E-Malt.com News article: Canada: CMBTC to deliver 5-day malt and malting barley program to InBev purchasing group

The CMBTC announced on August 21st that on September 10-14, 2007, it will be hosting in Winnipeg, five persons from Central Raw Material Purchasing from the largest brewing organization in the world, InBev. Over five days the attendees from InBev will learn about the Canadian malting barley system, from farm to brewery through a series of lectures, hands-on practical demonstrations in CMBTC's state-of-the-art Pilot Malthouse and Brewery and through visits. "This is a unique opportunity for us to interface with InBev to demonstrate the capabilities of Canadian malting barley and our system and to learn from InBev their future malting barley requirements" said Robert McCaig, Managing Director of CMBTC. "The top five brewing organizations in the world control close to 50% of the beer brewed worldwide, so it is important to have face-to-face meetings with world brewers such as InBev" stated McCaig.

The CMBTC which started in August 2000, is an independent, non-profit organization funded by members of the malting barley and malt industry. The CMBTC is the focal point for applied malting and brewing research and provides technical support to members and clients. CMBTC facilities include a state-of-the-art pilot malting plant and pilot brewery, located in the Canadian Grain Commission Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba. CMBTC members are Agricore United, A.C. Toepfer (Canada) Ltd., Busch Agricultural Resources-Canada Inc., Canadian Grain Commission, Canadian Wheat Board, Cargill AgHorizons, FarmPure Seeds, James Richardson International, Parrish and Heimbecker, Public Plant Breeders, Rahr Malting Company, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Inc. and SeCan.


22 August, 2007