Welcome to this Brewery Pro podcast. This is part of Hop Product Australia's 2021 Virtual Harvest program.
Today, hear Owen Johnston's presentation on forward contracting. Forward contracts are a critical part of securing your future hop supply and protecting your brewery from market volatility. He looks at the importance of forward contracts from the perspective of a hop grower and a brewer, as well as sharing some techniques you can use to forward contract responsibly.
At 10.00 hear special Q and A with David Baxter, Group Manager of Procurement at Asahi Premium Beverages. David has been in the industry for over 20 years and has a real passion for understanding the supply chain process from end to end, and improving it wherever possible.