30 January 2019
Fuller’s-Asahi deal ticks the boxes for both parties
London Pride brewer Fuller's has agreed to sell its business to Asahi in a £250m deal, opting to focus on its successful pubs and hotels.
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22 November 2018
Millennials are driving alcohol-free beer’s rapid growth
The importance of health and wellbeing among millennials remains crucial to the projected rise of non-alcoholic beer consumption in the UK.
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17 October 2018
ABInBev sets sights on Japan, while local craft brands look to US market
ABInBev is set to take full control of American brand Budweiser in Japan from 2019, but Japanese craft producers, lacking the muscle of a multinational backer, may find it more...
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26 September 2018
The UK is drinking less and the alcohol industry needs to innovate
Alcohol producers need to innovate given that the UK’s taste for alcohol is declining, particularly amongst younger consumers.
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31 August 2018
Japanese beer is losing colour
Japan’s major beer manufacturers have innovated a selection of beer drinks and alcohol-free beer to be ‘colour-free’.
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1 August 2018
Beavertown’s Heineken partnership is a cautionary tale for craft brewers
Heineken’s minority stake purchase will allow Beavertown to expand its brewing capabilities but has already alienated its customers and contemporaries.
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25 July 2018
CO2 shortage: would state intervention make things better or worse?
As the CO2 shortage lingers on, some commentators have turned to the UK government to offer short-term financial relief to struggling companies.
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29 June 2018
Can carbon-negative brewing become mainstream?
Finnish craft brewery, Everyman’s Right Brewery, has set out plans to become the first carbon-negative brewer in the world.
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17 May 2018
Mead: Why this medieval beverage could become the latest craft offering
Mead, otherwise known as honey wine, is one of the oldest alcoholic beverages known to man and proved popular among historical communities such as the Vikings and Ancient Greeks. It...
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20 April 2018
Is the face of ‘healthy’ beer set to change?
Many think of beer as a high calorific drink which is likely to give you a beer belly. The move towards healthier lifestyles has meant that beer manufacturers are urged...