Sri Lanka beer factory flooded
Floods caused by heavy rain in Sri Lanka in the past several days have halted production at Lion Brewery (Ceylon), the company said in a stock exchange filing. (more…)
Beer production in Ukraine over 4 months of 2016 remained at the level of the previous year
According to G. Korenkova, managing director of Ukrpivo, expert assessment of beer output in Ukraine (more…)
India. United Breweries looks to grow 5-6% in FY17
Though margins are under pressure, this is just an aberration for United Breweries Limited, said Shekhar Ramamurthy, MD of the company. He is of the view that pressure in barley prices may continue to exist going forward. (more…)
India. Liquor stocks slide on likely ban in Tamil Nadu
Shares of two liquor makers, United SpiritsBSE -1.56 % and United Breweries , fell on Wednesday as investors became jittery ahead of Tamil Nadu election results. The expectation that DMK will come to power in the State made investors nervous as the party has promised a complete ban on alcohol in its election manifesto. (more…)
Asahi Eyes U.S. Beer Expansion With $3.7 Billion War Chest
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., the Japanese brewer that’s buying European brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev NV worth $2.9 billion, is now pursuing deals in the U.S. that would help boost distribution of its Super Dry beer in the world’s largest economy. (more…)
Hurdles loom for alcohol prohibition bill in Indonesia
The controversial alcohol prohibition bill is back in lawmakers’ deliberation agenda although the bill has forced breweries to postpone their expansion plan. (more…)
China. Import beer market saw great changes
As summer came, the season of beer sales has started. Consumers saw imported beer in the best shelf spaces in many big supermarkets. Profits from selling imported beer are much higher than from Chinese sorts which created a great problem for the local brewers. (more…)
Russia. Beer production started growing rapidly in 2016
In 1Q of 2016, the enterprises of the RF cut vodka and champagne production, but expanded cognac, beer and cigarettes (more…)
Kazakhstan. Сarlsberg increased its market share by 4.2 p.p. in 1Q2016
In 1Q2016, the market share of Carlsberg Kazakhstan in the total sales volume in the Kazakh beer market amounted to 35.5% (in the off-trade channel according to retail audit by Nielsen Kazakhstan), which is 4.2 p.p. higher than the same period in 2015. (more…)
India. Why Tamil Nadu may soon ban alcohol – BBC
Tamil Nadu may soon become the latest Indian state to impose a complete ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol, writes the BBC’s Geeta Pandey in Chennai. (more…)