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USA, NY: Shmaltz Brewing Company sells Clifton Park brewing facility and assets
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Canada, ON: Rhythm & Brews Brewing Co. selects May 23 as opening date
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USA, NY: Corning’s Liquid Shoes Brewing expects to open sometime June
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USA, NY: The Muddy River Farm Brewery already open in Undilla
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Canada, ON: Oshawa Brewing already serving its beers in Oshawa
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Canada, ON: Charlotteville Brewing launches in Simcoe
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USA, WI: The Component Brewing hopes to open its doors in Milwaukee in early June
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USA, IL: Black & Gray Brewing Co. aiming at opening by Labor Day weekend
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Canada, MB: Kilter Brewing loses planned location in Winnipeg
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UK: Rise of craft beer hasn’t changed broad trend on Britain’s struggling beer market
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Vietnam: Only big beer brands doing well, others are struggling in Vietnam
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Romania: Heineken Romania sees first decline in annual turnover in recent years
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Japan: Some whiskeys in short supply due to increasing popularity overseas
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Mexico: New malting plant opens with aim of supplying Mexico’s growing craft beer industry
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India: United Breweries to introduce offerings in all price categories
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India & Nepal: United Breweries launches its Kingfisher beer in Nepal
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Romania: Ursus Breweries launches Japan’s Asahi Super Dry beer in Romania
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Hungary: Heineken Hungary teams up with charity organization to revive local hops and help the poorest
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USA & South Korea: South Korea’s HiteJinro accused of copying Miller Lite logo
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Latin America's Most Valuable Beer Brands 2015 - 2018
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Scientific Digest
PLEASE MEET THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE HOP FAMILY
ABSTRACT
Boomerang, Gaia, Country and Jazz are the names
of 4 new hop varieties coming out of the Czech
breeding program. They were developed from UK and continental European breeding material and
characterized with the classical flavour profiles of
herbal, woody and citrus notes. Boomerang and Gaia
have high oil and alpha contents (1.5-3ml/100g and 10-
15% alpha). Country and Jazz have lower oil and alpha
contents (0.4-1.5ml/100g and 3-7% alpha). Welcome,
and good luck to our new friends. Competition is high!
REFERENCES:
Nesvadba, V.: Brewing tests and utilization of Czech varieties and perspective hop genotypes
for dry hopping, P 3.7 at 13th Trends in Brewing, April 2018, Ghent
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These Days in Business History
21 May
1570 - 1st atlas, with 70 maps, published
1761 - 1st life insurance policy in U.S., issued in Philadelphia
1929 - Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, New York City
22 May
1785 - Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals
1900 - Associated Press News Service forms in New York
1918 - King Oil/Shell refinery on Curacao officially opens
23 May
1922 - Walt Disney incorporates his 1st film company Laugh-O-Gram Films
1956 - World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, San Francisco
1995 - Sun Microsystems launches Java, the universal Internet programming language
1995 - The first version of the Java programming language is released
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May 2018:
16-18: Craft Beer China 2018 (Shanghai, China)
22-24: Beer 2018 (Sochi, Russia)
23-27: Latvia Beer Fest 2016 (Riga, Latvia)
31-02 June: Copenhagen Beer Festival 2018 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
June 2018:
06-09: Mondial de la Biere 2018 (Montreal, Canada)
07-08: The Brewers of Europe Forum 2018 (Brussels, Belgium)
10-13: ASBC Malt Flavor and Aroma Symposium 2018 (Roseville, MN, USA)
20-22: Sea Brew 2018 (Manila, Philippines)
29-01 July: Mondial de la Biere 2018 (Paris, France)
August 2018:
03-05: The 22nd International Berlin Beer Festival (Berlin, Germany)
07-11: The Great British Beer Festival 2018 (London, UK)
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)
20-22: The Great American Beer Festival 2018 (Denver, USA)
22-07 October: Oktoberfest 2018 (Munich, Germany)
24-26: 9th Iberoamerican VLB Symposium 2018 (Recife, Brazil)
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)
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USA, NY: Shmaltz Brewing Company sells Clifton Park brewing facility and assets
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Shmaltz Brewing Company has sold its Clifton Park brewing facility and assets to Rich Buceta, owner of SingleCut Beersmiths, based in Astoria, Queens, the Times Union reported on May 22.
Beers under the Shmaltz name will continue with Shmaltz owner Jeremy Cowan retaining ownership and control of all its brands under the Shmaltz, He’brew Beer and New York 518/838 Craft, and Alphabet City lines. Cowan also retains the exclusive licensing agreement with CBS for the line of custom Star Trek-themed beers. The details were announced in a press release.
Dan Bronson, general manager of SingleCut Beersmiths, said in a phone interview that the acquisition follows the rapid success of the SingleCut company's brand on the east coast and in Europe. IPA drinkers may recognize the winged 18-Watt IPA from their brand.
The brewery, founded in 2012, produces 11,000 barrels of beer annually at its Queens facility and only will produce its own line of beers at the Clifton Park facility. Referred to as SingleCut North, Bronson said it will redesign the current tasting room and offer many of the same amenities as its current Queens tasting room — like a large vinyl record collection and live music programming — which will continue to
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Canada, ON: Rhythm & Brews Brewing Co. selects May 23 as opening date
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Rhythm & Brews Brewing Co. has set Wednesday May 23, 2018 at 4pm for their opening at 1000 Bishop Street North in Cambridge, Ontario, the Ontario Beverage Network reported on May 19.
Founder Andrew Byer – a BJCP National Beer Judge, Prud’homme Beer Sommelier, Certified Cicerone and veteran home brewer – first launched Rhythm & Brews Brewing out of Rainhard Brewing in January 2016.
He and Craig Schindler are now operating the 4,200 sq-foot, 15 hectolitre brewery which features a live events stage, 16 draught lines in the tap room, a retail store with cans and growlers, and a patio slated to open this summer. Charcuterie boards are available daily.
The beer list for their May 23rd opening includes:
“Hefe Metal” German Hefeweizen
“Self-titled” American Pale Ale
“Die Antwerp” Belgian Saison
“Singles” Pacific Jade Session Pale Ale
“It’s Complicated” Smoked English Porter
“Grodzilla!” Smoked Polish Grodziskie
“Ghost Notes” German Maibock Lager
“Spotlight” Light American Lager
“Mr Rohopto” Japanese Rice Lager
“Highway To Helles” German Helles Lager
“Danzing” Baltic Porter
“Score Pins” Northern German Pils
Plus collaborations:
“Guns & Hoses” IPA (Mosaic City Brewing)
“Windmills Of Change” Belgian Pale Ale (Junction Brewery)
“Czech One-two” Czech Pilsner (Katalyst Brewing)
“Purple Grain” Belgian Saison Spontaneously Fermented On Shiraz Grape-skins (Fermentations!)
“Dare Us, Tucker” Coconut English Brown Ale (Toronto Brewing)
Byer notes a barrel program is
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USA, NY: Corning’s Liquid Shoes Brewing expects to open sometime June
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Those who enjoy imbibing craft beer and wine will soon have a new option in the Gaffer District, the Corning Leader reported on May 21.
Liquid Shoes Brewing, a small batch brewery at 26 E. Market St., Corning, expects to open sometime in June.
“We have been working hard to get our brews ready,” said Eric Shoemaker, business owner. “We hope to open the brewery in the beginning of June. We don’t have a hard date yet, but that’s our goal.”
Liquid Shoes Brewing will feature small batch beer types including pale ales, IPA’s, blond ales, stout beers just to name a few, Eric Shoemaker said. Dozens of different types of red and white wines will be available, as well as Saranac Soda for those who don’t wish to have alcohol.
Eric Shoemaker said the brewery will also feature some local breweries as guest taps at its large western style bar.
Liquid Shoes Brewing plans to be open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Dave Shoemaker, Liquid Shoes Brewing business partner, said construction on the two-story Market Street building began in November.
Construction ended in early March,” Dave Shoemaker said. ’Since
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USA, NY: The Muddy River Farm Brewery already open in Undilla
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Upstate New York's newest craft brewery just opened in Unadilla, CNY News reported on May 19.
The Muddy River Farm Brewery grows their own hops right in front of the brand new tap room. The owners are cousins Dustin and Jared Wood (with able assists from their wives Katie and Christina).
"We originally started growing hops to provide them to other brewers. It was a busy business and we usually sold out all of our hops before they were even picked," Dustin said.
"New York State farm brewers need to get their hops from New York State hop farms only, so we were here for them. And then we decided to use our own hops ourselves. And here we are at Muddy River Farm Brewery," Justin said.
The tap room is super comfortable with a seating area that holds 40 people and a large, expansive back lawn that goes all the way to the Susquehanna River.
"We like to let the outdoors in, here. People love our little tap/tasting room, but when we open our big back door, that's when the fun begins," they said. The rear of the building is enclosed by a massive 12' XC12' sliding door.
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Canada, ON: Oshawa Brewing already serving its beers in Oshawa
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Ontario Beverage Network reports that a new brewery has opened recently in Oshawa.
Oshawa Brewing has been founded by Daryl Radovich, and is currently offering flights, glasses, and cans of a half-dozen brands including Oatmeal Molasses Stout, Grapefruit & Lime Radler, Blonde Ale, Dark Irish Ale, European IPA, and Copper Ale.
Oshawa Brewing is located at 875 Wilson Road South #1 in Oshawa. Business hours are 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday to Friday, and 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday.
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Canada, ON: Charlotteville Brewing launches in Simcoe
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Ontario Beverage Network reports that a new farm-based brewery opened last weekend in Simcoe, Ontario.
Charlotteville Brewing has been founded by hop farmers Melanie Doerksen and Tim Wilson, and is located on their 41 acre hops and grain farm at 1207 Charlotteville West Quarter Line.
The brewery opened for bottle sales last weekend, with three brands available – Hopsy Dazey IPA, Velvet Devil Oatmeal Stout, and Charlotteville 519 APA. A taproom with patio and kitchen is planned to follow soon.
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USA, WI: The Component Brewing hopes to open its doors in Milwaukee in early June
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In early June, a homebrewer and his two cousins are opening the brewery in Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Magazine reported on May 18.
The Component Brewing family – two brothers and their cousin – are busy preparing a space in the Lincoln Warehouse in Bay View that had been occupied by Eagle Park Brewing before its move to the East Side earlier this year.
Component is waiting for necessary state approval – putting it on an uncertain timeline – but co-founder Jonathan Kowalske hopes to open in early June.
Kowalske, a 35-year-old Realtor, says he has been “obsessed” with craft beer and the local culture around it that has mushroomed in recent years. He has been homebrewing for five years and dreamed of opening up his own brewery.
When news broke in February that Eagle Park, one of his favorite haunts, was moving to the East Side, Kowalske inquired about the brewery space and equipment and found it was available. He rapidly assembled a business plan and found partners in two cousins: DJ, who works in banking, and his brother Steve Kowalske, an electrician.
The trio had become beer appreciators together over the past few years, catalyzed by a Christmas gathering a few years ago to
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USA, IL: Black & Gray Brewing Co. aiming at opening by Labor Day weekend
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What started as a hobby soon will become a full-fledged business for Chris and Teresa Kennedy, who plan to open a nanobrewery this year in downtown East Dundee, the Chicago Daily Herald reported on May 21.
Black & Gray Brewing Co. is the first commercial tenant confirmed for the new development at 311 Barrington Ave., which contains space for retail, restaurants and upper-level apartments. The nanobrewery, which is taking over roughly 2,500 square feet, will include equipment, a tap room and a garage door opening to an outdoor patio, Chris Kennedy said.
Kennedy's passion for brewing beer began about three years ago when, at his wife's recommendation, he started trying out stovetop recipes at his Prairie View house. He later set up a brewing station in his garage before eventually building his own brew house and inviting family and friends over for tastings.
"We were excited about it," Kennedy said. "I started brewing every chance I could get."
A different nanobrewery had been slated for the 311 Barrington Ave. building since before construction began more than two years ago. The village updated its zoning regulations at the time to allow a small brewery to make up to 155,000 gallons of beer per year that
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Canada, MB: Kilter Brewing loses planned location in Winnipeg
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Kilter Brewing has announced that it has lost the planned location for its bricks-and-mortar brewery in Winnipeg’s West Broadway/Wolseley neighbourhood, the Canadian Beer News reported on May 18.
According to a post on the brewery’s website:
“Merely a few days before official possession, our landlords abruptly told us we would not be given our space and have not shown any openness to discuss the reasoning or willingness to work it out with us.
This setback comes two months after the location was originally announced, and just days before the brewhouse custom built for the space is due to arrive.”
Kilter founders and brothers Miguel, Julien, and Jerik Cloutier plan to continue brewing small batches on the pilot system they’ve installed at One Great City Brewing. They are also asking for assistance in finding another brewery location which meets the following criteria:
Centrally-located in Winnipeg
5,000 – 10,000 sq. ft. space
14’+ ceilings
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UK: Rise of craft beer hasn’t changed broad trend on Britain’s struggling beer market
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For two hundred years Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire was synonymous with the best of British beer making and at the cutting edge of
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Vietnam: Only big beer brands doing well, others are struggling in Vietnam
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With average 5 percent annual industry growth, new beer brands have a hard time penetrating the market in Vietnam, VnExpress International reported on May
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Romania: Heineken Romania sees first decline in annual turnover in recent years
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Heineken Romania, the second-biggest beer producer on the local market, recorded a turnover of RON 1.16 billion (EUR 254 million) in 2017, 4% lower
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Japan: Some whiskeys in short supply due to increasing popularity overseas
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Some Japanese whiskeys are in short supply due to their increasing popularity in overseas markets and a recent domestic boom of highballs, or whiskey and soda, The Japan News reported on May 21.
Under such circumstances, Suntory Spirits Ltd., an affiliate of Suntory Holdings Ltd., announced plans to suspend sales of two of its whiskeys — Hakushu 12 Years and Hibiki 17 Years — from June. While makers are preparing to increase production, the shortage will likely last for some time because of the lengthy whiskey aging process.
Since the suspension of sales of Hibiki and Hakushu was reported, customers have flocked to the whiskey corner at the Kintetsu department store flagship shop at the Abeno Harukas commercial complex in Osaka. “I’m shocked as they are my favorites,” said a 43-year-old company employee, who had looked in vain for the products at several stores.
The suggested retail prices are set at ¥8,500 for the Hakushu 12 Years and ¥12,000 for the Hibiki 17 Years, both excluding consumption tax. The department store has restricted the sale of the Hakushu 12 Years to one bottle per customer over the past few years and began refusing to accept reservations for the product about a month ago.
In
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Mexico: New malting plant opens with aim of supplying Mexico’s growing craft beer industry
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A new malting plant that will exclusively supply Mexico’s growing artisanal beer industry opened in Puebla on May 17 with a public-private investment of
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South Africa: AB InBev pumps up volume in Africa
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Sitting outside the ramshackle Vimba Tavern in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township, Patrick Mashego swigs from a one-litre bottle of Carling Black Label, South Africa’s most
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India: United Breweries to introduce offerings in all price categories
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Beer maker United Breweries is planning to introduce offerings spanning all price points. It also plans to get into the craft beer segment, BusinessLine reported on May 23.
According to Samar Singh Sheikhawat, Chief Marketing Officer, the compaby will look at more launches in the super-premium category (within this fiscal).
Some of the premium brands that UB would like to introduce include the Dutch brand Amstel (from Heineken stable) — its first super premium strong beer — and compete with the likes of Carlsberg Elephant and other global ones. Its craft beer, in both mild and strong categories, is also expected to be launched within this year.
“Wherever there is the potential consumer for beer, we will have an offering from our portfolio to address that consumer. New products, marketing budgets and upping distribution is what we are looking at,” he told BusinessLine on the sidelines of a CII event.
It will look to grow its market share by expanding into more outlets with its current portfolio across Kingfisher and Heineken.
Some of the focus offerings will include Kingfisher Ultra, Kingfisher Ultra Max, Kingfisher and Heineken, apart from Kinghfisher Storm — which has already been well received.
United Breweries enjoy a 55 per cent market share
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India & Nepal: United Breweries launches its Kingfisher beer in Nepal
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Tying up with Yeti Brewery, Indian beverage company United Breweries Ltd announced on May 18 the official launch of Kingfisher Beer in Nepal, The Himalayan Times reported.
Shekhar Ramamurthy, the managing director of United Breweries Ltd, told The Himalayan Times that United Breweries Ltd aims to be a part of the burgeoning beer industry of Nepal.
“We always wanted to be in Nepal and we had a brewery here a few years back that produced the popular Star Beer. However, it was shut down due to some labour issues,” informed Ramamurthy, adding that United Breweries has once again forayed into Nepal to become a part of the country’s growing beer industry.
Citing that Nepal is an important market, as the beer industry here has been growing rapidly for the past few years, Ramamurthy said that Kingfisher is a popular beer brand among youths and will target the same group in Nepal.
Ramamurthy believes that though per capita beer consumption is low in Nepal, the annual industry growth rate of almost 25 per cent witnessed in recent years has developed Nepal into a strategic and potential beer market.
On Kingfisher’s plans to create its space in a market brimming with other brands, Ramamurthy said, “Kingfisher is
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Romania: Ursus Breweries launches Japan’s Asahi Super Dry beer in Romania
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Ursus Breweries launches Asahi Super Dry, Japan’s number one beer in the world and beer number one in Japan, a fine and refreshing beer, perfected by Japanese technology, the Business Review reported on May 23.
Asahi Super Dry is the first product of the Asahi Breweries Europe Ltd. portfolio launched on the Romanian market under the license that complements the Ursus Breweries super premium brand portfolio.
Asahi Super Dry is a non-pasteurized blonde beer with a complex flavor made from the finest ingredients that gives it a sophisticated flavor, fine, fresh and refreshing (Super Dry). In addition to the basic ingredients, water, malt, hops and yeast, Asahi Super Dry also contains a unique ingredient specific to Japanese culture, namely rice, which gives it a delicate taste and complements the flavor of the product.
”Known as Karakuchi in Japanese, the Super Dry and Refreshing Super Dry is certainly the distinguishing feature of the Asahi Super Dry brand on the Romanian market. In 1987, when it was launched in Japan, it produced a revelation in the beer category due to its unique taste and especially because it was easy to drink and could be enjoyed by any type of food, even fish or seafood,
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Hungary: Heineken Hungary teams up with charity organization to revive local hops and help the poorest
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Brewery Heineken Hungária is teaming up with charity Hungarian Interchurch Aid to revive local hops and provide a cash crop to some of the countryʼs poorest. New Minister of Agriculture István Nagy participated at the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement, the Budapest Business Journal reported on May 23.
The Dutch brewing giantʼs local unit is donating HUF30 million to Hungarian Interchurch Aid, which will use the money to add hops to crops grown in a model rehabilitation program for underprivileged families in Kastélyosdombó (252 km southwest of Budapest, close to the border with Croatia), national news agency MTI reported.
Nagy noted that the area on which hops are grown in Hungary fell to just five hectares in 2011, from 550-550 hectares in the 1980s.
Heineken Hungária CEO José Matthijsse said that the brewer uses only locally grown barley for its "Soproni" brand beer.
Last year tensions arose between Heineken and the Hungarian government regarding a trademark dispute between the Dutch brewer and a Hungarian-owned craft brewery in Romania. The government applied added pressure by citing a ban on Communist and Nazi-era symbols to protest over Heinekenʼs long-used red star in its logo. It seems now, however, that all concerns have been smoothed out.
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USA & South Korea: South Korea’s HiteJinro accused of copying Miller Lite logo
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MillerCoors has recently filed an opposition suit against HiteJinro over an application the South Korean brewery filed last year to register the new logo for Hite lager as a trademark in the U.S., according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
The U.S. brewing giant has accused the Korean firm of copying the Miller Lite logo.
If the USPTO rules in favour of MillerCoors, HiteJinro will face a setback in its expansion in the U.S. market and will pay a significant amount of money for the damages the U.S. brewery claims.
HiteJinro has already spent a huge amount of money hiring attorneys for registering the logo, according to industry officials.
The Korean firm, which filed with the USPTO an intent-to-use application on February 14 last year, was about to register the logo for Hite as a U.S. trademark, because the trademark office published the trademark in its official gazette on January 9 this year.
The USPTO planned to approve the registration, if there was no objection by May 9.
However, MillerCoors filed an opposition suit that day, saying, “The word Hite in the logo is stylised in a Germanic font that is nearly identical to that of MillerCoors’ Lite.”
“The applicant and MillerCoors operate in
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