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Throwback to Joe White Maltings’ 100th Anniversary 🎉 Relive the celebration when the Joe White Maltings community gathered at the Stomping Ground Brewery in Collingwood (Australia) to mark a century of roasting excellence. The evening brought together craft brewers, industrial partners, industry stakeholders, and current and former team members from across the globe, all united around 100 years of passion and craftsmanship 🍻 🙏 A heartfelt thank you to Stomping Ground Brewing Co., a long‑standing and loyal partner, and to Daniel Baillon and the Ballarat team who make it happen every day.

🍺🇪🇺 Boortmalt received the European Parliament Beer Group’s Grain to Glass for a visit to our Strasbourg Plant. This visit formed part of a broader programme bringing together policymakers and representatives from across the brewing and malting sectors to explore key topics such as beer, agriculture, innovation, climate resilience, and Europe’s competitiveness. At Boortmalt, we value these exchanges, which help connect EU policymakers with the realities of Europe’s farmers, maltsters and brewers A special thank you to Peter Langie, Amaury Sporen, and our local team from Strasbourg for helping to highlight the central role of malt in Europe’s brewing sector.

🇪🇸 Our Spanish teams visited Buenavista Farm in Valladolid with the Asociación de Agricultura Regenerativa, hosted by Félix del Villar. In total, the Asociación de Agricultura Regenerativa has trained more than 25,000 people in regenerative agriculture since 2010. This initiative aligns with Boortmalt's ambition to support Spanish farmers in their transition towards regenerative practices. During the visit, we discussed current challenges and the long‑term commitment of farmers working to protect soil health. To support clarity and avoid greenwashing, CREAF - Centre de Recerca en Ecologia i Aplicacions Forestals and the Asociación de Agricultura Regenerativa have defined 10 guiding principles, including water care, biodiversity, no‑tillage, crop rotation, reduced chemical inputs (excluding GMOs and gene‑edited crops), and stronger territorial links. In total, over 130 farms are following these criteria across Spain. Thank you again to our hosts for this visit!

🎬 Watch the Pure Local BBQ 2026 by Belgomalt! The Belgomalt team organised for the seventh time a fantastic barbecue to reward the best Pure Local farmer of the year: Patrick Veracx. Congratulations to him! This event united farmers, maltsters, brewers and other professionals in the brewing sector around shared passion and forward‑looking ideas. This edition was the biggest so far. Many thanks to the Belgomalt team and CultivAé - Coopérative agroécologique for hosting this event! Watch the video now: https://lnkd.in/efiZdBi8

Did you know #barley, the backbone of the world’s most consumed beverages, is grown across around 60 million hectares worldwide? ''Addressing agricultural emissions isn't just a climate imperative, it's a resilience imperative. The barley supply chain faces growing weather volatility, drought and shifting conditions. The shift away from conventional practices is the only credible response''. – Lynette Chung, CSO of Boortmalt With land-use on the agenda at #LCAW, Boortmalt’s strategies to advance #RegenerativeAgriculture offer a real-world look at what it takes to transform a global supply chain. But how does this work in practice? Sourcing barley across five continents, Boortmalt proves there is no single blueprint. Across Ireland, France and Argentina, Boortmalt runs three distinct models - a whole-farm transition programme, a cooperative-scale partnership, and a low-carbon fertiliser initiative – shaped by local conditions. Last season, together they delivered 90,000–95,000 tonnes of regeneratively grown barley. Central to Boortmalt’s philosophy is that regenerative agriculture must economically benefit farmers, not just the environment: Regenerative agriculture holds many long-term virtues for the planet. Yet it will only be adopted at scale if it also improves growers’ economics. In today’s environment, asking consumers to bear additional costs is unrealistic. Success depends on proving that regenerative systems ultimately lower production costs on farms. This is what we are trying to support.''– Yvan Schaepman, CEO of Boortmalt Success also depends on collective action, which is why Boortmalt is part of OP2B, contributing field-level experience and drawing on insights from companies navigating similar transitions across crops and geographies. Gauthier Boels , Lynette Chung, Yvan Schaepman Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/e7Tu5Ep7

It's so exciting to see yours ideas continue to evolve. 😄 This week I was in beautiful Ghent at KU Leuven Ghent Campus for the Master's thesis defence of Stan Waelburgs, whose project explored Boortmalt's patented Infusion Malts and followed botanical aroma compounds from malt, through wort production and fermentation, and into the finished beer. 🌾🍺 As brewers, we'd already seen (and tasted!) that these compounds make the journey all the way through to the final beer. What was particularly satisfying was seeing the volatile profiling back this up, confirming that key plant-derived aroma compounds remain detectable after brewing. The data also hinted at yeast-driven biotransformation of monoterpenes during fermentation, opening up some really interesting questions around aroma development. This project is one of several collaborations between Boortmalt and KU Leuven, helping bridge academic research with practical applications and deepen our understanding of novel malt ingredients in beverages, food... and beyond! A big thank you to Filip Van Opstaele for his continued enthusiasm and support of this research. It's absolutely delightful to work with people who are just as curious about infusion malts as I am! Looking forward to seeing where the next research question takes us!

🇦🇺 Earlier this month, Boortmalt was honoured to be recognised at the 2025 Supplier Recognition Awards by LION, a Trans‑Tasman event celebrating partners who drive performance, innovation and long‑term value. 🏆 We are proud to have been named Supplier of the Year, along with winning the Ingredients award. This recognition reflects the dedication of our teams to ensuring consistent quality, innovation and partnership. Congratulations as well to the other award recipients: Visy, Cans NZ, BevChain, IDL, Dundee Rock Pty Ltd, Amazon Web Services (AWS), VML, WestRock Company and The Growth Activists.

Our team had the pleasure of attending #SNACKEX2026 One clear takeaway: the strong and continued rise of the healthy snacking trend 💪 📈Across the industry, we see growing demand for products that are high in fibre and protein, with reduced salt, improved digestibility, and increasingly cleaner, more natural ingredient lists. 👉 These developments fully confirm the strategic direction of Boortmalt in providing more natural and functional food ingredient solutions. They also reinforce the positioning of Maltchies, our malt-based snack brand, developed in line with these consumer expectations. 🤝 We also met several familiar faces from our brewing industry, including Lallemand, who are also exploring similar opportunities in food applications. Overall, SNACKEX confirmed that malt-based ingredients have a strong role to play in the future of healthier snacking, and we are excited about what comes next!

⚽ World Cup mood on at Boortmalt Today, it’s England vs Croatia and a great moment to spotlight what makes us strong everywhere we operate: our local malt brands and our brewer partnerships. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 On the English side: Pauls Malt x Tap Social Movement with All In This Together Double Hazy IPA. 🇭🇷 On the Croatian side: Badass Barley Malt with The Garden Brewery with its World Cup Lager. Two styles, two identities, one shared passion for great beer. Local roots, global team. We all play under the same Boortmalt colors. Who takes the win today? Drop: 👏 England ❤️ Croatia

🌾 Cheers to farmers: hearing directly from those who make it happen. Earlier this week in Auvernaux, France, we had the opportunity to step into the fields with AB InBev and AXEREAL and most importantly, to listen to farmers.   They shared their practices, their progress… but also the challenges of transitioning to regenerative agriculture. From adapting techniques to managing risks and uncertainty, these conversations were a powerful reminder: change is happening, but it needs time, support and trust.   At Boortmalt, we believe these field exchanges are essential. They ground our work in reality and reinforce what truly matters: building solutions that work for farmers, not just on paper. We are proud to work alongside AXEREAL and AB InBev to support this transition by connecting the entire value chain and helping turn regenerative practices into the new norm. Thank you to the farmers for their openness and to AB InBev for creating the space to have these important conversations. This is how we move forward together.