Sapporo to shift Canadian non-alcoholic beer production to U.S. by 2027

Sapporo will move production of its non-alcoholic beer from Canada to the U.S. by the first half of 2027 after the Trump administration imposed 50 percent tariffs on Canadian alcoholic products, including beer and wine. The Japanese brewer is weighing whether to buy or build a brewery on the West Coast, citing the U.S. market's size and its expansion momentum. Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on a broad range of U.S. goods took effect Tuesday, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Canada that existing arrangements could splinter.