Society of Hop Research appoints advisory board

The participants of the 81st general meeting, which took place on the 26th March 2007 in the German Hop Museum in Wolnzach, approved unanimous the installation of an international advisory board. This board was constituted on the very next day at the Paulaner Brewery in Munich. The initial members of the advisory board are:

Dr. Willy Buholzer, Anheuser Busch (USA)

Jean-Yves Malpote, Scottish & Newcastle (UK)

Prof. Dr. Ludwig Narziss, Weihenstephan (D)

Jan Niewodniczanski, Bitburger-Group (D)

Esko Pajunen, Carlsberg (DK)

Dr. Lex Ronteltap, Heineken (NL)

Marjolein van Wijngaarden, EBC (NL)

The Society of Hop Research hopes to gain early indications of development tendencies on the worldwide beer market from this board of experts, to initiate research and breeding activities in an early stage, as around 2/3 of the hop grown and processed in Germany is exported according to the demands of the breweries in roundabout 150 countries.

The participants of the constituent assembly

(see below - from left to right)

Dr. Fritz Ludwig Schmucker (Society of Hop Research),

Willem van Waesberghe (Heineken),

Behnam Taidi (Scottish & Newcastle),

Dr. Elisabeth Seigner (Hop Research Center Huell),

Bernhard Engelhard (Hop Research Center Huell),

Michael Doetsch (Paulaner) (President of the Society of Hop Research),

Dr. Lex Ronteltap (Heineken),

Dr. Bernd Schmidt (Wernesgrüner) (Treasurer of the Society of Hop Research),

Esko Pajunen (Carlsberg),

Prof. Dr. Ludwig Narziss (Weihenstephan),

Marjolein van Wijngaarden (Secretary General of EBC).