China’s brewers have a major problem and that is that consumers are losing their appetite for domestic beer. Since reaching its peak in 2013 the volume of beer has poured off 12 percent but with low prices and fierce competition brewers abroad it does not look good for the industry.
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Carlsberg needs more beer and less head in its forward price-earnings ratio
Carlsberg’s shares, along with their competitors in the industry, have been the steadily climbing, reaching record highs in March of this year, with Anheuser-Busch being the only one showing continued growth.
Read moreAre you itching for beers by the fire? Mosquitoes are counting on it
Well we have all been around the fire pit in someone’s backyard or campground with a few of our friends or fellow campers having some sociables and been attacked by blood thirsty mosquitoes. If you are getting more buzzed than your buddy it might be why you are also getting more bite than them also.
Read moreThe Beer Deal of all Beer Deals
It seems like we have been talking about the Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller deal for as long as we have been talking about beer. Well the wait is over, as AB InBev clinched its $103 billion takeover of SABMiller that unites the world’s two biggest beer makers making the world’s largest Mega-Brewer.
Read moreMajor brewers focus on stronger margins for weaker beer
Top brewers like Anheuser-Busch, best known for its Budweiser, Bud Light and Stella Artois brands and SABMiller, best known for brands like Miller, Miller Lite and Foster’s are facing a rising challenge as millennials look to the smaller craft brewers demanding a more regionalized, flavorful and higher alcohol product to wet their whistle.
Read moreSmartLam Weighing its Future in the Flathead Valley
Since emerging in Columbia Falls four years ago as the nation’s first commercial manufacturer of cross-laminated timber products, SmartLam Technologies Group has followed an exciting trajectory defined by enormous growth and even greater potential.
Read moreMichigan’s forest industry’s growth depends on new technology product innovation
Michigan’s forest products industry remains on track to transform into a robust and sustainable market, but industry experts say the sector’s future expansion will depend on establishing a manufacturing base to produce new and innovative wood-based products, including paper and timber.
Read moreU.S. Protectionist climate makes it hard for Canada to chop out a trade deal
In a time when U.S. candidates for President are talking about making America great again and making the best possible deal where America wins, we have negotiations going on between Canada and the U.S. over softwood lumber.
Read moreWood suppliers face running out of legal timber
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Well if you are looking at a recent report from the World Wildlife Fund the answer is, too much.
Read moreDomtar hard at work for a healthier forest
We see the news headlines all the time about Climate change, deforestation and global warming. However, news coverage and analysis primarily tend to focus on the technical aspects of these key issues, rather than detailing any human implications.
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