Expanding the expertise in hops

John I. Haas, Inc., the leading supplier of hop products and services in the US, announces a new research and technology initiative – “Haas Innovations”. Haas Innovations will focus on new product development, customer technical services and all technical matters related to hops.

The cornerstone of the new project will be a pilot brewery.

John I. Haas, Inc. is part of the Barth-Haas Group. Haas Innovations is just the latest in the Group’s technology initiatives and will complement the work being performed by Barth Innovations, a similar research think-tank launched last year in Europe.

Haas and the other Group members will also continue to offer the Barth-Haas Hops Academy, which is an educational program directed towards the customers’ – product developers, buyers, brewers and marketing people.

John I. Haas, Inc. also announced that it will construct a new building in Yakima, Washington, which will house Haas Innovations, the pilot brewery and the Company’s office personnel. The building will be designed along the principles of sustainability.