How can the US increase beverage can recycling?
Less than half of beverage cans in the US are currently recycled: but US can manufacturers want to see 80% recycled by 2040 and 90% by 2050. So how can these goals be reached?
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11 micro-brewery and taproom marketing ideas for 2022
Breweries and taprooms are all the rage right now. With so many breweries and taprooms opening up, it’s not always easy to find a unique marketing strategy that will grab consumer attention.
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What 4 beer companies see in consumer drinking habits amid high inflation
As consumers face higher costs for nearly everything they buy, there have been reports of shoppers trading down to cheaper brands in different food and beverage categories, including beer. But not all beer makers are seeing a wholesale switch to economy brands.
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Craft breweries are facing tough decisions amid a nationwide carbon dioxide shortage
Breweries have already been facing higher costs for raw materials like aluminum and barley as a result of inflation. Craft breweries across America have been on the front lines of businesses facing higher material costs because of inflation. Now, many are confronting a shortage of a key ingredient: carbon dioxide, the gas that gives beer its crisp, effervescent taste. And one brewer has already said it plans to shut down a key manufacturing plant and lay off workers as a result.
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‘Enforcing nutrition’: Malaysia formally updates zero alcohol beverage rules amid a spate of labeling updates
The Malaysian government has formally gazetted new restrictions on the labeling of zero alcohol beverages and updated specific ingredient contents and nutrition claims for all food and beverages.
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Dust Bowl Brewing wins Brewery of the Year at California State Fair
Dust Bowl Brewing Company was recently named “Brewery of the Year” by the prestigious California State Fair Commercial Craft Beer Competition. The contest is one of the craft industry’s most recognized, longest-running beer competitions.
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Our Mutual Friend Brewing shares their August 2022 beer release lineup
Our Mutual Friend Brewing Company (OMF) will release a variety of new beers in August, including a 12-ounce option for Lava Loop, an Imperial Mexican Chocolate Stout, and a refreshing spritz beer collaboration with American Solera Brewery.
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Wiseacre Brewing expands distribution to Texas
WISEACRE Brewing Company today announces its plans to launch statewide distribution throughout Texas in August 2022. Thanks to a new distribution partnership with Austin-based Dynamo Distributing, three of WISEACRE’s year-round beers, Bow Echo Hazy IPA, Gotta Get Up to Get Down Coffee Milk Stout, and the Great American Beer Festival Bronze Medal-winning Tiny Bomb Pilsner, as well as a rotating seasonal beer lineup (which currently features Oktoberfest), will be available at throughout Texas, including close to 200 H-E-B locations in the four major metro areas of the state.
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Canpack to build a new $140m beverage can manufacturing facility in Brazil
Canpack S.A., part of the Canpack Group, will increase its manufacturing capacity of aluminum beverage cans with a new production facility in Poços de Caldas, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Diageo to create Ireland’s first purpose-built carbon-neutral brewery
Diageo will invest €200m ($203m) in Ireland’s first purpose-built carbon-neutral brewery on a greenfield site in Littleconnell, Newbridge, Co. Kildare: which will become the second largest brewing operation in the country after St. James’s Gate.
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Royal Unibrew to acquire Canadian craft brewer Amsterdam Brewery Co.
Royal Unibrew will acquire Toronto-based company Amsterdam Brewery Co. Ltd. for $44m CAD ($34m USD); helping boost production in North America.
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What are Mahou San Miguel and Eatable Adventures looking for in the ‘drink of the future’?
Spanish beverage company Mahou San Miguel is launching an open innovation platform alongside food tech accelerator Eatable Adventures as it searches for the ‘drink of the future’. Food Navigator learns more about the challenges and opportunities in beverage innovation.
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Small amounts of alcohol ‘might bring health benefits to the over 40s’
No amount of alcohol is beneficial if you are younger than 40, mostly because of alcohol-related deaths by auto accidents, injury, and homicide claims a new global study published by The Lancet.
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Wait your turn — craft beer looks to inflation and competition for permission to raise prices
On July 13, the top story on The New York Times’ homepage wasn’t about the war in Ukraine, the January 6 Committee hearings, or President Biden’s diplomatic trip to the Middle East. It’s about inflation, which rose to 9.1% in June, its highest rate since 1981.
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Hi-Wire Brewing shared details on home state production expansion
Fresh off the heels of opening a new distribution center, Hi-Wire Brewing has unveiled 2022 expansion plans for its Biltmore Village Production Brewery and South Slope Specialty Brewery, both located in Asheville, N.C., in addition to the opening of three new taprooms in the same year.
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No convincing proof that hangover remedies work, according to study
A review concludes that the quality of evidence to support the effectiveness of clove extract, red ginseng and Korean pear juice as hangover cures is low with more rigorous scientific exploration required.
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Stone Brewing rewards longtime fans by bringing back some faves
Each year, craft breweries across the nation roll out new limited release beers to entice beer drinkers through the seasons but few can tantalize fans with rebrews of recipes tried, true and back only by popular demand. Stone Brewing announces its line-up of Stone Fan Favorites, voted on by loyal fans of Stone’s prolific 25-year brewing history.
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Corona launches Sunbrew 0.0% – the world’s first non-alcoholic beer with vitamin D
Global beer brand Corona is launching Corona Sunbrew 0.0%: with the non-alcoholic beer containing 30% of the daily value of vitamin D in a 330ml serving.
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Big Drop brewing launches new Coba Maya non-alcoholic Mexican-style brew for dry January
Big Drop Brewing Co., the world’s first craft brewery dedicated to non-alcoholic beer, is celebrating Dry January by launching its fourth NA brew in the U.S. – a new Coba Maya non-alcoholic Mexican-style brew. Coba Maya has a crisp, clean taste with a balanced malt punch on the palate and a gentle, spicy, herbal aroma. It’s ideal with a wedge of fresh lime and offers a delicious new NA option for any day of the week in January and beyond.
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NBWA’s Beer Purchasers’ Index for December 2021 shows craft beer’s expansion and seltzer’s continued contraction
The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) recently released the Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) for December 2021. This December’s total index reading of 71 is the highest ever recorded for a December survey. Continued supply chain challenges combined with planned/expected price increases in 2022 are driving higher index readings as distributors and retailers seek to build their inventories heading into the new year.
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