Here's a round-up of this week's highlights in the global beer category. We are also running similar round-ups for spirits & wine and soft drinks & bottled water.

US craft brewer Full Sail Brewing is being sold to a group led by private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital, according to local reports. 

Heineken has confirmed that it has registered an interest in acquiring Slovenia-based brewer and soft drinks producer Pivovarna Laško. 

Nick Miller spent 25 years working for big brewers – most recently with SABMiller – before deciding to take the role of CEO at London's Meantime Brewing Co in 2011. Here, Surrey-born Miller explains who he regards as competition, the future for UK craft brewers and the firm's plans for this year.

Heineken has escaped sanction from the UK's advertising authorities after a complaint that a TV ad for its namesake lager brand encouraged “excessive drinking”. 

SABMiller is targeting a 10% rise in sales in Africa over the next three to five years, but has warned that its margins in the region could be hit.

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