Coke looks set to follow up on beer market

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COCA-Cola Amatil has given its strongest signal yet that it will push back into the beer market after selling out of its Australian joint venture with global brewing powerhouse SABMiller. (more…)

Kirin Brewery of America Launches World’s First 0.00% Alcohol Content Malt Beverage

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Creating an entirely new beverage category, high-end beer brewer, Kirin Brewery of America LLC (Kirin), today announced it is introducing Kirin Free, the world’s first 0.00% alcohol content beertaste malt beverage to the United States, with the initial launch in three select Southern California counties — Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego. (more…)

Tanzania brewery deal has hangover

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East African Breweries Ltd said yesterday that the sale of its 20% stake in brewing giant SABMiller’s Tanzanian unit, expected to raise 121.5-billion shillings (R562-million), was delayed indefinitely. (more…)

Canadian craft brewers turn passion into profit

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It has long been the lament of small business owners that so-called big business controls too much of the economy, and there remains little room for effective competition. (more…)