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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rob Davies

Big brewers ‘misleading drinkers’ over craft beer credentials, says Camra

Several hands hold pint glasses of beer on a wooden table
Seven of the top 10-selling ‘craft beers’ in the UK are made by just four global brewing conglomerates, the Camra report found. Photograph: william87/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Big brewers are misleading drinkers about their products’ “craft” credentials and geographical origin, the ale enthusiasts’ club Camra has claimed, as it called on the consumer watchdog to investigate the beer market.

Camra asked the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to launch a review of whether small breweries are being unfairly elbowed off the bar by larger rivals’ anti-competitive tactics.

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