Japanese Brewery Looking to Enter Burmese Beer Market
Kirin Holdings Co, one of Japan’s largest brewing companies, is considering entering the Burmese beer market, according to a report by the Yomiuri Shimbun. (more…)
US. Craft Fights Back vs. the Foreign Beer Giants
Unless you are a modern day Rip Van Winkle and have been asleep for the last 20 years, you know that there is a revolution going on in American beer. Americans are migrating to more distinctive, flavorful and carefully made products in many food and beverage segments (e.g. bread, wine, ice cream, coffee), and it is no different in beer. This is evident in craft beer’s unprecedented gains in share in recent years.
Russia. New Beer Law Draws Cautious Support, With Notes of Pessimism
Viktor, a 56-year-old security guard from Usinsk, in Russia’s Arctic north, said he was not particularly persuaded by a new law declaring beer an alcoholic beverage rather than a food product, and in that way restricting its sale at train stations and the ubiquitous sidewalk kiosks that are still a mainstay of retail business throughout the country. (more…)
Anheuser-Busch to unveil new beer at Super Bowl
For the second consecutive year, Anheuser-Busch InBev will serve up a new brew to Super Bowl viewers. (more…)