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Here's a round-up of this week's top stories in the global beer & cider categories. We also have similar round-ups for soft drinks & bottled water and spirits & wine.
This week in beer & cider
MillerCoors has made its third craft brewery purchase in as many weeks, with a majority stake in Granbury, Texas-based Revolver Brewing.
Carlsberg has agreed to divest its 59% share of brewing and bottling facility Carlsberg Malawi to Castel Group.
SABMiller has confirmed its Carlton and United Breweries CEO, Ari Mervis, will leave the Australian unit after the Anheuser-Busch InBev takeover.
Carlsberg could be on course for another disappointing quarter in Europe after the latest Nielsen figures showed volumes declines across the region.
Molson Coors has said it plans to build a new "technologically advanced" brewery in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
Heineken is to double production at its Red Stripe brewery in Jamaica as it continues plans to return the beer's production to the country.
BrewDog has raised US$1m in three days as part of a $50m crowdfunding scheme to build a US brewery.
Heineken is returning to the site of the 2012 London Olympics after signing a five-year sponsorship deal with West Ham United.
US craft brewer Founders Brewing Co has signed a distribution deal with UK brewer Charles Wells as the companies look to capitalise on the growth of craft beer.
Sectors: Beer & cider
