US. Don’t let big brewers win beer wars
Steve Hindy is co-founder, president and chairman of The Brooklyn Brewery. Brooklyn Brewery started in 1988 and is among America’s top 15 craft breweries. (more…)
US. Oskar Blues brewery opens in Brevard
Oskar Blues Brewery, the first of three big national craft breweries coming to Western North Carolina, opened its new east coast expansion plant Wednesday in Brevard. Owner Dale Katechis talks about their plans. (more…)
Boston Beer Reports 2012 Increase in EPS Expectations and Increases 2013 Depletion Projection
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM), based on information of which the Company is currently aware, now expects its 2012 earnings per diluted share range to be between $4.30 and $4.60, an increase from the previously communicated range of $3.80 to $4.20 . (more…)
Suntory to list food and soft drinks unit in up to $6 bln IPO-sources
* Suntory Beverage & Food to go public in H2 2013 – sources
* Japan IPO will raise 400-500 billion yen – sources
* Funds to be used for overseas acquisitions – Nikkei (more…)
Peroni boosts SABMiller sales in gloomy UK beer market
British drinkers’ growing thirst for Italian lager Peroni has helped brewer SABMiller buck the trend of falling beer sales in the UK. (more…)
US. Brewery Incubator Launches Brewpub Kickstarter
Brewery Incubator, the beer pub project in the former Cafe Luz space downtown, launched its Kickstarter last night. Brewery Incubator is a collaborative business in which home brewers get access to commercial brewing equipment and a pub to sell their beer as a way to determine whether they’re ready to launch their own breweries. (more…)
Heineken USA Appoints Oscar Garcia as Regional Vice President Sales, Central Region
Heineken USA today announces the appointment of Oscar Garcia as Region Vice President Sales, Central Region, effective immediately. In his new role, Garcia will report to Scott Blazek, Senior Vice President of Sales, and will be responsible for driving portfolio performance and delivering results through the effective management of regional resources. (more…)
Zambian Breweries Partners with ILO to Support Youth Entrepreneurship Development
Zambian Breweries Plc., a subsidiary of SABMiller Plc., has partnered with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in an over K60m-worth project that is meant to develop youth entrepreneurs in the Copperbelt Province. Under this partnership, Zambian Breweries will provide the youth entrepreneurs with Coca-Cola Mobile trolleys and soft drinks as start-up capital for their new enterprises. (more…)
SMB Marketers Need to Start Thinking Like Craft Breweries
If you have even been within 10 feet of a bar or beer isle in the last few years, you’ve probably heard the term “craft beer.” Craft beer refers to beer produced by smaller, often independent breweries, and it is quickly making it’s presence known in the U.S. beer market. (more…)
Singapore. TCC Extends Deadline for Fraser & Neave to Jan 2
Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi Tuesday extended again the deadline for his US$7.2 billion offer for Singapore’s Fraser & Neave Ltd. (F99.SG), which has been trumped by a bid from one of Indonesia’s richest families. (more…)