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January 26 - January 28, 2015
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Canada: Barley use to decline in both 2014-15 and 2015-16
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USA: US hop growers produce the largest crop in years
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USA, WI: Construction of new Capital Brewery facility in Sauk City once again on hold
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USA, WI: Milwaukee Brewing Co.’s sales up 54% last year
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USA, SC: Quest Brewing confidently rolls into 2015 with increased production last year
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USA, PA: Weyerbacher Brewing Co. installs new brewhouse
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USA, VA: Bristol Brewery getting ready for opening sometime this spring
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USA, MI: Short’s Brewing Company reports 51% growth for 2014
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USA, PA: Spoonwood Brewing Co. launching this week in Pittsburg
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France & UK: Molson Coors agrees to sell its UK maltings business to Soufflet Group
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Vietnam: Beer production and consumption register increase in 2014
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Ethiopia: New Raya Brewery to be inaugurated by Ethiopia’s President on February 14 and 15
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World: Barley is unlikely to return to record crops any time soon - analyst
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These Days in Business History
January 26
1871 US income tax repealed
1886 Karl Benz patents 1st auto with burning motor
1921 Akio Morita, the co-founder of Sony Corp., is born in Nagoya, Japan
January 27
1880 Thomas Edison patents electric incandescent lamp
1888 National Geographic Society organizes
1926 1st public demonstration of television by John L Baird, London
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1886 1st successful gasoline-driven car patented, Karl Benz, Karlsruhe
1986 193.8 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange
1988 United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36h54m15s
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February 2015:
10-12: International Brewing Awards 2015
11-14: National Winter Ales Festival 2015 (Derby, UK)
21-24: Beer Attraction 2015 (Rimini, Italy)
March 2015:
11-14: Brazilian Beer Festival - Festival Brasileiro da Cerveja 2015 (Blumenau, Brazil)
20-21: BeerX 2015 2015 (Sheffield, UK)
31 March - 02 April: ProPak Vietnam 2015 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
April 2015:
14-17: Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2015 (Portland, USA)
21-23: Brewer (Pivovar) 2015 (Moscow, Russia)
25-26: Zythos 2015 (Leuven, Belgium)
May 2015:
06-08: bevtec Asia 2015 (Bangkok, Thailand)
07-23: The Czech Beer Festival 2015 (Prague, the Czech Republic)
19-22: Beer (Pivo) 2015 (Sochi, Russia)
24-28: EBC 2015 (Porto, Portugal)
26-28: Alimentaria Mexico 2015 (Mexico City, Mexico)
28-30: Copenhagen Beer Festival 2015 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
28-31: Latvia Beer Fest 2015 (Riga, Latvia)
June 2015:
10-14: Mondial de la Biere 2015 (Montreal, Canada)
July 2015:
01-04: Ollesummer 2015 (Tallinn, Estonia)
15-17: Brasil Brau 2015 (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
August 2015:
11-15: The Great British Beer Festival 2015 (London, UK)
September 2015:
19 September - 14 October: Oktoberfest 2015 (Munich, Germany)
24-26: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2015 (Stockholm, Sweden)
October 2015:
01-03: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2015 (Stockholm, Sweden)
November 2015:
10-12: Brau Beviale 2015 (Nuremberg, Germany)
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USA: AB InBev buying another US craft brewer
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Anheuser-Busch is buying Seattle's Elysian Brewing Co., further expanding its collection of craft brewers as it tries to offset sagging sales of its flagship beers, ABC News reported.
The financial terms of the deal announced on January 23 were not disclosed.
Anheuser-Busch is the U.S. arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, a Belgian company that is the world's largest brewer. The company, which makes Budweiser and Bud Lite, has been combatting soft sales by buying up increasingly popular craft brewers.
While nationwide beer sales declined 1.9 percent in 2013, craft beer sales rose 17 percent, according to the Brewers Association, which represents craft brewers.
Anheuser-Busch announced in November that it was buying 10 Barrel Brewing of Oregon, raising the ire of many of its fans. That follows the purchase of Blue Point Brewing Co. on Long Island, New York, earlier in the year. It bought Goose Island Beer Co. in Chicago in 2011. InBev also has a one-third share in a Northwest group that produces Red Hook, Widmer and Kona beers.
Anheuser-Busch and Elysian say the deal will bring the brewer's popular beers — most notably Immortal IPA — to a larger audience. The deal includes Elysian's brewery business and its four Seattle brewpubs. It is
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Canada: Barley use to decline in both 2014-15 and 2015-16
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For 2014-15, Canada’s total domestic barley use is forecast to decrease by 6% to 6.361 mln tonnes mainly due to lower feed use, Agriculture
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USA: US hop growers produce the largest crop in years
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A thirst for craft beer helped hop growers produce their largest crop of hops in years.
A new report from the Hop Growers of America also shows a 10 per cent increase in acres harvested between 2013 and 2014.
The Yakima Valley produces about 77 per cent of the US hops.
In 2014, nearly 29,000 acres of hops were harvested in Washington state, representing about three-fourths of the country's total.
In Oregon, about 5,400 acres were harvested last year, up about 12 per cent from 2013.
Idaho also saw a 12 per cent increase in acres of hops harvested.
The country's crop was worth about $272 million. Growers fetched an average price of $3.83 per pound, the highest since 2008.
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USA: Big brewers expand flavoured beers offer
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Like spirits marketers, brewers are pouring on the flavors these days. Most new malt products lately have featured a flavor emphasis, as beer marketers seek to broaden their consumer base and recruit drinkers from other beverage categories, Shanken News Daily reported on January 23.
Anheuser-Busch’s introduction of Bud Light Lime-A-Rita in 2012 was a pivotal move in the flavor direction. While initially intended as an “in-and-out” product, today the Rita franchise accounts for $1 billion in sales. A-B vice president, sales David Almeida says “beer is playing in hard liquor’s space” with the Ritas range, which largely targets females. The line includes four year-round offerings (Lime, Mango, Strawberry and Raspberry) along with three seasonals. A-B’s Shock Top brand also continues to push flavor innovation. In addition to its year-round expressions (Belgian White, Raspberry Wheat, Lemon Shandy, Apple Wheat and Honey Bourbon Cask Wheat), Shock Top offers seasonal and special-edition flavors like Pumpkin, Chocolate, Pretzel and Spiced Banana.
A-B’s flavor focus will continue this year with the introduction of Bud Light MixxTail flavored malts, targeting males. Packaged in eight-packs of 11.2-ounce bottles, MixxTail will launch with Long Island Ice Tea, Firewalker (cinnamon) and Hurricane. In March, the St. Louis brewer will introduce Oculto,
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USA, WI: Construction of new Capital Brewery facility in Sauk City once again on hold
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The construction of an $11 million brewing facility in Sauk City is, once again, on hold for Capital Brewery, Wisconsin State Journal reported on January 27.
The Middleton company announced on January 26 that Brian Destree, director of operations for the brewery and the person in charge of the expansion project, will leave at the end of the week for a position with MillerCoors. Scott Weiner, Capital Brewery president and majority shareholder, said Destree’s departure means construction will be delayed for at least three to six months but that the company still planned to build in the Sauk County village.
Since announcing the project in June 2013, the brewery has seen the departure of general manager Tom Stitgen and faced a lawsuit from former employees and shareholders that was eventually dismissed. In December, the company, one of the state’s oldest craft breweries, sent letters to shareholders in an attempt to raise $720,000 as part of a $7.2 million financing package from the Small Business Administration.
“We need to re-evaluate everything unfortunately because this puts a slowdown on fundraising and everything else,” Weiner said. “There’s a lot of moving parts here. Everything about (the project) has just taken two or three times longer than
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USA, WI: Milwaukee Brewing Co.’s sales up 54% last year
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Milwaukee Brewing Co. matched its expansion in 2014 with a 54 percent increase in sales of its beers, including the Hop Happy IPA, Polish Moon Stout and venerable Louie's Demise, the company said on January 26.
The volume flowing out of the brewery on South Second Street reached nearly 12,000 barrels, continuing a trend line started when owners Jim McCabe and Jim Hughes kegged their first brew in November 2007. That followed the real start of McCabe's brewing career as owner of the Milwaukee Ale House, which opened in 1997.
McCabe and his partners bought the building that houses the brewery in 2014, with help from a $241,200 loan from the Milwaukee Economic Development Corp. That allowed them to expand their brewing capacity. The extension of their distribution reach into Minneapolis boosted demand for and sales of their 19 varieties. Beechwood Sales and Service handles distribution for the craft beer-maker.
"It really is remarkable to think that just over four years ago we sold less than 3,000 cases of beer for the entire year and Beechwood now sells more than two-and-a-half times that much in one month," McCabe said.
In a release touting the new sales figures, McCabe also said he has more expansion
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USA, SC: Quest Brewing confidently rolls into 2015 with increased production last year
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Greenville's Quest Brewing Co. is rolling into 2015 with a lot of confidence, having greatly boosted beer production in 2014, Greenville Online reported on January 26.
The brewery turned out 2,000 barrels of beer last year — a jump of 400 percent from 2013, its first partial year of business. This year, it looks to raise beer production to 3,500 barrels as it increases its distribution area to include all of North Carolina along with the South Carolina markets it already serves. A barrel of beer is 31 gallons.
In 2015, Quest will release more of its beers in cans and purchase additional brewing-related equipment. It currently has seven employees, a mix of full and part-timers. The company is not releasing its financial numbers, but co-founder Andrew Watts said it is profitable. "Any money we make we are investing back into the brewery," he said.
The growth has pleasantly surprised Quest brewer Don Richardson, who co-founded Quest 18 months ago with Watts. "We have only scratched the surface" of the brewery's potential, he said.
Last year, it released 16-ounce cans of its Golden Fleece Belgian Pale Ale and Smoking Mirror Smoked Porter. It also began selling its brews in the Asheville area. This year,
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USA, PA: Weyerbacher Brewing Co. installs new brewhouse
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Three years ago, Weyerbacher Brewing Co. underwent a $1 million expansion.
But it wasn't enough.
To keep up with demand, the South Side Easton brewery installed a bigger, more efficient brewhouse this week at a price tag of about $650,000, lehighvalleylive.com reported on January 27.
"We'll be able to do twice the amount of beer in the same amount of time," said Weyerbacher brewmaster Chris Wilson.
Weyerbacher brewed just under 10,000 barrels the year before its expansion. Last year it produced 20,000 barrels, Wilson said.
"Our goal is to have growth every year, 10 to 15 percent," Wilson said. "There for a couple years we were experiencing large growth, 30 percent growth. We definitely like that."
The brewhouse should pass a final inspection on January 28.
"We hope to brew our first beer on the system on Friday," Wilson said.
You can buy Weyerbacher in 17 states, going as far west as Nebraska. Known for strong, flavorful beers, the company is riding the wave of popularity of craft beers across the country.
"I think there's just a growing tide of people who are giving it a try and looking for more flavor than your average American light lager can offer," Wilson said. "People desire flavor. We get a lot
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USA, VA: Bristol Brewery getting ready for opening sometime this spring
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It was about a year ago that a home brewer in Bristol, Virginia entered and won an entrepreneur contest, WJHL reported on January 26.
Fast forward to January 2015, and they are preparing to open the doors of "Bristol Brewery" in downtown Bristol.
Just this week, owner Ken Monyak said the heavy duty brewing equipment was delivered to their location off of Piedmont Avenue.
The brewery has been under construction since December.
Monyak says the entire process is a dream come true going from a home brewer to serving an entire community.
"There is kind of a surprise that you get when people are happy when they drink your beer and they say it’s great, I've done that on a small scale at home just with a couple of buddies but now I'm gonna be able to do it for the whole town, and that's going to be really exciting for me," said Monyak.
Bristol Brewery has not set an official opening date but say they plan to open sometime this spring.
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USA, MI: Short’s Brewing Company reports 51% growth for 2014
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This week, Short’s Brewing Company of Bellaire, Michigan announced production growth of 51% for year end 2014. Short’s, founded in 2004 by Joe Short, brewed 22,866 barrels of beer in 2013 and 34,443 barrels of beer in 2014 – that’s over 1 million gallons of beer.
Much of Short’s growth can be contributed to the continued success of Short’s Flagship and Seasonal beers. Specifically Soft Parade, Huma Lupa Licious, Local’s, and Short’s Seasonal Variety Pack.
While the growth of the brewery is impressive by itself, the 51% leap in sales is even more astounding when the company’s “Michigan Only, Michigan Forever” motto is taken into consideration. Short’s commitment to only distribute beer within the state of Michigan means that this growth was fueled entirely by those living and working in, or visiting Michigan.
In 2014, Short’s Production Facility in Elk Rapids, Michigan installed a new filler and an onsite waste water pretreatment system. Short’s also acquired property adjacent to the existing Production Facility to accommodate future expansion. 2014 was no small year for Short’s original location in Bellaire, Michigan, where they began the expansion of their Pub, including the renovation of an existing storefront which is now home to Short’s Mart, a
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USA, PA: Spoonwood Brewing Co. launching this week in Pittsburg
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Spoonwood Brewing Co., the newest addition to Bethel Park and the Pittsburgh brewery boom is expected to open by the end of this week, according to its Facebook page.
The brewery will offer handcrafted beers and a 15-barrel brewing system.
“We’re excited to have them in Bethel Park,” said Connie Ruhl, executive director of the Bethel Park Chamber of Commerce. “I have met the owners (Grant and Mary Lou Scorsone) and they are very community-oriented.”
The Spoonwood name comes from the Native American name for the Mountain Laurel, the Pennsylvania state flower.
In the last two years, several small breweries have opened in the Greater Pittsburgh area. These include Hitchhiker Brewing Co. on Castle Shannon Boulevard in Mt. Lebanon, The Brew Gentlemen in Braddock, Milkmen Brewing Co. in the Strip District, Grist House Brewing in Millvale, and Hop Farm Brewing Co. and Roundabout Brewery, both in Lawrenceville.
Gary Olden, owner of Hitchhiker Brewing, which opened in May, said he has talked with the Scorsones and has offered his assistance.
“I don’t view them as competition,” Olden said. “I can’t wait to drink their beer.”
According to the Brewers Association, a craft brewery trade association based in Colorado, there are now 108 craft breweries in Pennsylvania, ranking
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France & UK: Molson Coors agrees to sell its UK maltings business to Soufflet Group
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Molson Coors UK has agreed to sell its UK maltings business Shobnall Maltings to French cooperative Soufflet Group, the two companies said in a
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Vietnam: Beer production and consumption register increase in 2014
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Vietnamese people spent at least US$3.1 billion drinking 3.14 billion litres of beer in 2014, excluding imported beer, the Vietnam Beverages Association (VBA) said
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Ethiopia: New Raya Brewery to be inaugurated by Ethiopia’s President on February 14 and 15
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The President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Mulatu Teshome (PhD) is going to inaugurate the sixth Ethiopian brewery, Raya Brewery S.C, AllAfrica
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World: Barley is unlikely to return to record crops any time soon - analyst
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On a global basis, barley appears to be bucking the trend in global grain markets this year of output rises, with output down by
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Myanmar: Carlsberg to start brewing in Myanmar in March
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The Denmark-based Carlsberg Group will begin brewing beer in Myanmar from March, in a joint venture with local firm Myanmar Golden Star, the latter’s chairman Thein Tun told The Irrawaddy on January 28.
Carlsberg and Myanmar Golden Star (MGS) signed an agreement in early 2013 to build a brewing facility and distribute the well-known beer in country. Carlsberg owns 51 percent of the joint venture Myanmar Carlsberg Co. Ltd., according to a January 2013 announcement.
“We’ll produce three varieties of Carlsberg beer in March. The investment will be about US$70 million,” Thein Tun said.
The MGS chairman, known as “Pepsi” Thein Tun ever since he brought the American beverage giant to Myanmar in the 1990s, said the company will produce canned, bottled and draught beer at a facility in a Pegu Division industrial zone.
“We can’t say right now that we have any expectations for the market,” he said.
In a statement from the Carlsberg Group in January 2013, Roy Bagattini, senior vice president of Carlsberg in the Asia region, said political reforms at the time had prompted the company’s move into Myanmar’s largely untapped market.
“We have followed the developments in Myanmar closely and are encouraged by the recent political developments in the country,” he
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New Zealand: Craft brewers struggling to fill orders as demand for their beers soars
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Wellington microbreweries are struggling to fill orders as Aucklanders' newfound penchant for craft beer sends demand skyward, Stuff.co.nz reported on January 28.
Leading craft breweries Garage Project, Panhead Custom Ales and ParrotDog are all adding capacity to their breweries as they frantically try keep up with orders.
"We're just running as fast as we can to catch up with demand," ParrotDog director Matt Stevens said.
ParrotDog's brewery in Te Aro, Wellington was running at full capacity and beer lines were constantly running out, he said.
To help keep up with demand, an additional 5000 litre tank would arrive within four weeks adding to existing capacity of 300,000 litres of beer a year, he said.
Craft beer makes up about 2 per cent of beer sales in New Zealand, according to an ANZ craft beer industry report released in August.
It is the fastest growing segment of the brewing industry, increasing by about 25 per cent per year, the report said.
The sector is expected to keep growing as the Auckland market catches up with Wellington, and as New Zealand catches up with more advanced overseas markets like Melbourne in Australian and Portland in the United States.
Wellington was still ParrotDog's main market but Auckland was a good growth
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The Czech Republic: Canned beer production increases four-fold in the past 20 years
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Czech canned beer production has increased four-fold in the past 20 years due to growing exports and rising production of beer mixes, according to data presented to CTK by the Czech Beer and Malt Association.
Statistics show that back in 1994 canned beer output reached 200,000 hectolitres but the figure climbed up above the level of one million hectolitres by 2013.
“Innovation and export can be behind the increase,” head of the association Vladimir Balach told the Czech News Agency.
The share of canned beer abroad is markedly higher than in the Czech Republic.
Compared with the EU where beer cans make up about 30 percent of production volumes, the Czech share of total production is about 20 percent.
Cans constitute about 10 percent of beer sales in Czech stores, more than two-thirds are made up by beer in glass bottles and about one-fifth by beer in plastic bottles.
The canned beer history in the Czech Republic is much shorter, compared with the USA and Europe where beer cans appeared in 1935 and in the second half of the 1930s (Germany, France, Great Britain), respectively, said Pivovar Staropramen spokesman Pavel Barvík. They, however, became largely popular at the turn of the 1950s and the 1960s.
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South Korea: Imported beer gaining increased space on store shelves in Korea
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Many Koreans love an ice-cold beer or two after a long day or week in the office. Their choice used to be limited to mostly Korean beers, but now you can easily find beers from all four corners of the world, even in a regular grocery store, Arirang News reported on January 26.
Not so long ago, it wasn't all that common to see imported beers on store shelves in Korea, but in recent years imports have been swelling.
Foreign brands, like Asahi, Heineken, and Guinness, to name but a few, are stacked high and wide.
The imported beer trend started to take off in Korea in the mid 2000s, and has been intensifying ever since.
Top dog at the moment is Asahi.
The Japanese beer has been number one in the imported beer market in Korea for the last four years and continues to widen its base of loyal customers in Korea with its crisp and refreshing taste.
Last year, Asahi imported over 26 thousand tons of beer into Korea, triple the amount it imported in 2010.
Overall, beer imports to Korea topped one-hundred million U.S. dollars in 2014, jumping 24 percent from the previous year.
Korea exported around 73 million dollars of beer, leaving
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Indonesia: Trade Ministry obliges minimarkets to stop selling beer
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Dyan Asthira, 32, has never missed serving beer when she gathers with her friends. She usually buys the drink two or three times in a month from nearby minimarkets, with 10 to 15 bottles in her basket every purchase.
“It’s very convenient to buy beer from minimarkets. I can get it while it’s cool and don’t need to face a long queue,” said Dyan, an owner of a food stall in Yogyakarta, one of the most attractive tourism destinations in Indonesia.
Beer lovers like Dyan will soon miss the light alcoholic drink from racks of nearby minimarkets and kiosks as the government has banned its sale through the retailers nationwide, The Jakarta Post reported on January 24.
Under a Trade Ministry regulation issued last week, beverages with an alcohol content ranging from 1 to 5 percent can only be sold in supermarkets and hypermarkets.
Distributors are required to withdraw existing stocks in the next three months, according to the copy of the rule obtained by The Jakarta Post.
The new arrangement, made in consideration of the “protection of morals and culture in society” for tightened supervision of alcoholic drink sales, faced protests not only from retailers, but also from antidrug activists.
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