The craft beer revolution in Italy and the agricultural craft breweries: evolutionary trajectories and main critical issues

Matteo Fastigi, Roberto Esposti and Elena Vigano' ()
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Matteo Fastigi: Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali-Università Politecnica delle Marche
Roberto Esposti: Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali-Università Politecnica delle Marche
Elena Vigano': Dipartimento di Economia, Società , Politica-Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo

Argomenti, 2015, vol. 2, issue 2, 1-26

Abstract: In recent years, small businesses oriented to the production of craft beers, which are all malt drinks derived by high quality raw materials according to traditional styles, have been established. In Italy, this so-called craft beer revolution is providing interesting developing opportunities also to the agri-food sector. Herein, the main features of such a phenomenon, with particular attention at agricultural craft breweries, are examined. Subsequently, the results of a study, which evidenced the differential elements between the different typologies of microbreweries, in terms of socioeconomic profile of producers, company structure, productive and commercial strategies, are reported.

Keywords: : Microbreweries; craft beer; agricultural craft breweries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L66 Q12 Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.14276/1971-8357.495

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