October 2011 – Journal.Beer – beer markets analysis

Carlsberg says buys rest of Vietnamese brewery

Post published:31/10/2011
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Danish brewer Carlsberg (CARLb.CO) said on Friday it agreed to take full control of Hue Brewery in Vietnam by buying the 50 percent that it did not already own. (more…)

Austria. Anheuser-Busch InBev gets Bud injunction lifted

Post published:31/10/2011
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Anheuser-Busch InBev believes that its trademark victory against Budejovick? Budvar in Austria sets a precedent for rulings in other countries. (more…)

Heineken appoints My Agency for premium beer task

Post published:31/10/2011
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Heineken has appointed My Agency to handle the ad account for its premium Czech beer brand, Kru?ovoice. (more…)

Asahi Group Holdings Jan-Sep Net Profit Up On Cost Reductions

Post published:31/10/2011
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Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. (2502.TO) said Monday that its net profit for the nine-month period ended September grew 37% on year, due to efforts to scale down sales promotion and other costs. (more…)

India. Kingfisher Ultra & Red to be available nationally soon

Post published:31/10/2011
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United Breweries, the country’s largest beer and liquor major, today said it would soon expand its presence in new markets with its premier brands Kingfisher Ultra and Kingfisher Red. (more…)

Isaac Sheps to become CEO of Baltika Breweries and SVP of Eastern European region

Post published:31/10/2011
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Carlsberg Group is pleased to announce it has appointed Dr.Isaac Sheps, currently CEO, Carlsberg UK, to take over the leadership of Baltika Breweries (Baltika), the Group’s significant Russian business. (more…)

New name, same great innovations

Post published:28/10/2011
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Pentair Food & Beverage at the Brau Beviale 2011 (more…)

UK. Subsidiary of Graincorp Malt in Inverness suffers dust explosion and fire

Post published:27/10/2011
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Staff at Bairds Malt, a subsidiary of Graincorp Malt, Autralia had to be evacuated following the dust explosion on Thursday. (more…)

Heineken N.V. Trading Update – Third Quarter 2011

Post published:27/10/2011
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Heineken N.V. today announced its trading update for the third quarter of 2011. (more…)

Mozambique Cuts Tax on Cassava Beer to Encourage Production

Post published:27/10/2011
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Mozambique’s parliament has approved legislation that will cut the tax on beer made from cassava to 10 percent compared with 40 percent for beer made from malt to encourage the use of locally grown crops. (more…)

Beer Business #3-2021. Russian beer market. Beer market of Ukraine.
16/10/2021
In 2021 Russian breweries have not lost their consumers, it even turned out that they started drinking more beer at home and more often. The market has held the high bar of the previous season, yet now it is growing by value and polarizing by price segments. The competition in the market has been determined […]...

Beer Business #2-2021. Kazakhstan beer market: bigger, more complex and more expensive
26/07/2021
Kazakhstan beer market is still growing by volume and value. The consumers’ demands are gradually becoming more complex, there is the market polarization by price and taste segments as license, canned, strong and mild beer popularity is growing. Eye catching new products have a big impact on companies’ positions in the situation of limited advertising. […]...

Beer Business #1-2021. Ubrew – Catalogue of Ukrainian breweries
06/05/2021
The catalogue of Ukrainian breweries contains 251 producers ranging from transnational groups to craft and restaurant breweries. In the catalogue we have combined open official data, information from social networks and where possible, from brewers themselves. The previous “census” was made by us in 2011-2012. So, what has changed over the recent ten years and […]...

Beer Business #4-2020. Russia: regional beer markets
21/01/2021
In the seven regions of Russia we have analyzed: the share of companies of various scales – from federal breweries to minibreweries popularity of brands (license, national and regional); market segmentations by price; the dynamics of output, sales and prices...

Beer Business #2-2020. 2020 what’s new?
20/11/2020
Russian beer market 2020 1) The market positions of the major companies and brands in the first half of 2020; 2) Production structure – from craft to federal breweries; 3) The market segmentation by the price and package. In 2020, the roles of sale channels have changed especially at the draft beer market. The relations […]...

Beer Business #2-2020. The market of non-alcoholic beer in Russia: companies, brands and consumers
01/07/2020
Where is the non-alcoholic beer market heading to? Companies and brands. Baltika as a democratic leader. Heineken – how do you shake up the market and shove up the competitors. AB InBev Efes – premium corner. Non-alcoholic import beer. Non-alcoholic beer – Who drinks it? General conclusions. Summer beer....

Beer Business #1-2020. Russian beer producers (catalogue/database)
27/04/2020
“Catalogue of Russian Beer Producers 2020” includes 1285 businesses ranging from large subsidiaries of international companies to rather small restaurant and craft breweries. This issue has 171 more breweries compared to 2018 (155 business have been excluded and 326 have been included). Starting from 2019, FTS has been publishing data on excise payments by brewers […]...

Beer Business (Pivnoe Delo) #4-2019
09/02/2020
Dmitry Nekrasov’s Philosophy — on the Past, Present and Future of Ukrainian Brewing Industry A meeting with Dmitry Nekrasov always turns into a training course: “Introduction to brewing business“. We are talking to a clever “playing trainer“ a person that can be called a godfather of the Ukrainian craft. He has a dozen of successful […]...

Beer Business (Pivnoe Delo) #3-2019
10/11/2019
Russia: Positions of Brewing Companies The review contains an analysis of interim performance of brewers in the first half of 2019. There are rather dynamic changes behind a modest industry growth. Baltika is again experiencing a stage of volumes and market share slid due to competition with AB InBev Efes. Because of the price competition […]...

Beer Business #2-2019. Russia: beer market gets more complex
21/05/2019
The trend of complication of Russian beer market is going on and in several directions at the same time. The range has got wider, the import and small segments are growing, namely craft beer, alcohol-free beer and special flavor beer. At the same time, all ex-mega brands and light lagers by Russian brewers are experiencing […]...