Beer News: Craft Beer Biz Generates $1 Billion In Ohio / Carlsberg Sells Russia Brewing Operation

The beer biz never sleeps at American Craft Beer. And here’s just some of what’s been happening while you were drinking your way through a long holiday weekend.

Craft Beer Biz Generates $1 Billion In Ohio

The Ohio Craft Brewers Association’s most recent biennial economic impact report shows that Ohio’s craft brewing industry has returned to its expected growth in 2022 after an 8.9% pandemic-induced downturn in 2020.

Forty-four Ohio breweries opened in 2022, bringing the state total to 420 craft breweries at the end of last year. Ohio’s craft beer production volume ranks sixth among U.S. states at approximately 1.29 million barrels, up 18.7% from 2020 levels.

And much of the industry’s economic impact growth is attributable to consumer spending in brewery taprooms around the state.

The report detailed specific regional and statewide contributions that Ohio craft breweries make to the state economy:

• $1.27 billion economic output (up from $880.7 million in 2020)
• $141.5 million state and local taxes ($99.8 million in 2020)
• $85.8 million federal taxes ($58 million in 2020)
• 12,040 jobs (8,295 in 2020)
• 8,095 households supported (5,577 in 2020)
• $389.0 million labor income ($253.1 million in 2020)

Founded in 2007, the Ohio Craft Brewers Association is a nonprofit guild that exists to promote, preserve, diversify and unify Ohio’s craft brewing industry.

 

Words to Drink By

“In times like this, when things get divisive and controversial so easily, I think it’s an important wake-up call to all of us marketers to be very humble.” Anheuser-Busch Chief Marketing Officer Marcel Marcondes on the Bud Light Trans controversy

 

Carlsberg Sells Brewing Operation in Russia

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Carlsberg, like many drinks companies, pledged to exit Russia.

But in spite of the  Carlsberg Group’ announced plans to exit the country by the end of last year, the process of separating operations in Russia from the rest of its business has proven to be challenging.

But last week the Danish brewing giant announced last that it has signed an agreement to sell its business in Russia, subject to regulatory approval.

“The signing of an agreement to sell the Russian business is a very important milestone in the highly complex separation and selling process,” Group CEO Cees’t Hart said in a press release. “While it has been an extensive process, it has been important for us to reach the best possible solution for all stakeholders, including our more than 8,000 employees in Russia. We now look forward to receiving the necessary regulatory approvals.”

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