The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in Scotland is set to go live from August 2023 and will have consumers paying a small deposit of 20p when they buy a drink in a single-use container and get their deposit back when they return the empty bottle or can. Despite the industry being behind the eco-incentive, craft…
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Carlsberg is partnering to rethink packaging. After starting the Fibre Bottle project in 2015 with several partners, in 2019 it matured into a formal partnership with Paboco. In 2022 they have made bio-based and fully recyclable bottles available to consumers in our largest ever trial. A significant milestone for the new generation Fibre Bottle is…
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Dalum has developed CO2 Recovery Units that promote a circular utilization of a brewery’s own CO2, by recovering the CO2 from the fermentation process. It is collected, cleaned, liquified, stored and is then ready to be used in all steps of future beer production, “It’s just like printing money,” jokes Mike Murphy of Lervig Brewery….
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Sustainability-driven, self-distributing beer operations are attributed to the Isuzu Commercial Truck of America. It announced its first all-electric production model, the N-Series EV. The 2025-model-year Class 5 truck—featuring a full 19,500-pound gross vehicle weight rating, a battery electric platform developed by Isuzu Motors Limited, and an all-new cab design—will be available in the first half…
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The 3rd Annual Direct-to-Consumer Beer Shipping Report Highlights Continued Demand for Craft Beer Purchases via DtC. Research found that 79% of regular craft beer drinkers say they would purchase more if dtc shipping was available to them. The demand for direct-to-consumer (DtC) beer shipping has increased 5.3% since 2022, despite industry challenges and political opposition….
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According to the report in ReportLinker–an award-winning market research solution which finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need—and GlobeNewsWire, the global malt ingredients market grew from $20.77 billion in 2022 to $21.93 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6%. The Russia-Ukraine…
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Craft beer is a huge industry and continues to grow year after year. In 2021, craft beer sales in the US totaled US$26.8 billion (£22 billion) and represented 13.1% of overall sales of beer. In 2015, there were 4,803 craft breweries in the US, by 2021 there were 9,118. The number of UK craft breweries…
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New research led by Northumbria University investigates the impact the pandemic had on UK breweries and reveals location and innovation as key factors shaping strategies for resilience and future growth in the craft beer sector. Since 2020 over 200 breweries across the UK have closed their doors, but two new studies led by Northumbria University,…
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Melbourne Royal has announced that entries are now open for the 2023 Australian International Beer Awards. This year, the Awards will see the return of an international judging contingent now that restrictions on international travel have eased. Details of the panel will be announced closer to judging. Celebrating 30 years in 2023, the Awards are…
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An innovative method for the study and control of microorganisms in beer has been developed by Bulgarian scientists from the Center for Food Biology (CBH) with the assistance of the Bulgaria Union of Brewers (SPB). The molecular biological method for the microbiological purity of beer has no analogue in Europe and is based on the…
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