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$290 million: sales of craft beer in Ontario (2014)

$600 million+: broader economic impact of small breweries (2014)

$69 million: Ontario craft beer sales at the LCBO in 2016

$3.3 billion+: total economic impact of Ontario’s grape and wine industry (2014)

$4.4 billion: tax revenue created by Ontario’s food system As of 2016 in Ontario 190 craft breweries 42 craft cideries 21 independent distillers 10 per cent of Ontario’s apple production will be used by the craft cider industry by 2018

5,600+ indirect jobs created by craft brewing industry Number of Ontario craft cideries in recent years 1: 2008 19: 2014 42: 2016