Australian craft beer brewer faces criticism over partnership with Myanmar military
Australian craft beer brewer Lion Little World has faced international criticism over a business partnership with the Myanmar military, which is accused of genocide in its persecution of the Rohingya ethnic and religious minority. Australia-based Lion Little World Beverages is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese beverage giant Kirin, which owns a little over half […]
New Belgium: Don’t taint your beer with Burma blood money | OPINION
When news broke in Asheville that the New Belgium Brewing Company was being sold to a multinational beer giant, local reporting noted the sizable pay-off the employee owners would receive, along with reassurance that Asheville would not lose this important employer. This week, New Belgium’s employees voted to approve the sale, moving the deal closer […]
Human rights activists protest New Belgium’s pending sale
Update, Dec. 17: New Belgium Brewing Co. employee stock ownership plan participants voted in favor of the proposed transaction with Lion Little World Beverages. Matt Tapper, Managing Director of Lion Little World Beverages, said in a statement, “We are grateful to have the trust of New Belgium employees as we move forward to deal close. […]
Kirin’s US beer deal threatened by Myanmar links
December 11, 2019 13:13 JST PHNOM PENH/TOKYO — Opposition to Japanese beverage giant Kirin’s joint venture with a military-run company in Myanmar is creating headwinds for its expansion plans in the U.S. craft beer market. To continue reading, subscribe today
US Karen community and Inclusive Development International publish open letter urging New Belgium Brewing employees to stand for human rights and vote no to Kirin
We are writing to you as the Karen ethnic minority community from Burma, living in the USA. Most of us sought protection in the USA to escape from the Burmese army’s campaigns of ethnic cleansing that targeted Karen and other ethnic minorities. Our community is over 193,000 strong, living across the USA. In North Carolina, […]