A by-the-numbers look at Canada’s beer industry
From Vancouver Sun
A bartender serves two mugs of beer at a tavern in Montpelier, Vt. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is holding consultations over the summer about an updated Canadian definition of beer – what can go in it, sugar content – and new labelling rules for brewers. TOBY TALBOT / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is holding consultations over the summer about an updated Canadian definition of beer — what can go in it, sugar content — and new labelling rules for brewers. Beer is big business in Canada. Here are a few numbers to keep in mind.
$9.1 billion: Sales of beer between April 2016 and March 2017
0.7: Percentage increase in overall sales from the preceding 12-month period
0.4: Percentage increase in sales of Canadian beers
Filed under: Business of Beer, Politics & Advocacy
Tagged under: Canadian definition of beer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, new labelling rules for brewers
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