US. Alltech tripling output at Lexington brewery
Kentucky Ale is getting popular outside the state. (more…)
UK. Antic to expand and launch its own beer
Antic, the London pub group that owns the Dogstar in Brixton, is set to expand from 16 to 24 sites. (more…)
US. Demand For Craft Beer Boosts Local Brewery
Demand for locally-produced beer is growing across the country, and here in the Mid-South it’s fueling the expansion of a brewery in Memphis.
“We need to increase our refrigeration space, and increase our production capabilities in terms of extra boilers, more fermentation tanks, so we have more time and space to age the beers,” said Chuck Skypeck, founding partner of Ghost River Brewing. (more…)
UK Beer Sales in the Three Months to the End of September 2010 Registered Their Fastest Fall Yet
A stronger than expected UK GDP print for the third quarter has caught the market off guard and suggests that the recovery is more robust than expected. (more…)
Heineken to be inaugural participant in United Nations Global Compact LEAD
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jean-Fran?ois van Boxmeer, Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of Heineken NV, joined United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and CEOs of other leading international companies for the launch of Global Compact LEAD.
This new platform created by the UN Global Compact has been established to set a new benchmark for corporate sustainability. (more…)
UK. Hopes and trends for 2011
With 2011 sizing up to be a thrilling year for beer, the drinks business picked the brains of several leading on-trade operators and industry observers and, like a FIFA executive prodding a German octopus, asked them for their predictions. (more…)
UK. St Austell expands ale range
St Austell Brewery, Cornwall’s biggest brewer, has announced it is to launch two new cask ales in 2011. (more…)
US. Walgreens Uncorks Store Brand Beer
U.S. drug store chain Walgreen Co. is expanding its alcohol sales with its own beer called Big Flats 1901, the company said. (more…)
UK. Brewery is one Sharp shooter
Sharp’s Brewery has cemented its position as one of the fastest-rising players in the British craft brewing sector after reporting impressive growth figures. (more…)
Germany: Beer sales sink to new low
Sales of German beer have dropped below 100m hectolitres for the first time in at least a decade as domestic demand fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2010. (more…)