Risk mitigation | The hop industry is likely to face unprecedented challenges in the future: Climate change, higher production costs and increasingly stringent legal requirements in pesticide use are all potential threats to our companies and are likely to impact the business of brewing. With a new analytical tool, hop specialist BarthHaas aims to help its customers identify and minimize their future risks.

Ziemann Holvrieka GmbH | What Ziemann and Holvrieka have been living for a long time – two became one – is now reflected in the new image: Ziemann Holvrieka GmbH has modernized its corporate design.

Change | The Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has appointed Bernd Brinker (58) as interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from October 16, 2023. For a period of one year, he will succeed Marcus A. Ketter, who passed away suddenly on August 6, 2023.

Germany | BarthHaas is starting a new series of online seminars in the fall of 2023. In these “hopinars” the experts at BarthHaas will share their extensive know-how and profound experience with brewing professionals and interested amateurs.

United Kingdom | Gea supplies Britvic, one of UK’s leading soft drinks manufacturers, with a heat recovery system at its Beckton site, in London. The installation will result in cutting the factory’s carbon emissions by an estimated 1200 tons annually – equivalent to the annual energy usage of around 500 UK homes.

In a landmark “Internet of Things” use-case, Asahi Europe & International (AEI) has successfully deployed BinaryBeer’s smart keg solution as an Innovation project (test & learn) on Asahi-owned kegs, monitoring their journey across Europe in real-time to provide unprecedented insights into logistics, consumption, beer quality and sustainability.

Climate protection | At the end of July 2023, Krones reports details of its climate strategy in the Carbon Transition Plan. It discloses the group’s actions, interim results and further plans for implementing the measures needed to achieve its climate targets.

Colombia | Bavaria & CIA S.C.A. is Colombia’s biggest brewery and with its national beer brands like Águila, Poker and Club Colombia ranks among the Colombians’ five most popular companies. By erecting an additional brewery in Palmar de Varela, a district in the country’s north, Bavaria shows that it wants to continue investing in its over-130-year-old business here. The brewery has ordered no less than three new lines from Krones for this project.

BrewingScience | On 14 December 2023, the 13th Hop Special will be published in BrewingScience. Manuscripts can be submitted as of now, editorial deadline is 1 September 2023.