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Brewery owner wants to make a difference in his community

by Sofia Terenzio
May 30, 2024
Victor Zamudio, co-owner of Brown Soul Brewing Co. in South Gate, CA, hopes his brewery can serve as "a beacon for others" looking to start a business.
Victor Zamudio (left) and Hugo Sanchez (right) are two of four owners of Brown Soul Brewing Co. in South Gate, CA.
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“Unhappy hour”: Pubs in the United Kingdom introduce surge pricing

by Elizabeth Hotson
Nov 23, 2023
The cost of a pint of beer is going to go up at busier times in hundreds of pubs owned by the Stonegate Group.
The Stonegate Group, owner of the U.K. bar chain Slug & Lettuce, has implemented dynamic pricing — allowing them to charge more at peak times and offer discounts during quieter moments.
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Beer? Pour me a grey one

by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
Aug 15, 2023
A brewery in drought-plagued California experiments with making beer using purified grey water. The CEO says he’d serve it at a party.
Chris Garrett at Devil's Canyon Brewing hopes his beer can change perceptions about drinking recycled wastewater.
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Anchor Brewing Company shuts down after 127 years

by Stephanie Hughes
Jul 13, 2023
The brewery says inflation and increased competition are both to blame. But also? We’re just drinking less beer.
Anchor calls itself America's first craft brewery, and has been around for more than 125 years.
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What can the beer market tell us about the economy?

by Nicholas Guiang
Mar 17, 2023
A beer industry group's data shows a steep decline for the craft segment in February as consumers spent more consciously.
While seltzer sales saw an uptick last year, craft beer sales declined.
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How did the pandemic affect the Corona Beer brand?

by Janet Nguyen
Dec 30, 2022
Sales of the beer brand went up during the pandemic, despite a small initial dip in favorability.
Corona sales didn't fizzle during the start of the pandemic, despite sharing its name with the coronavirus.
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With prices rising on cheap beer, some consumers spend extra on premium

by Andy Uhler
Oct 27, 2022
Anheuser-Busch InBev says beer sales were up in the third quarter, in part because some consumers shifted to "premium" brands.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has passed along the costs of barley, hops, transportation and fuel by raising the price of Bud Light and convincing consumers to buy higher priced "premium beers."
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Strong dollar is squeezing profits from this Washington farmer's exports

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin
Jul 21, 2022
Patrick Smith, CEO of Loftus Ranches, is fighting inflation as well. Some fertilizer materials have nearly doubled in a year or two, he says.
"Beer is still good business," says Patrick Smith, CEO of Loftus Ranches in Yakima, Washington. Above, fresh hops from a California farm.
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Add beer to the list of products that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is making more expensive

by Andy Uhler
Apr 5, 2022
Ukraine and Russia are two of the world's top barley exporters.
A bartender pours a beer in Austin, Texas. Supply chain issues, a poor crop year and the war in Ukraine have all contributed to higher barley prices.
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Bertha Jimenez: Reducing waste, creating taste

by Christabel Nsiah-Buadi
Jan 9, 2020
"Just because somebody labeled something as waste, that doesn't mean that's what it should be."
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