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Germany | As of March 2020, several dozen Bavarian breweries will increase the deposit on beer crates from currently EUR 1.50 to EUR 6. This is meant to persuade tardy consumers to return crates more quickly rather than throw them away or store them in their basements.
Europe/Russia
Germany | Once the pride of German brewers, the country’s much-touted return-refill system for beer bottles and crates is becoming more and more unmanageable, as brewers flood the market with proprietary containers, thus adding to the SKU deluge.
The Americas
USA | AB-InBev let a deadline to buy all of Portland-based Craft Brew Alliance pass on 23 August 2019. Under a 2016 agreement, it had until the following day to purchase the rest of CBA’s shares, it did not own, for a pre-determined price of USD 24.50 per share. The decision sent shares of CBA down.
Asia/Australia
Vietnam | With a population of nearly 100 million people and beer accounting for 95 percent of alcohol consumption, the southeast Asian country has become an alluring market for brewers.
Europe/Russia
Germany | Beer production declined 2.7 percent during the first six months of 2019, compared with the same period in 2018. German brewers sold around 46 million hl beer in the first half – excluding non-alcoholic beers and malt beverages.
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Firmly in domestic hands | Thailand, known for its tropical beaches, opulent royal places, ornate temples and ancient ruins has been one of the most vibrant beer industries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region for long. Though the country’s beer industry (both production and consumption) has not been able to keep the momentum during the last few years, it remains one of the most important beer markets in the region. This article presents an overview of Thailand’s beer market and its major brewers.
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Cannabis drinkables | Once an illicit drug, legal cannabis is now a fast-growing multi-billion dollar business. Despite the confusion and contentions, it is proving to be disruptive, impacting everything from beverages to home construction, while sparking a wave of innovation and entrepreneurship amidst increasing consumer demand.
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Growth for small and independent craft brewers remained steady for the first half of 2019, according to new midyear metrics released by the Brewers Association (BA). Production volume for the craft segment increased 4 percent during the first half of 2019.
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Commentary | The naming of craft beers is increasingly producing pretty strange outcomes. With zany names consumer transparency often falls by the wayside as beer properties are veiled. This prompted BRAUWELT International author Horst Dornbusch to discuss the phenomenon in a critical commentary.
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Nigerian beer market | They had it so good. For decades, Nigeria’s cosy duopoly of Heineken and Diageo with their premium brands was run like a pharmacy. Brewers sold small volumes at high profits. However, the arrival of SABMiller and its value-for-money beer offerings, encouraged by the Nigerian currency’s decline, transformed the industry. As consumers traded down, the value segment ballooned and became the new mainstream. Overall price levels suffered and the beer profit pool shrank.
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