US. Foothills to acquire Carolina Beer brands
Winston-Salem based Foothills Brewing has acquired the beer division of Carolina Beer & Beverage of Mooresville for an undisclosed price. (more…)
UK. Staffordshire firm Freedom Brewery reports 80pc sales rise
Staffordshire-based Freedom Brewery says it has had its best ever year with an 80 per cent increase year-on-year. (more…)
US. Indy Brewer Expands South
Indianapolis-based Sun King Brewing Co. will begin offering its products to the Bloomington area starting in April. The expansion comes after the company last year invested in a new 30-barrel system at its Indianapolis brewery. (more…)
Walgreens Sells Private-Label Beer
Walgreen Co. has rolled out a private-label beer, branded Big Flats 1901 to more than 4,600 of its 7,655 stores nationwide. (more…)
US. On tap: Breweries in Bay, Midland, Saginaw counties continue growing in popularity, profitability
The business of making beer continues to grow in Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties. At least five small breweries have opened in the Great Lakes Bay Region in the past decade, and most expect a good year ahead despite a tough economy. The Michigan Brewers Guild estimates the craft-beer industry generates $133 million in Michigan. (more…)
German brewery switches to new filtration system
The Welde brewery in Plankstadt, Germany has switched its entire production process to BASF’s Crosspure filtration technology. (more…)
The public image: Heineken
Humour and socialising feature heavily in Heineken ad campaigns, as they do in much beer marketing. The latest campaign from the Dutch beer company continues on the humour theme but adds in a satisfying cantankerous edge. By claiming that Heineken has been “social networking since 1873”, it dismisses, or implausibly claims for itself, one of the big business fads of the past few years. (more…)
Pacific Breweries – Ready, steady, go – the Bluetongue Brewery
The new Bluetongue Brewery is a multi-brand plant. In the future, the SABMiller Global Premium brands such as Peroni, Grolsch and Miller Genuine Draft will also be brewed here and the plant flexibility allows a wide range of other brands to augment the portfolio. (more…)
US: Heineken launches new beer can
Heineken said today (31 January) that its new 6oz and 12oz cans will launch in the US in February. A 24oz can will launch this summer. (more…)
UK: Greene King buys pub group for GBP56m
Greene King has bought the Cloverleaf Restaurants group in the UK for GBP55.8m (US$88.5m) as the brewer seeks to expand into pubs that serve food. (more…)