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“Keep Craft Beer Local” —  a New Initiative to Demand Fair Beer Taxes Launched by the OCB

The Keep Craft Beer Local campaign was introduced last week by the Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB), the organization that represents craft brewing in Ontario. The campaign’s objective is to increase public awareness of the fact that the largest danger to local craft brewers is excessive taxes and to demand tax equity so that these businesses…

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Food and Non-alcoholic Beer Menu for Dogs is Now Available From a Victoria Brewery

Four-legged companions may now enjoy a beverage and a snack while soaking up the summer sun at a brewery in Victoria that welcomes pets. A new dog menu with chicken stew, meatballs, bacon and egg nibbles, as well as $5 non-alcoholic dog beer cans, is only available on the patios of Moon Under Water Brewpub…

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Over $500,000 is Being Invested by FedNor to Fund the Expansion of a North Bay Brewery

On July 24, the Honourable Anthony Rota, Member of Parliament for Nipissing–Timiskaming, announced a repayable FedNor contribution of $534,422 to support the expansion and modernization of Gateway City Brewery. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor. These strategic investments will allow Gateway…

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Funkytwon Brewery Wins Samuel Adams Beer Mentorship Program

Samuel Adams’ charity arm, Brewing the American Dream, aims to provide mentorship and finance to food and beverage businesses around the United States.  Every year, the program’s Brewing & Business Experienceship arm encourages brewers from throughout the country to apply for the chance to receive unmatched access to brewing and business resources from Samuel Adams…

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Increased Demand for Craft Beer Fuels Strong Beer Sales in China in the First Half of 2023

Despite an overall drop in alcohol sales, China’s beer industry witnessed good sales in the first six months, as the appetite of craft beers is increasing among the population.  According to lager distributors and retailers in Beijing and eastern Shandong province, beer sales rose in the past six months ended June 30, owing mostly to…

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Information Sessions Hosted by KPU’s Brewing and Brewery Operations Program

Are you a craft beer enthusiast? Are you considering working in the brewing sector? There is a demand for educated, trained brewers as a result of the expansion of craft breweries worldwide.  The Brewing and Brewery Operations diploma offered by Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is the only one of its kind in British Columbia.  It…

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The Once-booming Craft Beer Market Has Stagnated at 0% Growth in 2022, According to The Brewers Association

It was the first year when the market share of craft beer did not increase. Craft beer has increased every year for as long as anybody could remember, with the exception of 2020, a year when practically every sector had aberrant outcomes. But when the Brewers Association chief economist Bart Watson approached the stage to…

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Ontario Craft Brewers Association Partners with Last Call Analytics, an OrderEase Company

OCB Members can now leverage the data insights to drive sales and awareness for alcohol sales in Ontario. OrderEase, the leading B2B order management solution, continues to drive engagement in the B2B landscape through the recent acquisition of Last Call Analytics. With this synergistic blend of analytics and wholesale order management software, Last Call Analytics…

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Something Fresh is Brewing at St. Jacobs Outlet Mall

Stockyards Beverage Company is expanding and revamping a large portion of the St. Jacobs Outlet Mall. The company is based in Kitchener and will launch a new office during the autumn. The brewery will expand to 80,000 square feet and output will increase from 1,500 to 8,000 hectolitres as a result of the move. (A…

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An Uxbridge Brewery Celebrated Its Triumphant Reopening

The Second Wedge Brewing Co. Uxbridge resumed operations 13 months after the EF2 tornado that devastated Uxbridge on May 21, 2022 tore off their roof and seriously damaged the brewery. Technically, the brewery itself resumed seven-day operation on June 23, but the beer garden only reopened last month in time to serve as the primary…

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