUROPE – North America, since 2013, has dominated the global craft beer market, accounting for…
Craft beer boom pushes number of UK breweries past 2,000
UK – More than 300 new breweries were launched in the UK last year as…