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March 16 - March 19, 2023


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1 USD = 0.8274 GBP
1 USD = 1.3742 CAD
1 USD = 1.5047 AUD
1 USD = 133.0000 JPY
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1 USD = 76.4907 RUB
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1 CAD = 0.6020 GBP
1 CAD = 0.6860 EUR
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1 CAD = 96.7657 JPY
1 CAD = 3.8363 BRL
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North America News
Brewery news Canada: Looming tax increase latest blow to tapped out beer sector in Canada ...Click here
Barley news Canada: Forecast for increase in barley crop in 2023 remains unchanged ...Click here
Brewery news USA, AZ: Female owned and female-brewed Hundred Mile Brewing Company launches in Tempe ...Click here
Brewery news USA, TX: Whitestone Brewery to hold soft opening for its new Liberty Hill location March 17-19 ...Click here
Brewery news USA, NC: Burgaw Brewing all ready for March 17 opening ...Click here
Brewery news USA, MD: Rockwell Brewery to open production facility in Frederick in response to continued demand for its beers ...Click here
Brewery news USA, NY: Lasting Joy Brewery becomes newest addition to the Hudson Valley’s craft beer movement ...Click here
Brewery news USA: AB InBev loses jury trial over Constellation’s Corona, Modelo seltzers ...Click here
Brewery news USA, CT: Elicit Brewing Co. receives approval to open new location in Fairfield ...Click here
Brewery news USA, TX: Faust Brewing Company prepares to make its return in April ...Click here
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Brewery news Asia Pacific: Asia Pacific holding clear position as largest beer market in the world ...Click here
Brewery news Denmark & Russia: Carlsberg denies report it agreed to sell Russian business to Anadolu Efes ...Click here
Brewery news Spain: Beer consumption not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels ...Click here
Barley news World: Focus shifts to barley crop 2023 with trade mostly finished for crop 2022 ...Click here
Brewery news World: Carlsberg appoints new CEO ...Click here
Brewery news UK: Government helps pubs by raising 'draught relief' on beer ...Click here
Brewery news Germany: Bitburger Brewery Group reports 15% year-on-year turnover growth in 2022 ...Click here
Whisky news UK: Scotch Whisky Association slams decision to raise duty on Scotch whisky by 10.1% ...Click here
Brewery news Central African Republic: French brewery attack flags Russia's tussle for influence in Africa ...Click here
Brewery news Kenya: EABL, Diageo directors face Sh39bn fine in Supreme Court suit ...Click here
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These Days in Business History


16 March
1915 - United States Trade Commission organizes
1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt takes the U.S. off the gold standard, removing the yellow metal from coinage and circulation, even banning it as a collectible
1987 - IBM releases PC-DOS version 3.3
2014 - Crimea votes in a controversial referendum to secede from Ukraine to join Russia

17 March
1845 - Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour
1968 - 2-tiered gold price negotiated in Washington D.C. by U.S. and 6 European nations
1997 - CNN begins spanish broadcasts

18 March
1850 - Henry Wells and William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo
1938 - Mexico takes control of foreign-owned oil properties
1985 - Capital Cities Communications Inc. acquires ABC

19 March
1775 - Poland and Prussia sign trade agreement
1831 - 1st U.S. bank robbery (City Bank, New York/$245,000)
1965 - Indonesia nationalizes all foreign oil companies


Agenda

March 2023:
15 - 16: BeerX 2023 (Liverpool, UK)
20 - 24: IBD Asia Pacific Convention 2023 (Adelaide, Australia)
23 - 25: Warsaw Beer Festival 2023 (Warsaw, Poland)
24 - 26: St Malo Craft Beer Expo 2023 (St Malo, France)

April 2023:
02 - 06: 15th International Trends in Brewing 'Beer & Society' 2023 (Leuven, Belgium)
06 - 08: KIBEX 2023 (Seoul, South Korea)
22 - 23: Zythos Beer Festival 2023 (Kortrijk, Belgium)

May 2023:
07 - 10: Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2023 (Nashville, TN, USA)
10 - 10: World Beer Cup 2023 (Nashville, TN, USA)
12 - 14: Cerveza Mexico Expo 2023 (Guadalajara, Mexico)
12 - 13: Copenhagen Beer Festival 2023 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
18 - 21: Mondial de la Biere 2023 (Montreal, Canada)
21 - 23: The Brewers of Europe Forum 2023 (Prague, the Czech Republic)
22 - 28: Budapest Beer Week 2023 (Budapest, Hungary)
24 - 25: 34d International VLB Craft Brewing Conference (Online)
25 - 27: InnBrew 2023 (Barcelona, Spain)
26 - 28: Barcelona Beer Festival 2023 (Barcelona, Spain)
30 - 01 June: Beviale Mexico 2023 (Mexico City, Mexico)
30 - 01 June: Craft Beer China 2023 (Shanghai, China)

June 2023:
01 - 04: Wiener Bierfest 2023 (Vienna, Austria)
05 - 06: Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend 2023 (Tallinn, Estonia)
10 - 11: Bruges Beer Festival 2023 (Bruges, Belgium)
13 - 14: VLB Africa Brewing Conference 2023 (Douala, Cameroon)
13 - 14: IGC Grains Conference 2023 (London, UK)

August 2023:
10 - 12: VIETFOOD & BEVERAGE - VIETNAM 2023 (Saigon Exhibitions and Conventions Center, 799 Nguyen Van Linh Street, District 7, HoChiMinh City, Vietnam)
18 - 19: Beervana 2023 (Wellington, New Zealand)

September 2023:
16 - 03 October: Oktoberfest 2023 (Munich, Germany)
18 - 20: 13th Iberoamerican VLB Symposium Brewing & Filling Technology (IBS) (Bogota, Colombia)

October 2023:
04 - 06: Drink Technology India 2023 (Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India)
08 - 10: EBC Symposium 2023 (Salzburg, Austria)
10 - 12: International Beer Strategies Conference 2023 (Berlin, Germany)
19 - 20: Brew Asia 2023 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
20 - 21: Salon du Brasseur 2023 (Parc Expo Nancy, France)
21 - 23: Whisky Live Paris 2023 (Paris, France)

November 2023:
28 - 30: Brau Beviale 2022 (Nuremberg, Germany)

December 2023:
06 - 08: Drink Japan 2023 (Makuhari Messe, Japan)

February 2024:
23 - 25: Finest Spirits 2024 (Munich, Germany)

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News Articles


Brewery newsCanada: Looming tax increase latest blow to tapped out beer sector in Canada
Those who speak for Canada's beer industry say a sizable tax increase which will take effect next month should be reconsidered — calling it ...More info on site


Barley newsCanada: Forecast for increase in barley crop in 2023 remains unchanged
The significant increase in barley production expectations for crop 2023 to 10.26 mln tonnes remains unchanged, RMI Analytics said in their early March report.

In ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, AZ: Female owned and female-brewed Hundred Mile Brewing Company launches in Tempe
Female owned and female-brewed, Hundred Mile Brewing Company just opened in Tempe, but the owner has a rich history with the city dating back to her college years, AZFamily reported on March 15.

Sue Rigler left her home state of Iowa for the sunny skies at Arizona State University. She pursued a degree in microbiology and went on to become an entrepreneur. Always learning and enjoying a good beer from time to time, Rigler was at a microbrewery in Montana when she says saw a microscope in the beer laboratory. She realized right then and there that microbrews combined her love of science AND suds. She went all in!

There is a reason she named her passion project Hundred Mile Brewing Company. “The beer will stay within a 100-mile radius of where it’s produced. Small batch. I want to keep it local and keep it fresh,” Rigler said.

The company has a 10-barrel brewhouse, and one of its house brews is an ode to nearby ASU’s ‘A’ Mountain called ‘A’ Mountain Amber Ale. Some other house beers are Pith Helmet Citrus Wheat, Desert Neon Hazy IPA, Crowd Surfer Mexican Lager w/ Lime & Salt, Valley Essence Hoppy Pilsner Collab, Solar Flower Kölsch and ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, TX: Whitestone Brewery to hold soft opening for its new Liberty Hill location March 17-19
Whitestone Brewery will hold a soft opening for its new Liberty Hill location March 17-19, with an official opening planned for March 24, the Community Impact reported on March 13.

Whitestone Brewery has another location in Cedar Park at 601 E. Whitestone Blvd., Ste. 500.

Located at 15390 W. Hwy. 29, Liberty Hill, this location will be larger in size with more available parking, Whitestone Brewery Event Coordinator Morgan Mattfeld said. It will have 23 total taps as well as nonbeer options for customers looking for an alternative. Van’s Damn Tasty food truck will also have food options available.

Mattfeld said Whitestone Brewery expanded to capitalize on more space for production, build community and extend its offerings to Liberty Hill, because there are not many craft beer breweries in the area.


Brewery news USA, NC: Burgaw Brewing all ready for March 17 opening
It’s been a four-year process bringing Burgaw Brewing to life. As of 11 a.m. Friday, March 17 customers will file into the newly restored 79-year-old brick building between Burgaw Antiqueplace and Ideal Barbershop, the Port City Daily reported.

It’s been the blood, sweat and tears of operator and brewmaster Kevin Kozak and his wife, Emmaline. Over the last two months, as opening day nears, Kozak said he wrestled with sound sleep — expected of any restaurateur looking to launch his first operation.

“We have to turn off our Facebook notifications after 7 p.m., so me and my wife could turn our brains off,” he said on March 15, among a cacophony of drills and vacuums operating in preparation for the brewery’s weekend debut. “Else the phone just dings and dings, with people asking for reservations, which we don’t do, what the first beer will be, what our hours are.”

Burgaw Brewing will operate seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and to start will have guest beers on tap until the 10-barrel system is fully operational. It will likely be two to four more weeks before its first brew is complete.

Nine of the 12 Burgaw Brewing taps will serve beers from ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, MD: Rockwell Brewery to open production facility in Frederick in response to continued demand for its beers
In response to continued demand for its product line that has seen more than 150 different beer in varieties in the past five years, the owners of Rockwell Brewery have selected Riverside Tech Park in Frederick as the site of a new brewing operation that is expected to begin production this spring, the Maryland Daily Record reported on March 15.

The locally based brewery signed a lease with St. John Properties Inc. for 13,560 square feet of space at 8411 Broadband Drive, a single-story, 32,560-square-foot flex/R&D building contained within the 70-acre business community.

Danny Foit of St. John Properties represented the landlord and Tony Checchia of VCRE represented the client in this lease transaction.

Riverside Tech Park is a 14-building business community containing more than 750,000 square feet of space along Progress Drive and Monocacy Boulevard. The park is located between Frederick’s northern retail corridor along Maryland Route 26, the retail/business corridor near the intersection of Interstates 70 and 270 and all the amenities of Historic Downtown Frederick.

Owners Paul Tinney and Matt Thrasher intend to increase beer production tenfold and add 15 to 20 employees, open a new tap room and outdoor patio and pursue a statewide rollout of their product line. Rockwell ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, NY: Lasting Joy Brewery becomes newest addition to the Hudson Valley’s craft beer movement
The hedonistically named Lasting Joy Brewery, located in Tivoli, just a two-hour drive from the Big Apple, is the eye-catching newest addition to the Hudson Valley’s craft beer movement in New York. Founded by Alex and Emily Wenner, a husband and wife duo with a shared passion for beer, Lasting Joy brings a sophisticated energy to its 31 acres of open farmland that sit on a rural country road, wallpaper.com reported on March 14.

‘Alex and I have been to hundreds of breweries, usually with our kids, and consistently found a disconnect between the craft and the atmosphere,’ says Emily. ‘We wanted to feel more warmth, to discover places where we could bring friends and family who don’t love beer but appreciate good hospitality. We created what was missing.’

Alex adds: ‘We love beer and wanted to turn that passion into a business that brings joy to our family and to others. And in doing so we felt compelled to elevate the craft beer experience, to make the culture more inviting and inclusive. Our intention from day one has been to spark genuine, lasting joy – and so we strive every day to live up to our mission. We make a concerted ...More info on site


Brewery news USA: AB InBev loses jury trial over Constellation’s Corona, Modelo seltzers
A Manhattan federal jury on March 15 found that Constellation Brands Inc did not violate a U.S. distribution agreement with Anheuser-Busch InBev SA unit Grupo Modelo by selling hard seltzers branded with the Modelo and Corona names, Reuters reported.

The jury accepted Constellation's argument that its license to distribute beer bearing Modelo's brand names also allows it to sell alcoholic drinks like Corona Hard Seltzer and Modelo Ranch Water.

A Grupo Modelo spokesperson said the company was disappointed with the verdict and "evaluating all options."

A Constellation spokesperson said the company was pleased with the verdict and remains "committed to continuing to operate in accordance with the terms of our sublicense agreement."

A Constellation predecessor began distributing Mexico-based Modelo's beers in 1996. Modelo sued Constellation in 2021, alleging its 2020 launch of Corona Hard Seltzer breached their licensing agreement and infringed its trademarks.

Modelo added Modelo Ranch Water to the lawsuit last year after Constellation launched the alcoholic sparkling water drink.

Constellation told the court that the drinks are covered by part of its license that allows it to sell "other versions" of beer or malt beverages under the Modelo brand names.

U.S. Circuit Judge Lewis Kaplan determined in December that the contract's definition of the term ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, CT: Elicit Brewing Co. receives approval to open new location in Fairfield
Elicit Brewing Co., a brewery and restaurant in Manchester, received Town Plan and Zoning Commission approval this week to open a new location in Fairfield on Black Rock Turnpike, the Patch reported on March 16.

According to Fairfield Planning Director James Wendt, the brewery will have 16,000 square feet of indoor space for dining and beer production, and 2,000 square feet for outdoor dining.

"The building has an industrial past, but it was most recently occupied by a Planet Fitness gym, and before that a Boston Billiards," Wendt told the commission.

Additionally, the brewery property has 130 parking spaces, and customers will also have access to the 1,500-car Fairfield Metro Center train station parking lot, which is a short walk down a fenced path between the adjacent properties.

The March, 14th commission approval for the project was unanimous. When the brewery and restaurant will begin construction and open was not known.

First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick said in a statement that the brewery "will be a welcome addition" to the community.

"I can’t wait to follow along their progress and welcome them to Fairfield!" she wrote on Twitter.

Added Wendt, "We believe this is an appropriate site for this use, and it represents, in our view, a really ...More info on site


Brewery news USA, TX: Faust Brewing Company prepares to make its return in April
The sound of beer flowing from a popular Texas Hill Country brewery is music to New Braunfels' ears as Faust Brewing Company prepares to make its return in April after shutting down through most of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only is the brewery opening back up, it also plans to unveil its newly renovated brewery, biergarten, and tasting room by hosting a day devoted to knocking back a few cold ones, MySanAntonio.com reported on March 15.

The new changes to the brewery come a few months after severing ties with the historic Faust Hotel following a change in the hotel's ownership last year. While the hotel and restaurant is in the care of new owner Andy Duetra, the brewery remains under control of former hotel owner Vance Hinton, and has since moved permanent operations to its off-site location on South Castell Avenue.

Recent renovations to the brewery were necessary for the establishment to set itself apart from its namesake, where it began as part of the hotel's restaurant in 1998 as a microbrewery. As popularity for the brewery and its menu of German and English style beers grew, the owner knew it needed to expand, and in 2016 the brewery moved to ...More info on site


Brewery newsAsia Pacific: Asia Pacific holding clear position as largest beer market in the world
In terms of global beer production, the Asia Pacific holds a clear position as the largest market, RMI Analytics said in their latest report ...More info on site


Brewery newsDenmark & Russia: Carlsberg denies report it agreed to sell Russian business to Anadolu Efes
Danish brewer Carlsberg denied on March 15 a media report that said the company had agreed to sell its Russian business to Turkish rival ...More info on site


Brewery newsSpain: Beer consumption not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels
Spain has secured the silver medal in beer production in Europe, with Germany taking the gold and Poland taking the bronze. That’s thanks to ...More info on site


Barley newsWorld: Focus shifts to barley crop 2023 with trade mostly finished for crop 2022
At this time of the year, the focus is clearly on barley crop 2023 with trade mostly finished for crop 2022, RMI Analytics said ...More info on site


Brewery news World: Carlsberg appoints new CEO
Danish brewer Carlsberg has appointed the current head of services provider ISS as its new chief executive, the company said on March 16.

Jacob Aarup-Andersen, a Danish national, will replace Dutchman Cees 't Hart, who said earlier this month he would retire at the end of September.

Shares in Carlsberg extended gains on the news, closing 4.3% higher, while ISS' shares fell 7%.

The CEO's starting date will be announced later, the world's third largest brewer said in a statement.

"Jakob was very clearly our preferred candidate," Chairman Henrik Poulsen told journalists on a conference call.

"He is a visionary leader and represents a strong combination of strategic, analytical and financial skills," Poulsen said.

Aarup-Andersen became CEO at ISS in 2020 after Denmark's financial regulator rejected him for the top job at Danske Bank, on the grounds that his banking experience was not sufficient.

"For me, Carlsberg is more than just a company. It's part of Denmark's cultural heritage," Aarup-Andersen said, adding that he will not make changes to the company's current strategy.

During Aarup-Andersen's more than two years at ISS, where he was in charge of 350,000 employees in more than 30 countries, shares have risen around 50%.

Carlsberg's executive team has undergone large changes in the last ...More info on site


Brewery news UK: Government helps pubs by raising 'draught relief' on beer
Britain's finance minister Jeremy Hunt offered some help to pubs on March 15 by increasing "draught relief", making the rate of duty on draught beer and cider up to 11 pence lower than the charge on cans or bottles bought in a supermarket from August, Reuters reported.

The measure will coincide with a rise in alcohol taxes in line with inflation, ending a freeze that has been in since 2020, and will result in no change in the duty paid on a typical pint poured from a tap in a pub, the government said.

"In December, I extended the alcohol duty freeze until August 1st, after which duties will go up in line with inflation in the usual way," Hunt told parliament in his budget statement.

"But today, I will do something that was not possible when we were in the EU and significantly increase the generosity of Draught Relief, so that from August 1st the duty on draught products in pubs will be up to 11p lower than the duty in supermarkets, a differential we will maintain as part of a new Brexit pubs guarantee."

The government is also pressing ahead with reforms that will increase taxes on stronger alcoholic products, such as ...More info on site


Brewery newsGermany: Bitburger Brewery Group reports 15% year-on-year turnover growth in 2022
Germany's Bitburger Brewery Group has reported 15% year-on-year growth in turnover to €729 million in its financial year 2022, with group sales up 11%, ...More info on site


Whisky news UK: Scotch Whisky Association slams decision to raise duty on Scotch whisky by 10.1%
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has slammed the decision by the UK Chancellor to raise duty on Scotch whisky by 10.1%, in one of the largest tax hikes in recent decades and, say the SWA, further increase the competitive disadvantage faced by spirits – breaking the UK government’s pledge to “review alcohol duty to ensure our tax system is supporting Scottish whisky,” dramscotland.co.uk reported on March 15.

Meanwhile Nuno Teles, Managing Director Diageo GB, said, “Today’s decision is a hammer blow for pubs, drinkers and for Scotch, a UK homegrown industry supporting tens of thousands of jobs. We urge the Chancellor to reverse this punitive and inflationary tax hike.”

The SWA say in a statement that, in the budget, “the Chancellor increased duty across all four alcohol categories, with relief provided for on-draught products, which make up less than half of those sold behind the bar and not available to 99% of distillers. The duty rate on spirits will rise to £31.64 per litre of pure alcohol, meaning that of the £15.22 average price of a bottle of Scotch Whisky, £11.40 is collected in taxation through duty and VAT. The tax burden on the averaged priced bottle of Scotch Whisky has ...More info on site


Brewery news Central African Republic: French brewery attack flags Russia's tussle for influence in Africa
On a night in early March, arsonists attacked a brewery owned by the French drinks giant Castel in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, Yahoo Finance reported on March 16.

Hurling petrol bombs, they set fire to beer crates stacked inside the MOCAF brewery's fortified storage yard.

But this was not some random assault by firebugs.

Footage from security cameras, say sources familiar with the incident, shows a planned operation by four men wearing fatigues resembling those of the Russian mercenary group Wagner.

The attack, they say, bears the hallmarks of a ruthless campaign to carve out Russian influence in the CAR, a country poor but replete with valuable forests, gold and commercial minerals.

France and Russia have long been wrestling for influence in CAR, a country wracked by poverty and plagued by a nearly decade-long civil conflict.

But until this physical attack on French interests, the confrontation had been largely limited to anti-French trolling, seeking to poison relations between the CAR and its former colonial power.

In December 2020, Facebook removed troll "factories" and other sources of fake news allegedly controlled by entities linked to Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, as well as accounts reportedly linked to the French military.

Last December, France pulled its last ...More info on site


Brewery news Kenya: EABL, Diageo directors face Sh39bn fine in Supreme Court suit
Directors of East African Breweries Limited (EABL) and its parent company Diageo face multi-billion shilling fines after being accused of disobeying a Kenya Supreme Court order on a beer supply contract, the Business Daily reported on March 17.

The brewer’s former supplier, Bia Tosha Distributors Ltd, wants the directors to be fined an equivalent of 20 percent of EABL’s sales, or Sh39 billion, for refusing to give it back beer distributorship routes in parts of Nairobi, Machakos and Kajiado.

The Supreme Court last month ordered EABL to reinstate Bia Tosha on the contested routes following a suit that has dragged in court since 2016.

Bia Tosha told the Supreme Court that EABL has ‘sponsored’ the present distributors to sue at the High Court in a bid to derail the implementation of the apex court’s order.

“The respondents have acted with reckless abandon and with total contempt for the authority of this court, have continued to infringe upon the applicant’s distribution areas,” Anne-Marie Burugu, managing director of Bia Tosha, says in documents filed in court.

“…That the respondents upon conviction for the contempt, be condemned, individually and collectively, to pay a fine equivalent to 20 percent of their individual gross company turnovers as reflected in their ...More info on site


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