In a landmark development, Dutch brewer Heineken joint venture is set to open the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC’s) first large-scale brewery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sirocco, a Heineken-Maritime and Mercantile International joint venture, plans to build a brewery in Dubai next year, having obtained all necessary permits, according to a Bloomberg report. Construction is … Read more
A week has passed but Dave Choukalos still can’t bring himself to sweep the sand out of his truck — evidence of the daily trek the Penticton retiree made for years onto the beach on Okanagan Lake to bring food to Kevin the goose. The last time the 78-year-old saw Kevin was Good Friday — or “Black … Read more
A new sugar refinery set to open in Hamilton’s port lands in 2025 promises to be Canada’s largest, with capacity to produce 4,000 tonnes of refined sugar per day, or one million per year. The Sucro Can Sourcing facility, at the foot of Hamilton’s Sherman Street North, will use Randle Reef as an active part of its … Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is all set to make a significant milestone with the opening of a first-of-its-kind microbrewery and gastropub in Abu Dhabi by the end of this month. The license has been granted to Abu Dhabi-based craft beer manufacturer Craft by Side Hustle to sell beer that has been produced on-site. It will … Read more
