USA | As AB-InBev continues to streamline its craft brewing operations in the US, it announced on 28 March that it would invest USD 1 million in the operations of Wicked Weed in Asheville, North Carolina, which it acquired in 2017. The news coincided with the winding down of operations at its production facility in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, “over the next few months”.

Canada | Labatt Breweries is closing the Mill Street brewery in Toronto when the current ten-year lease expires later this year, the company said on 27 March. The move will result in 39 job losses, but workers will be offered roles at other Labatt operations.

Denmark | British drinks firm Diageo is changing its strategy, which will hit the award-winning Danish distiller Stauning hard. On 28 March Stauning had to lay off 13 of its 50 employees and cut production by half. The future looks uncertain, now that its main investor Diageo has backed out of its incubator Distill Ventures.