Carlsberg is currently the world’s fourth largest brewer, commanding nearly a 6% global beer volume share in 2011. However, as the company has faced falling demand in its main European markets in the past couple of years, it has been losing share, with fifth-ranked China Resources already threatening the Danish brewer’s position in the global rankings. (more…)
A new study has showed a major decline in average Irish alcohol consumption over the last ten years. The study by economist Anthony Foley of Dublin City University Business School on behalf of the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland* shows that average consumption has declined 17% between 2001 and 2011. (more…)
MillerCoors, the second-largest brewer in the United States, has bought the nation’s No.3 cider maker Crispin to tap into the drink’s rapid growth across America in the second U.S. cider deal in as many months. (more…)
Kirin Holdings Company, Ltd. announced that it has lowered its consolidated full-year outlook for revenue from JPY 2,110,000 million to JPY 2,072,000 million (more…)
Anheuser-Busch has released Select 55 in small sized cans and bottles across the US. (more…)
Roberto Jarr?n, 46, is the new Chief Executive Officer of Birra Peroni, an Italian company belonging to multinational SABMiller Group. (more…)
Starting April 1st, 2012, Tom Verhaegen will be the new general manager of Royal Grolsch N.V. He succeeds the current general manager, Rob Snel, who has held this position since May of 2008 and will stand down, because he has reached a pensionable age. (more…)
COLES and Woolworths are set to prise tens of millions of dollars in revenue from Australia’s brewing giants this year as they bolster sales of house-brand beers, industry experts say. (more…)
Plze?sk? Prazdroj exported 889 thousand hl of beer, which presents an increase of more than 6% on prior year and a historical record. (more…)
