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Belgium | Some pundits were quick to interpret AB-InBev’s EUR 200 million fine by the European Commission as a shot against manufacturers, who use their strong market positions to unfairly command higher prices in some EU countries as opposed to others.
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The Brewers of Europe announced on 28 May 2019 that 60% of beers sold in Europe are now labelling calories.
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United Kingdom | To celebrate the football club’s Premier League title win, water technology company Xylem has teamed up with Man City and Heineken to produce ‘Raining Champions’ – a limited edition beer made with purified rainwater.
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Ireland |Guinness’ parent company, Diageo, has announced that the iconic Irish stout will no longer use plastic rings or shrink wrap. Instead, the company will invest USD 21 million to replace plastic with 100 percent recyclable and biodegradable cardboard.
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United Kingdom | Is BrewDog finally going mainstream or just subverting conventional advertising? BrewDog has launched what it claims is “the most honest ad you’ll ever see.”
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Ireland | It seems like a contradiction in terms: an Irish pub with no booze. And yet, Dublin’s The Virgin Mary recently opened and has attracted a lot of interest.
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Belgium | It’s a lot of money. The EU Commission has fined AB-InBev the staggering sum of EUR 200 million (USD 223 million) for preventing cheaper beer imports from the Netherlands into Belgium.
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United Kingdom | After Carlsberg put up a billboard across the street from Tennent’s Glasgow brewery, the Scottish brewer responded with a billboard of its own.
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United Kingdom | No one knows if there is a correlation, but there are now more churches than small pubs in the UK. Pubs, which employ fewer than ten people, were down to 23,000 in 2018, from 39,000 in 2001.
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United Kingdom | Looks like the craft beer boom has stalled in the past year, with only eight breweries opening compared with 390 in 2017, according to a survey by the accounting firm UHY Hacker Young.

