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People in business suits talking to each other at a booth at interpack (Photo: Messe Düsseldorf)

Packaging trends | Exhibitors and visitors from all over the world will be coming together at the interpack from 4 to 10 May 2023 to present their premières, and celebrate the long-awaited reunion of the global packaging industry. The focus is on packaging materials, packaging machines and related process technology for the food, beverage, confectionery, bakery, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, non-food and industrial goods sectors.

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European Beer Star trophies

Renowned competition | For 20 years now, the European Beer Star has been on the quest to find the best beers in the world. The registration phase for the renowned competition starts on 3 April 2023. The tasting will take place in Nuremberg for the first time.

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View of Salzburg and its fortress (Photo: Free Walking Tour Salzburg on Unsplash)

European Brewery Convention | The call for abstracts for the EBC Symposium, which will take place from 8–10 October 2023 at the Stiegl Brewery in Salzburg, Austria, has been open since mid-February 2023.

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River flowing through Ghent (Photo: armennano on Pixabay)

“Brewing in a challenging world” | The final program of the 15th Trends In Brewing is now available on the website trendsinbrewing/program and registration is open under trendsinbrewing/registration. This year’s symposium focuses on “Brewing in a challenging world”, and takes place in Ghent, Belgium, from 2–6 April 2023.

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Audience listening to presentations given at Kibex (Photo: Kibex)

Korean Beer Exhibition l The Korea International Beer Expo (Kibex) 2023 will be held for three days, from 6–8 April 2023, at the COEX Hall C, Seoul, Korea. Kibex is the only beer-specialized exhibition in Korea where attendees can see and experience all the businesses of the beer industry value chain, from beer production to distribution, packaging, and consumption, in one place. It is co-hosted by GMEG, an exhibition and convention company specializing in the beer and spirits industry, and is sponsored by Fermentis, BrauKon.

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Judges at their tables at the Brazilian Beer Competition (Photo: Daniel Zimmermann)

Promising outlook | The 11th edition of the Brazilian Beer Competition will take place from 6–8 March 2023 in Blumenau, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. 4,085 samples (12 % more than last time) have been entered by 565 breweries from 25 Brazilian states – the largest participation in the history of the event. The Brazilian Beer Competition is organized by the Blumenauense Association of Tourism, Events and Culture (ABLUTEC).

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Kevin Roster, Freihof Wiesloch, presents a glass of altbier at BestBrewChallenge 2022 (Photo: BESTMALZ/Gerhard Kopatz)

Simultaneously brewed | The BestBrewChallenge is an international brewing competition where brewers from all around the world will brew simultaneously, with similar grain bills, in different countries. The competition beer is to be brewed between 20th and 23rd April 2023. The period will thus be extended from one to four days as opposed to previous years. The final day will be German Beer Day on the 23rd of April 2023. The closing date for shipping competition beers is 5 July 2023.

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The Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2023 will take place in Music City (All photos: Brewers Association)


Preview | The Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America® (CBC) returns by popular demand to Nashville, Tennessee, 7–10 May 2023. CBC, presented annually by the Brewers Association, is the craft brewing industry’s leading event, and the only one that serves brewpubs, taprooms, and packaging breweries. Ann Obenchain, Marketing Director, Brewers Association, Boulder, CO, USA, talks about the upcoming event.

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Ghent (Photo: armennano on Pixabay)

International Trends in Brewing | The symposium will be held in 2023 for the 15th time and will also be returning to the Technology Campus in Ghent. Since the last Trends in Brewing, which took place in Leuven and was subject to protective measures due to the Corona pandemic, the world has changed dramatically. “Brewing in a Challenging World” is the motto of the event and perfectly captures the current political and economic situation in the world.

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Entrance to the trade event: BeerX UK 2022 (Photo: Society of Independent Brewers)

Kegstar continue partnership | In January, Kegstar and the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) have announced a three-year partnership on BeerX. The event, set to take place on the 15th and 16th of March 2023 at Exhibition Centre Liverpool, is one of the biggest trade events in the UK for beer and brewing businesses.

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