featured interview: brewing databases and publications

Our Brewing Division has a long history of information provision to the brewing and malting industries; much of this centres on the range of databases and publications we have available, so we asked David Fordyce, Head of Information Services, about them.

"Our suite of databases and associated publications that cover food safety and regulatory affairs enable clients to locate information on key topics, such as pesticides, additives and contaminants, as well as keeping up to date on forthcoming and proposed legislation that could impact on the alcoholic drinks industry. We also have a database (Beverage Review) covering all of the historical research carried out on the brewing side, much of which covers food safety topics."

Do you have information on worldwide legislation?

"Yes, the regulatory databases hold a lot of international information, and in addition our beer labelling database covers the detailed labelling requirements for 43 countries."

What about keeping up to date on technical issues and industry news?

"We have Brewing Literature - the world´s most comprehensive brewing and malting literature database. This is complemented by a monthly review publication - and each month we also distribute 12 different topic alerts covering areas such as Hops, Cider, Malting, Supply Chain Management and NPD. And we post updates on wider industry news via one of our publications giving a global overview of the brewing industry."

Who can access these?

"Some of these databases and publications are available free to our members; others are available to all as subscription products".

David Fordyce
+44(0)1737 824205
david.fordyce@campdenbri.co.uk