Productive space circuit and cooperation circles in the space of the microbrewer sector in the state of São Paulo: a proposal to study the distribution process of specialty and craft beers

Author(s)

João Paulo Rosalin

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Rio Claro. 2019-09-18.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas. Rio Claro
• Defense date: 2019-08-05
• Advisor: Fabricio Gallo

Abstract

In recent years, the Brazilian brewery has undergone several changes and the population's growing interest in beer has brought to Brazil several foreign investors and opened the door for small producers to bring their differentiated product to the public. The so-called "special beers", which have exclusive characteristics such as color, aromas and different flavors, are now appreciated by the Brazilian and today correspond to 1% of national consumption. The number of microbreweries registered in official bodies goes from a few dozen in the years 2000 to approximately 700 in 2018. In addition, several events and fairs are held annually in order to bring the product closer to the consumer and attract more and more people to the market. It can be pointed out that in the brewing sector a rearrangement in the spatial circuit of production and a new circle of cooperation in space has been articulated in the Brazilian territory, since a whole set of new microbreweries has been installed in different parts of the national territory, state of São Paulo. From the productive point of view, this fact entails a whole new logistic system of distribution of the small lots produced, since for the small producers (microbreweries or independent artisans) the cost of freight becomes an imperative element in the distribution of the drink on a larger scale. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/00464-8 - Spacial productive circuit and the cooperation circles in the space of the microbrewery sector in the State of São Paulo. a study proposal of the process of distribution of special and artisanal beers
• Grantee: João Paulo Rosalin
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master