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Byline: Henry Mathieu Carlsberg's UK venture Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC) is planning to shut Banks's Brewery in the English Midlands next year. CMBC pointed to two factors for the [...]

Byline: Fiona Holland UK-based Halewood Artisinal Spirits plans to close Hawkshead Brewery’s brewpub in northern England. The site in Staveley, Cumbria, brews a range of beers including the Windermere pale [...]

Byline: Ed Devlin Acquisitive investment firm Paramount Retail Group has expanded into the beer category with the takeover of Saltaire Brewery. The Yorkshireheadquartered group said it had identified Saltaire as [...]

Byline: Dean Best Nigerian Breweries, in which Heineken owns a majority stake, has set out plans to suspend production at two of its nine plants. The Star lager brand owner [...]

Byline: Henry Mathieu Germany's Oettinger Brewery has planned to 'extensively ramp up' its business outside beer as part of a strategic realignment. The brewer is aiming for 40% of sales [...]

Byline: Conor Reynolds Carlsberg's UK venture has been unable to find a buyer for Ringwood Brewery, six months after putting the site in southern England up for sale. In June, [...]

Byline: James Beeson Jump Ship Brewing has begun legal proceedings against BrewDog over the name of one of its beers. Founded in 2019 in Edinburgh, non-alcoholic brewer Jump Ship has [...]

Byline: Jessica Broadbent India's alcohol-licensing department has given Som Distilleries and Breweries the green light to expand brewing capacity in Karnataka. The Indian beer and Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) maker [...]

Byline: Dean Best Heineken has announced plans to build a new brewery in Mexico, adding to its network of eight plants in the country. The Netherlands-based beer giant is spending [...]

Byline: Jessica Broadbent German drinks group Haus Cramer has invested in craft-beer retailer Bierothek as it seeks to expand its e-commerce platform in Europe. Bierothek has a chain of retail [...]

Byline: James Beeson Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC) has said it intends to sell its Ringwood Brewery in southern England. Under proposals outlined by CMBC on Wednesday (7 June), the [...]

Byline: Our Bureau, Mumbai Bira 91 declared the carbon neutrality of its Mysuru Brewery making it India's first net zero brewery. This milestone exemplifies its unwavering dedication to sustainability, as [...]

Byline: Conor Reynolds Kirin subsidiary Lion has made the decision to close its Tiny Mountain hospitality venue and microbrewery, and discontinue the Tiny Mountain beer brand. Located in the North-eastern [...]

Byline: James Beeson Kirin's Australian subsidiary Lion has struck a deal that will secure the future of its original Little Creatures brewery in Fremantle, Western Australia. The future of the [...]

Byline: James Beeson Football fans will not be allowed to buy alcohol in or around World Cup stadiums in Qatar, FIFA has confirmed. The move comes just two days before [...]

Byline: James Beeson Mikkeller is to close its brewery and taproom in San Diego, California, as the Danish craft brewer acts on plans to pull back from international expansion announced [...]

Byline: James Beeson Diageo has announced the UK launch for a Cold Brew Coffee version of its flagship Guinness stout. The beer – which was released in the US last [...]

Byline: Olly Wehring Here's a look at the five of the most engaged-with posts on Twitter that referred to beer in the three months to the end of September. The [...]

Byline: Rhodri Morgan Earlier this year, South Asian brewer ThaiBev confirmed plans to launch an IPO for its combined Thai and Vietnamese operations on the Singapore Stock Exchange. A key [...]

Byline: Daniel Woolfson Fourpure Brewing Co and Magic Rock owner Lion Little World Beverages has sparked controversy in the beer trade with the announcement of a plan to give free [...]

Beer businesses are buckling under the weight of the pandemic. The closure of the ontrade has left brewers who sell large amounts to pubs and bars in the lurch, with [...]

Byline: GlobalData Earlier this month, Brooklyn Brewery unveiled plans to expand its non-alcoholic line with the launch of Special Effects IPA. The new beer, which contains fewer than 100 calories, [...]

Byline: Daniel Woolfson BrewDog has hit BrewDog has hit back at Aldi aer the discounter launched a copycat of its bestselling Punk IPA - by teasing plans to launch its [...]

Byline: Stephen Beaumont Category commentator Stephen Beaumont returns with his monthly fix of all things beer. Here Stephen considers the opportunity - and challenge - facing brewers who are thinking [...]

Byline: Olly Wehring Suntory has announced plans to roll out its zero-alcohol beer brand, All-Free, to the US. Available nation-wide from selected retailers as well as online through Amazon, the [...]

Byline: Andy Morton Anheuser-Busch InBev has unveiled the first full TV ads for Bud Light Seltzer, the brewer's new alcoholic sparkling water due to launch today. The three commercials aired [...]

Byline: Daniel Woolfson Whole Foods Market is eyeing a shake-up of its beer range, but says it will shun low and no innovation due to concerns over ingredients. The Amazon-owned [...]

Byline: Andy Morton Taking a cooperative approach will help struggling craft brewers survive the increasingly-competitive high-end US beer market, a Rabobank analyst has said. A number of beer collectives have [...]

Byline: Andy Morton Heineken has launched the non-alcoholic version of its namesake lager in India, as the world's two biggest brewers prepare to face off in the country's emerging zero-abv [...]

Byline: Andy Morton The non-alcoholic beer category faces 'product integrity issues' that could hamper its move towards draught, Heineken's head brewer has warned. Heineken has found strong early success with [...]

Byline: Andy Morton BrewDog is to up capacity at its main brewery in the east of Scotland, as it reveals plans to open a hotel at the Aberdeenshire site. The [...]

Byline: Olly Wehring The UK arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev has unveiled plans to bring a US beer brand, created by global media group Vice, to the country later this month. [...]

Byline: Lucy Britner On Wednesday, Heineken will release a trading update for the third quarter of 2016. Here, just-drinks takes a closer look at the company's performance in the three [...]

Byline: Andy Morton US brewers are following their European counterparts with a voluntary plan to provide detailed information on nutrition content and ingredients. The Brewers' Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, spearheaded by [...]

Byline: Andy Morton Brooklyn Brewery has opened a craft brewery on a tropical South Korean island as it continues to partner with beer makers around the world. Jeju Brewing Co, [...]

Byline: Andy Morton Canadian province Ontario is to allow 60 grocery stores to sell beer as it continues plans to relax alcohol monopoly laws for the benefit of small brewers. [...]

Byline: Lucy Britner Scottish brewer Brewdog has unveiled plans to open a distillery in Scotland and a brewery in Ohio, US. The move marks the company's first foray into distilling [...]

Byline: James Wilmore Meantime Brewing Co, the London-based craft brewer, is aiming to establish itself as a national brand with expansion to other major UK cities this year. The firm, [...]

Byline: Andy Morton Eight Scottish brewers including Innis & Gunn and Harviestoun have formed a new trade group to promote Scotland's beer industry. The Brewers' Association of Scotland (TBAS), inaugurated [...]

Byline: James Wilmore Flying Dog, the US craft brewer, has unveiled plans to to build a new brewery and hospitality venue focussing on experimental beers. The Maryland-based company, the US's [...]

Byline: James Wilmore Brew Hub, a US firm that offers brewing facilities to craft producers, has announced plans to build a second site as the sub-category continues to grow in [...]

Byline: Andy Morton The head of Heineken's Africa unit has said it expects its Coca-Cola Co franchises in the region will double volumes by 2020 as they take advantage of [...]

Anheuser-Busch announced last year that it was planning to produce all its beer with renewable energy by 2025. According to Quartz, this would amount to 6 terawatt-hours of electricity from [...]

Byline: James Wilmore Brewers have hit out at plans to extend a temporary beer tax rise in Washington state and widen it to small brewers. In 2010, beer tax in [...]

Byline: just-drinks.com editorial team Boston Beer Co plans to expand its sales force next year as the firm has continued to outpace its bigger rivals on the US beer market. [...]

Byline: Chris Mercer Foster's Group plans to launch three new beers in Australia in an effort to capture market share by further tapping the trend for lighter beer styles. Foster's [...]

SABMiller plans to launch a new super-premium beer brand in the UK, where it has overtaken Diageo as the country's largest drinks company by market value. SABMiller is set to [...]

The Czech Association of Small Independent Breweries has said a Government plan to raise excise duty by a third threatens its members' existence. In reaction to the plan to raise [...]

Kingfisher Beer is looking to launch a new craft IPA as Indian lagers fall out of favour with British shoppers. The brand has applied to register the trademarks 'Bombay Bicycle [...]

Heineken will be raising prices in the US during the fourth quarter, according to a report in Beer Marketer's Insights. The importer is said to be seeking as much as [...]