|
Newsletter Summary
Last five graphs
Note: All graphs issued with e-malt.com newsletters
are published in "Graph" section
of e-malt.com site.
Last five tables
All e-malt.com tables are published in e-malt.com Statistics section. The Statistics section includes Barley statistics, Malt statistics and Beer statistics. The tables related to barley are published in Barley Statistics section, the tables related to malt in Malt Statistics section and the tables related to beer in Beer Statistics section.
Last five prices evolutions
Access to E-malt.com
Do you know
E-malt.com?
Dear E-malt Reader!
E-malt.com Newsletters Archive could be found directly on
e-malt.com
site. Browsing through our Newsletters Archive you may see all the issues you have missed.
To this purpose you just have to login e-malt.com and click on Newsletters link in the menu.
Reading our Newsletters you will be kept informed with the latest news
and events regarding malting and beer world.
You may also submit your own news, events or other information to the address
info@e-malt.com!
You may find updated malt, barley and beer statistics on e-malt.com
Statistics section.
Just enter e-malt.com!
Here you will find all tables issued with e-malt.com newsletters.
E-malt.com Agenda gives the possibility to keep you informed about the Events
planned to be held in the whole world related to the brewing and malting
industries. To this purpose you just have to login
e-malt.com
and click on Agenda link in the menu. Reading our Event Agenda you will find
out about the future symposia, conferences and festivals related to malting and
beer world. You may also submit your own events to the address
info@e-malt.com
E-malt.com has Trading Online system. The system is to be used for
malt/barley trading. One can register a malt/barley offer or a malt/barley
request. The registering person could be as a seller/buyer or as an agent for
seller/buyer. The User can see information about all active malt/barley offers
& requests. If needed the system allows user to buy/sell malt/barley due to
reasonable offers/requests. The way to do this is to confirm reasonable
transaction. Trading Online rules are available through the Internet in the
Trading Online as well as Tutorial (useful for persons who starts the system
usage). To visit the E-malt Trading Online first go to the E-malt.com site,
then click Trading Online link in the left menu of the e-malt.com home page.
For more details please contact info@e-malt.com
Thank You!
E-malt.com Links!
|
E-Malt.com Newsletter 42a
October 16 - October 18, 2017
Quote of the Week
The best beer in the world is the open bottle in your hand.
Danny Jansen
|
You are one of the
54,000 professionals of the brewing and malting industries
from
195 countries
receiving our free bi-weekly
E-malt Newsletters
published since 2001. You seem to be pleased by getting them as we have registered something like
3 mln readings.
To keep the high level of this informative reservoir in both brewing and malting industries and in order to continue to improve it we have to request a small contribution for full access to E-malt.com information.
The majority of our readers have responded positively thus giving us the possibility to keep developing this global informative reference.
A one-year membership costs only 181,- Euros and gives you full access to both our Full Bi-weekly Newsletter and website www.e-malt.com.
You can pay by credit/debit card or bank transfer (against invoice). Ordering is simple, use our online secure ordering system: click hereunder to begin - you can have access in just 5 minutes!
CLICK HEREUNDER TO SUBSCRIBE
One-year individual subscription: 181, - Euros
Two-year individual subscription: 320, - Euros
Save money when your colleagues join:
One-year group subscription for 2-5 members: 373, - Euros
One-year group subscription for 6-10 members: 555, - Euros
One-year group subscription for 11-20 members: 737, - Euros
One-year group subscription for 21-50 members: 983, - Euros
One-year group subscription for 51-100 members: 1229, - Euros
For a personal service contact our Membership staff :
Email : info@e-malt.com
Direct line : +32 (0)87 681381;
Fax : +32 (0)87 352234
If calling, please note our office hours are 9am - 5pm (Belgium time)
|
Currency Rates
Base Currency: US Dollar
on October 18, 2017 |
Base Currency: Canadian Dollar
on October 18, 2017 |
| |
1 USD = 0.8499 EUR
1 USD = 0.7566 GBP
1 USD = 1.2536 CAD
1 USD = 1.2748 AUD
1 USD = 112.2000 JPY
1 USD = 3.1687 BRL
1 USD = 57.3392 RUB
1 USD = 6.6147 CNY
|
|
1 CAD = 0.7976 USD
1 CAD = 0.6035 GBP
1 CAD = 0.6778 EUR
1 CAD = 1.0168 AUD
1 CAD = 89.4900 JPY
1 CAD = 2.5273 BRL
1 CAD = 45.7143 RUB
1 CAD = 5.2758 CNY
|
Currency Rates Chart
Equities of the Largest Breweries
Canada: Barley acreage to decrease by 10% in 2017-18
...Click here
|
USA: Craft brewers launch crowdsourcing campaign to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev
...Click here
|
|
Canada, AB: Town Square Brewing softly opens in Edmonton
...Click here
|
|
USA, MN: Klockow Brewing Company to open its doors in Grand Rapids on October 28
...Click here
|
|
USA, PA: Towamencin’s Blueprint Brewing Company hopes to be open within weeks
...Click here
|
|
USA, NY: The Fifth Hammer Brewing Company opens up its facilities to the public
...Click here
|
|
USA, DE: Midnight Oil Brewing Co. slated to open in Glasgow later this year
...Click here
|
|
USA, ME: Bath Brewing Company coming to change the brewing scene in Sagadahoc County
...Click here
|
|
Canada, NS: Lower Sackville couple aiming to open Ol’ Biddy’s Brew House by December
...Click here
|
|
USA, IN: Happy Brewing brewpub to open soon in one of Indianapolis’ hottest neighborhoods
...Click here
|
|
Australia: Craft beer industry slowly swallowed by large corporations
...Click here
|
|
Zimbabwe: Delta Beverage warns suppliers against temptation to hike prices
...Click here
|
|
UK: Barley production seen 11% higher at 7.36 mln tonnes this year
...Click here
|
|
Spain: Cervezas San Miguel moves registered headquarters from Barcelona to Malaga
...Click here
|
|
Myanmar: HEINEKEN launches new Tiger Crystal light lager
...Click here
|
|
Zimbabwe: Delta Corporation looking for alternative raw materials markets
...Click here
|
Graph of the Week
Table of the Week
Canada Barley Supply and Disposition as of October 2017
Barley Prices
Theoretical Malt Prices
Scientific Digest
MORE HOPS - MORE ONION?
ABSTRACT
Hops bring a lot of wonderful flavours into beer but possibly
also some nasty ones.
A group of Japanese researchers looked into the formation of
2-mercapto-3-methyl-1-butanol (2M3MB) during wort
boiling and cooling. These compounds give an onionlike
flavor recognizable at levels as low as 0.4ppb. The
researchers were able to identify the relevant precursor
component, 2,3-expoxy-3-methylbutanal (EMB) and
propose it's derived from iso-alpha acids involving oxygen.
The transformation into 2M3MB requires H2S and a yet
undefined action of the yeast. Though they have gained a
good understanding of the concentrations of the precursor
during boiling and cooling, further work is required to
determine effective measurments that can prevent the
formation of 2M3MB.
REFERENCES:
Stefan Bub, Research Center Weihenstephan: The Role of Brewing
Yeast Influencing Amounts of Hop Aroma Compounds during Beer
Production
Source: Barth Innovations
|
These Days in Business History
16 October
1922 - Disney Co founded
1923 - John Harwood patents self-winding watch (Switzerland)
1985 - Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip
17 October
1929 - Radio Corporation of America is formed by General Electric Co. lawyer Owen D. Young
1977 - Mother Teresa of India awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1987 - Phillip Morris announces $11 billion tender offer for Kraft
18 October
1878 - Edison makes electricity available for household usage
1954 - Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio
1972 - American Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar & dollar coin
1973 - Nobel Prize for economy awarded to Wassily Leontief
Agenda
October 2017:
05-07: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2017 (Stockholm, Sweden)
11-15: Mondial de la Biere Rio 2017 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
16-17: 104 VLB October Convention 2017 (Berlin, Germany)
23-25: 8th Ibero-American VLB Symposium 2017 in Guatemala (Guatemala City)
26-28: drink technology India 2017 (New Delhi, India)
27-29: Olut Expo 2017 (Helsinki, Finland)
November 2017:
11: International MicroBrew Symposium 2017 (Munich, Germany)
22-23: Craft Beer Italy 2017 (Milan, Italy)
January 2018:
26-28: Finest Spirits 2018 (Munich, Germany)
February 2018:
02-04: Brau Kunst Live 2018 (Munich, Germany)
09-12: HoReCa 2018 (Athens, Greece)
17-20: Beer Attraction 2018 (Rimini, Italy)
20-24: Great British Beer Festival Winter 2018 (Norwich, UK)
27-01 March: Beviale Moscow 2018 (Moscow, Russia)
March 2018:
05-07: 105th Brewing and Engineering Conference (Munich, Germany)
06-08: Expo Antad & Alimentaria Mexico 2018 (Mexico City, Mexico)
07-10: Festival Brasileiro de Cerveja 2018 (Blumenau, Brazil)
08-10: Alltech Craft Brews & Food Fair 2018 (Dublin, Ireland)
14-15: BeerX 2018 (Sheffield, UK)
19-22: IBD Asia Pacific Convention 2018 (Wellington, New Zealand)
April 2018:
08-12: International Malting and Brewing Symposium "13th Trends in Brewing" (Ghent, Belgium)
13-14: Helsinki Beer Festival 2018 (Helsinki, Finland)
28-29: Zythos Beer Festival 2018 (Leuven, Belgium)
30-03 May: Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2018 (Nashville, USA)
May 2018:
22-24: Beer 2018 (Sochi, Russia)
June 2018:
06-09: Mondial de la Biere 2018 (Montreal, Canada)
29-01 July: Mondial de la Biere 2018 (Paris, France)
August 2018:
03-05: The 22nd International Berlin Beer Festival (Berlin, Germany)
08-11: Vietfood & Beverage 2018 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
10-11: Beervana 2018 (Wellington, New Zealand)
12-15: Brewing Summit 2018 (San Diego, USA)
September 2018:
04-06: food & drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) (Johannesburg, South Africa)
12-14: 6th International Symposium for Young Scientists and Technologists in Malting, Brewing and Distilling (Bittburg/Trier, Germany)
October 2018:
23-26: China Brew China Beverage 2018 (Shanghai, China)
24-26: drink technology India 2018 (Mumbai, India)
November 2018:
13-15: Brau Beviale 2018 (Nuremberg, Germany)
More events are available on site e-malt.com
News Articles
|
Canada: Barley acreage to decrease by 10% in 2017-18
|
For 2017-18, Canada’s barley-seeded area is forecast to decrease by 10% from 2016-17 to a record low of 2.3 million hectares, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said in its October report.
Production is forecast to decrease 17% to 7.3 mln tonnes or record lows due to the lower area and a below average total yield. Although carry-in stocks are at a seven-year high, the lower production will cause total supply to decrease by 7% to 9.5 mln tonnes. Total domestic use is forecast to increase by 3% due to higher feed and industrial use. Total barley exports are forecast to decrease by 7% to 2.15 mln tonnes because of lower world barley trade due to high corn and wheat supplies. Barley carry-out stocks are forecast to decrease by 36% to 1.4 mln tonnes, falling below the previous five and ten year averages. The Lethbridge In-store feed barley price is forecast to increase due to the tighter total barley supplies, a higher US corn futures price and the decline in other feed grains supplies.
The average Canadian barley yield is estimated to be slightly below the previous five-year average. The updated yield estimate increased total barley production by about 100,000 tonnes. Lethbridge barley
...More info on site
|
|
USA: Craft brewers launch crowdsourcing campaign to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev
|
|
The Brewers Association (BA), the not-for-profit organization that represents America’s small and independent brewers, has announced the craft brewing community’s intent to Take Craft Back from Big Beer. The #TakeCraftBack campaign—launched at TakeCraftBack.com—seeks to crowdsource the funds to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev, the international conglomerate that has been busy acquiring small breweries across the country.
Over the past several years, Big Beer has been attempting to buy their way into the craft beer movement by acquiring small breweries at a rapid rate and using their acquisitions to invent craft brewing bona-fides, the Association said.
The Take Craft Back campaign features a not-yet-superstar, Andy—an avowed lover of craft beer—who has stated that his affinity for craft beer makes him highly qualified to serve as a campaign spokesperson.
“Since 2011, Anheuser-Busch InBev has quietly acquired 10 small and independent breweries, but they won’t tell you that on their packaging,” said Andy. “Just try to name all 10 without Googling…exactly. Big Beer creates an ‘illusion of choice,’ but we are presenting them with a reality check—and hopefully, at the end of the day, with a real check too.
“Independent craft brewers refuse to be muscled out by Big Beer,” Andy continued, “And we
...More info on site
|
|
Canada, AB: Town Square Brewing softly opens in Edmonton
|
A new brewery and restaurant founded by three local young couples has announced its soft opening in Edmonton, Canadian Beer News reported on October 13.
Town Square Brewing has been launched by Megan & Brandon Boutin, Katrina & Tyler McNaughton, and Mellissa & Sterling Nordin, with Drew Sinden and Logan Dommett taking care of the brewing.
Located at 2919 Ellwood Drive, the establishment has been in soft launch mode for the last two weeks, offering growler fills and food including pizza, fresh pretzels, and other snacks during select hours.
The first three beers available include Forged Rye Amber Ale (5.2% abv), featuring “a complex malt flavour with spicy, biscuit and nutty undertones”; Cornerstone IPA (6.5% abv), with “a huge nose of citrus as well as a punch of grapefruit, orange and lime”; and 2919 Blonde Ale (5% abv), “a clean and crisp light ale that’s refreshing and easy to drink no matter the season.”
The official grand opening of Town Square will take place on the weekend of November 3rd-5th, at which point regular business hours will be confirmed. In addition, a portion of sales on select beers and pizzas will be donated to local charities.
|
USA, IA: Family starts hops farm in northeast Iowa
|
Keri and Mike Byrum "hopped to it" not long after they moved to Cedar Falls from Orlando, Fla, the Sioux City Journal reported on October 15.
Keri Byrum, a Cedar Falls native, and husband Mike Byrum, originally from Virginia, were previously involved in real estate development in Florida. They spent a big part of the spring on their hands and knees planting nine acres of hops plants — about 4,200 in all. They plan to add another three acres yet this fall.
The result is Cedar Falls Hops Co. While there are a number of smaller backyard-style hops-growing operations, this is one of the larger hops-growing operations in northeast Iowa, just west of Cedar Falls, in partnership with Keri Byrum's dad, Rusty Leymaster.
They got into the business for two main reasons: The first is craft brewing is a growing industry in Iowa.
The second?
"We also like beer a lot," Keri Byrum told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier .
And there's market demand, Mike Byrum chimed in.
"People aren't going to be drinking less beer," he said.
They recently held an open house for their hops operation, where people were able to pick hops. And then there were curious neighbors from down the road who wondered what those
...More info on site
|
|
USA, MN: Klockow Brewing Company to open its doors in Grand Rapids on October 28
|
Craft breweries are springing up in small towns across the country, and this month Grand Rapids MN is joining the ranks. Klockow Brewing Company is opening on October 28th in a remodeled warehouse at 36 SE 10th Street, just off Highway 169 near Walgreens. Tasha and Andy Klockow (pronounced CLOCK-oh) are the owners, KAXE reported on October 13.
For Andy Klockow, brewing beer is a creative act. He learned how to brew from his dad: “My dad did a lot of home brewing when I was growing up. He makes some pretty darn good beer and wine, and kind of as a kid I’d help him bottle and maybe sip the foam here and there. Once I got into college he got me a homebrew kit for one of my birthdays and I just fell in love with the hobby, and just kind of how creative you can get with it. You know, if you add hops at a different spot, or add different spices or different things…it’s a lot like cooking; a lot like baking, and you get to express some creativity.”
The hobby ended up getting Andy a “pretty awesome job” when he was living in the Twin Cities. “I
...More info on site
|
|
USA, PA: Towamencin’s Blueprint Brewing Company hopes to be open within weeks
|
A planned brewery in Towamencin has now cleared one last hurdle, and hopes to be open within weeks, the Montgomery Newspapers reported on October 13.
Blueprint Brewing Company, a trio of local brewers operating in an industrial space on Gehman Road, received their conditional use approval on October 11, the last major obstacle before opening their doors to the public.
“We’re looking to open next weekend, at this point, in the 640 square feet that we’ve been granted,” said co-owner Jason Scholl.
Scholl and co-owners Cory McDonald and Kyle Fetch, along with attorney Kim Freimuth, made their final arguments to Towamencin’s supervisors on October 11, seeking conditional use approval to allow retail sales at a brewery within the township’s limited industrial district. Plans for the brewery were first announced and discussed back in April, and over the summer the group has worked through several steps of the approval process, including a zoning change to allow the sales of dozens of their specialty brews and blends, including gluten-free beers.
“A craft beer bar is a bit different than some of the local establishments we’re used to in our hometowns, where it’s large amounts of cheap beer, until late in the night, with maybe a little
...More info on site
|
|
USA, NY: The Fifth Hammer Brewing Company opens up its facilities to the public
|
The Fifth Hammer Brewing Company has opened up its facilities and taproom to the public, a little over a year since the owners moved into a former industrial space in Long Island City, the Long Island City Post reported on October 12.
The brewery and taproom, located at 10-28 46th Ave., opened on Oct. 6 in a “grand opening weekend”, according to the brewery’s Facebook page. A 15-barrel brewery, fully completed on Sept. 15, makes up the brewery component of the site, while a taproom next door serves Fifth Hammer brews along with local craft beer. Some finger foods will be served in the taproom, but the focus will be kept on the beers.
Regularly scheduled live music will also fill the walls of the tap room—for the grand opening weekend, the music portion was spontaneously kicked off by Chris Cuzme, the brewery’s co-founder, who also happens to play the saxophone.
Cuzme, along with David Scharfstein, moved into the 46th Ave. space in Aug. last year. Prior to starting a new brewery, Cuzme worked as a brewer in a now defunct pub in Greenwich Village, where he learned to craft a wide variety of beers.
The brewery’s name comes from the legend of the
...More info on site
|
|
USA, DE: Midnight Oil Brewing Co. slated to open in Glasgow later this year
|
Delaware’s newest craft brewery is slated to open late this year, delawarebusinessnow.com reported on October 16.
Midnight Oil Brewing Co. is finishing up work at its location in the Pencader complex south of Newark in the Glasgow area.
Midnight Oil will be the first production brewery in the Bear-Glasgow area. For two decades, Stewart’s Brewing Co. has operated a brewpub-restaurant a few miles east off Route 40 in Bear.
Midnight Oil Brewing began when Mike Dunlap started brewing a homemade beer in his home. The hobby among friends evolvedinto a business.
The company’s offerings have been available at festivals and other special events in the area.
The name comes out of the term “burning the midnight oil”. The expression is used to describe the extra time and effort required in completing work on a deadline.
“One of the objectives of the Midnight Oil Brewing Company is to create a beer that people look forward to after a hard, productive day of work. Now, with the upcoming opening of their new brewery, the company is excited to expand their business and offer their premium craft brews to more of their community,” a release stated.
Midnight Oil has also promoted members of the craft brewing community in its
...More info on site
|
|
USA, ME: Bath Brewing Company coming to change the brewing scene in Sagadahoc County
|
The beer industry in Maine is a big deal. The Coastal Journal has published plenty of stories about the increasing popularity and importance to the local economy of this centuries-old drink.
Yet throughout the explosion in brewing around the state, Sagadahoc County has remained underrepresented when it comes to local brewers. Sure, Sea Dog Brewing has been serving great beer for a while, but that was founded in Camden, not Topsham.
Nearby Brunswick has some new breweries; Freeport has Maine Beer Company; Lincoln County has multiple breweries, but Sagadahoc had no brewery to truly call its own.
Until now.
Three people are changing that with Bath Brewing Company. Mike Therriault, Terry Geaghan, and developer Sean Ireland hope to fill the void in the City of Ships with their brewpub, opening in November.
“We perceived a niche, and we thought it would be good for the community to have,” said Geaghan. “There seemed to be a void in a state-wide movement.”
Before any confusion arises, Geaghan IS related to Geaghan Brothers, who run successful breweries in Bangor.
But Bath Brewing Company is an entirely local venture and will not be affiliated with its northern cousin.
The three men met at the Bath YMCA where they played basketball together.
Through talking
...More info on site
|
|
Canada, NS: Lower Sackville couple aiming to open Ol’ Biddy’s Brew House by December
|
A well-known homebrewer in the Maritimes is getting set to launch a nanobrewery soon out of his home in Lower Sackville.
In an interview with with Maritime Beer Report, Keith Forbes says that he and his wife Erin Delaney-Forbes are aiming to open Ol’ Biddy’s Brew House by December.
Brewing on a 1 barrel system, Forbes plans to start on schedule of three batches every two weeks, with initial brands to include Funktown American Pale Ale, Even Gooder Coffee Brown, and Disco Inferno Red IPA, all based on Forbes’ award-winning homebrew recipes.
Ol’ Biddy’s beers will be available exclusively on tap at local bars and restaurants, although growler sales are being considered for the future.
|
|
USA, IN: Happy Brewing brewpub to open soon in one of Indianapolis’ hottest neighborhoods
|
Cold, locally-brewed beer will soon be tap for what many hope is about to be one of Indianapolis' hottest neighborhoods, WRTV Indianapolis reported on October 12.
If you go north on Illinois street, just north of 38th, you'll see the re-done and re-energized Tarkington Park on your right and a place called "Happy Brewing" on your left.
It was the site of the former Double Eight grocery store until it closed last year.
Co-owner and brewer Gabe Soukup and his business and beer partner, Dave Bellar, are already making the beer.
They’re also hands-on with the remodel and rebuilding as they transform the old grocery store, which used to be a Ford dealership, into a local brewpub serving their own beer, Indiana-made ice cream, and a kitchen that will turn out hot food including flatbreads and pizza.
The $250,000 remake is an investment in the neighborhood on the southern border of Butler-Tarkington.
The intersection just north of 38th Street is showing signs of a turnaround that got a big jump-start when the redone Tarkington Park opened this summer.
Soukup, who comes into this after several years in the corporate world including a stint in fermentation at Eli Lilly, explains the name “Happy Brewing”. After going through
...More info on site
|
|
Australia: Craft beer industry slowly swallowed by large corporations
|
Australians may be drinking beer at 65-year lows, but one segment is bucking the trend — craft beer.
According to a recent report, Australian craft breweries generate almost A$500 million in yearly revenue, and this is growing at 10 per cent per year, ABC reported on October 18.
But while drinkers may imagine their craft beer is being brewed by a small operation, the reality is the industry is being swallowed by large corporations.
There are a number of reasons for this. Large corporations obviously want access to a lucrative and growing market, but craft brewers also need access to capital, better distribution deals and marketing expertise.
Despite there being almost 400 craft brewers in Australia, global giants Lion and AB InBev control more than 50 per cent of the market.
It's not just market share, though. Large corporations own many of our most prominent craft beer brands, such as Little Creatures, James Squires, and White Rabbit (Lion), as well as Matilda Bay Brewing, Wild Yak, and Goose Island (AB InBev).
Even soft drink manufacturers like Coca-Cola Amatil have moved into the market, snapping up brands like Blue Moon and Yenda. Last week, Coca-Cola purchased the iconic Feral Brewing.
The nation’s major supermarkets are also getting in
...More info on site
|
|
Zimbabwe: Delta Beverage warns suppliers against temptation to hike prices
|
Delta Beverages has warned its suppliers to carefully manage their value chain and desist from the temptation to hike prices, local newspaper Bulawayo reported on October 17.
In a memo sent out by the company's Supply Chain director Cynthia Malaba dated October 16, 2017, a copy of which Bulawayo’s Harare Bureau is in possession of, the beverages maker notes that it has been inundated by appeals from its suppliers who are seeking to hike prices due to the increasing cost of foreign currency.
But the group has flatly turned down the proposals, which would have seen them passing the price hikes to consumers, rather saying the suppliers should manage their value chain or opt out of supplying the group if they can't continue with current rates.
"Recently, a number of suppliers have approached us with proposed increases motivated by difficulties in sourcing foreign currency," wrote Mrs Malaba.
"We would like to advise our valued suppliers as follows: We are unable to take selling price increases on our beverage portfolio. Instead we are continually searching for ways to improve our value chain to make our products more affordable to our customers.
"We urge business partners to carefully manage their value chains with particular focus on competitiveness
...More info on site
|
|
UK: Barley production seen 11% higher at 7.36 mln tonnes this year
|
|
Defra’s first estimate of 2017 UK barley production is 7.360 mln tonnes, up 11% on 2016. The AHDB Planting and Variety Survey suggested that
...More info on site
|
|
Spain: Cervezas San Miguel moves registered headquarters from Barcelona to Malaga
|
Cervezas San Miguel S.L.U., one of the firms that belong to the Mahou San Miguel beer group, has decided to move its registered headquarters from Barcelona to Malaga, where it has had a brewery since 1966, SurInEnglish.com reported on October 9.
The decision has been explained by the firm's "commitment to guarantee maximum legal security for the company and its professionals", sources said last week.
San Miguel wasn’t the first firm to announce its departure from Catalonia due to the uncertainty created by the regional government's drive towards a unilateral declaration of independence.
The first was Banco Sabadell on October 5, which was followed by Caixabank, Gas Natural and several others.
|
|
Myanmar: HEINEKEN launches new Tiger Crystal light lager
|
HEINEKEN Myanmar has officially introduced a new beer in Myanmar for beer drinkers in search of new tastes and experiences. Tiger Crystal, a light lager, is a new variant of Tiger Beer, one of the country’s most-loved beers, according to company press release.
“At HEINEKEN Myanmar, we strive to bring more international choices and experiences to our consumers who are keen to explore new tastes. Tiger Crystal is an exciting addition to our portfolio and we hope people will enjoy trying this refreshing beer,” said Leen De Schutter, Marketing Director HEINEKEN Myanmar.
Tiger Crystal is brewed with special hops and uses a unique brewing process. The beer is filtered at a crystal cold temperature of minus one degree Celsius to lock in the most desirable flavours and aromas inherent to Tiger Beer, while providing a refreshingly crisp new sensation for discerning drinkers. It is also one of the first beers in Myanmar to have slightly lower alcohol content at 4.5%ABV.
“Tiger Crystal, is the perfect choice for anyone looking for a more sophisticated beer experience. We’re looking at young and curious drinkers to try this beer. It has a clean, refined taste and a packaging that makes it stand out from the crowd,”
...More info on site
|
|
Zimbabwe: Delta Corporation looking for alternative raw materials markets
|
Beverage maker Delta Corporation is scouting for alternative markets to source cheaper brewing grain, as the bulk of farmers who traditionally produce for the company under a contract arrangement are shifting to Command Agriculture, which is offering a higher price, the Zimbabwe Independent reported on October 17.
This summer cropping season, government plans to spread a capital outlay of about US$334 million to support production of key crops such as maize, sorghum, and soya beans under Command Agriculture.
An attractive maize producer price being offered to farmers under Command Agriculture by the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), currently pegged at US$370 per tonne, has attracted producers previously enlisted by the brewer.
In an email sent to businessdigest, the brewer said it would not be able to offer a producer price to compete with the US$370 per tonne price offered to farmers under the government programme.
“The major challenge in the contracting arrangement for brewing cereals is the new framework under Command Agriculture that guarantees very high producer prices to farmers,” the beverage manufacturer said.
“The Company is unlikely to attract enough farmers into its schemes, as most of them have moved over to the Command scheme.
The business is unable to match the high producer prices, as
...More info on site
|
|
Register a new user (free of charge).
Top
Top News