Kiwi craft brewers fear monopoly in rental kegs
New Zealand | Craft brewers are facing plenty of crises. Their latest problem involves the kegs that they use to get their beer into pubs. Until now, they could rely on the keg pooling and rental services of two companies – Kegstar and Konvoy. Both firms operate a “pay-per-fill” model, in which they own, track, manage, and contract hauliers to move the empty and full kegs. At least, brewers did – until Konvoy went into receivership in March 2025.
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