In 2015, beer sales of the company China Resources Breweries (Holdings) amounted to 1168.3 million liters. This is 1.34% less than in the previous year. At the same time the brewery’s turnover grew by 0.98% to HK$ 34.82 billion.
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Beer maker United Breweries is looking to introduce its recently launched malt-based ready-to -drink (RTD) beverage ‘Kingfisher Buzz’ in all major cities of the country by this year-end.
Kingfisher Buzz is currently available in two flavours – berry and lychee — in Mumbai, Pune and Thane.
The company plans to add more flavours to expand its portfolio in the segment. (more…)
Thailand’s Chang beer will fill more mugs in Cambodia after inking an exclusive distribution contract with the country’s Attwood Import and Export. (more…)
For the first time, a cargo train loaded with over 1,000 tonnes of beer of a major Chinese brand has left for Lhasa, capital of China’s Tibet Autonomous Region ahead of a major festival, the state media reported. (more…)
United Breweries (Holdings) Ltd. and its Chairman Vijay Mallya on Friday approached the Delhi High Court, seeking legal representation at a hearing before a State Bank of India (SBI) panel where they would need to explain why they should not be declared wilful defaulters, reports a business daily. (more…)
If imitation is a sure sign of popularity, David Cameron must wish he was Xi Jinping. When cameras filmed the Chinese leader enjoying a pint of Greene King IPA beer with the British prime minister during his state visit to the UK in October, consumers back home rushed out to do the same. (more…)
Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) is one of four companies vying for three beer brands put on sale by Anheuser-Busch InBev, according to Financial Times. (more…)
The Hong Kong arm of the Philippines beer brand is introducing the products of the oldest brewery in England to the Macau market, Macau Business Daily reported on January 21. (more…)
Shares of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies were trading lower in an otherwise firm market with prominent stocks like Hindustan Unilever (HUL), Dabur India, Colgate-Palmolive (India) and United Breweries from the index hit their respective 52-week lows on the BSE in intra-day trade. (more…)
In December 2015, imports of beer to China increased by 31.9% and amounted to 33.9 million litres. The growth rates of imports of beer have decreased, however, the general tendency to its increase by volume remained. (more…)
