The Netherlands & Costa Rica: Heineken to buy beverage and retail businesses of Costa Rica's Florida Ice and Farm Company Dutch brewer Heineken said on September 22 it will buy the beverage and retail businesses of Costa Rica's Florida Ice and Farm Company for $3.2 billion in cash, boosting its ...

World: AB InBev agrees ‘unprecedented’ marketing arrangement with Netflix AB InBev has announced a marketing arrangement with Netflix that the brewer believes is “unprecedented in the global reach and scale of activations” across its portfolio, Global Drinks Intel reported ...

USA, MI: Eternity Brewing Company to close for good by the end of September Despite trying to secure a new owner, a popular microbrewery's time in Genoa Township is ending — for good, this time, Livingston Daily reported on September 22. Ethan Whitesell originally announced ...

USA, IN: Foreign Local Brewery and Taproom set to open its doors in Hammond’s Hessville district Foreign Local Brewery and Taproom is bringing craft beer and new jobs to Hammond’s Hessville neighborhood, Northwest Indiana Business Magazine reported on September 22. Foreign Local Brewery and Taproom, a microbrew ...

USA, PA: RiverTide Brewing getting ready to open in Morrisville Best friends and Pennsbury High School grads Frank Brill, Ken Terry and Rob Staples are getting ready to open RiverTide Brewing in Morrisville in the former Bitchin’ Kitten space, the ...

India: Mount Everest Breweries enters Karnataka market through acquisition of Cheers Breweries Ltd Mount Everest Breweries Ltd (MEBL), part of the Associated Kedia Group, has announced its entry into Karnataka through the acquisition of Mysuru-based Cheers Breweries Ltd, Enterpreneur reported on September 10. This ...

World: Molson Coors names insider Rahul Goyal as new CEO Molson Coors named insider Rahul Goyal as its CEO on September 22, to succeed Gavin Hattersley who retires this year, as the beer maker battles weakening demand and tariffs in ...

Australia: Malting barley shipments up 37% in July Australia exported 633,879 tonnes of barley and 400,469t of sorghum in July, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Feed barley exports for July totalled 302,528t, down ...

USA: Michelob Ultra overtakes Modelo Especial as the best-selling beer in the US Michelob Ultra has overtaken Constellation Brands’ Modelo Especial as the best-selling beer in the United States, CNBC reported on September 22. Michelob Ultra claimed the top spot as the best-selling beer ...

EU & UK: Barley, wheat production forecasts up in Coceral’s September report In its fourth forecast for the 2025 crop, COCERAL estimates the total grain crop in the EU-27+UK at 306.8 million tonnes. This would be up from the 279.1 million tonnes ...