Pentair introduces new Keg Monitor

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Pentair has launched the Haffmans Keg Monitor, type KEG 2.0 that offers significantly improved handling through a Windows-based PC-program and simplified data transfer compared to its predecessors and similar products available on the market. (more…)

Vietnam. Will national brewers survive new taxes?

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The tax rise from 1 January, 2016 affected the Vietnamese brewers’ financial position. Yet, this doesn’t seem to be the end of their problems. In April 2016, new Decree issued by the Ministry of Finance, was published. This law changes the tax basis of VAT and SCT.
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New survey shows Russians want traditional Russian beer

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Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) has publicly presented its latest survey data on the demands and aspirations of the local beer-drinkers. The main goal of the poll was to establish what kind of beer Russians would prefer to see in stores, what they think about the nation’s brewing industry, and in what cases Russians deem the consumption of beer appropriate. (more…)

China. Difficulties of Chinese craft brewers

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China does not suffer from lack of small breweries. In total, according to the industry experts there are more than 2000 breweries of various scales. Twenty years of merges and takeovers of big companies did not influence the operation of small entrepreneurs; many of them can produce craft beer. (more…)

Craft and crafty beer in China

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According to Hai Tong Securities research report, the craft beer market in China is growing rapidly and the gross margine and net profit margine in this sector amount to 50% and 30% correspondently. This is much more than the producers of the traditional bottle beer earn. (more…)