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Beverages – Trade & Market Updates
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Starbucks to reset India market strategy as Tata makes capital support conditional on smaller, localised coffeehouse format
Joint venture partner Tata withholds capital until Starbucks shifts to leaner, India-specific model focused on profitability.
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Lotte Chilsung discontinues KEG draft beer to shift focus to cans, bottles, and functional brews
Lotte Chilsung axes two 20ℓ draft beer lines, reallocates capacity, and ramps investment in non-alcoholic and functional beer segments.
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Morocco launches Pan-African coffee hub at Tanger Med
New African Coffee Hub aims to send consolidated, origin-certified African beans directly from Tanger Med to global markets.
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Burkina Faso’s President Traoré reopens SN-BRAFASO brewery
Rehabilitated SN-BRAFASO brewery reopens with 600,000 hl capacity, promising 200 jobs and driving local beverage production.
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Saudi Arabia to open two new alcohol stores for non-Muslims as access gradually expands
Saudi Arabia plans two additional alcohol outlets for non-Muslims as part of its ongoing social and economic reforms.