According to Japanese publication NHK World, beer brands; Asahi, Kirin, Suntory and Sapporo are due to boost the prices of bottled beer and kegs in the spring. Japan was the sixth highest consumer of beer globally in 2016 and it has been reported that wholesale prices of bottled beer are expected to rise by about 10%. China has also begun to raise the cost…

The beer has been created in collaboration with brand identity and design company Webb deVlam over a two-year period. Luandina is produced by master brewers on the banks for the River Kwanza, a few kilometres outside the capital. One of the biggest challenges that Webb deVlam faced was from Cuca, the leading national beer brand, which was launched during Portuguese colonisation and had become a…

Having spearheaded the growth of brands such as Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell and St Stefanus, Haigh will be succeeded by Asahi UK sales director, Tim Clay. Clay has overseen Asahi UK operations since 2011 and was said to be instrumental in the sale of its Woking-based business from SABMiller to Asahi Group Holdings in 2016. The company says during his tenure, the UK business…

The Espresso Coffee Porter and a lactose cream ale called Cream Of The Crop have been specifically designed for mixing in the same way as coffee and milk. The idea is for consumers to balance their beer in the same way they would a coffee to create the beer version of an Americano or flat White. The two limited edition ‘Beerista’ beers available at the…

The transaction was completed today (September 15) to secure a 27.9% stake in Innis & Gunn, which the company says will fuel its growth plans in the UK and internationally. “This is a huge opportunity at the right time for us to build strongly on the solid foundations that have been laid to double our 2015 turnover by 2018,” said Dougal Gunn Sharp, Innis &…

Sales of cider rose 5.5% year-on-year to just over £1bn during the 12 months ending 15 July, according to measurement company Nielsen who analysed till sales in 20,000 UK shops. The sales between May and July increased 16% year-on-year and statistics from the Met Office showed that May was the second warmest in the UK since records began in 1910. “This is extremely welcome news…

James Mraz, deputy agent general to the government of south Australia released the video after Brewdog failed to respond to an open letter written by agent general Bill Muirhead. In this letter Muirhead expressed his disappointment at the lack of response from Brewdog and suggested that: “When you get the dogs neutered, maybe have your own balls off?” A Facebook page named ‘Bring Brewdog…