On a recent night at H Street’s Toki Underground, the aromas of braised pork and ramen broth melded with the grapefruit, lemon and pine wafting from my beer glass. Each sip was both familiar and foreign: citrusy like an American India pale ale, yet subdued and mysterious, bringing to mind not a gulp of orange juice but something coaxed from a mountainside fruit tree. (more…)
BEER volumes for SABMiller’s Australian arm, the brewer Foster’s, have tanked, falling 13 per cent for the first half as the global beer company suffers from the loss of key brands in its local portfolio, termination of third-party distribution contracts and a tougher line it is taking with retailers over pricing. (more…)
British Columbia’s small breweries no longer face a major tax bill for increasing their sales, says Rich Coleman, the minister responsible for liquor control and licensing. (more…)
While the appeal of standard beer for consumers in Brazil is far from flat with local beer brands now accounting for 19 out of every 20 beers sold in Brazil, new research from Mintel reveals that the premium end of the market may be instigating a change in taste for Brazilian consumers. Indeed, while volumes of standard beer decreased by 2% year on year to 2011, volumes of strong and premium beer grew an impressive 18%. (more…)
Brewery expands as it taps bigger market, tourists (more…)
Heineken and SABMiller have declined to comment on reports that they are separately considering taking a stake in state-owned Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) in Vietnam. (more…)
Bucharest Stock Exchange announced that the shares of Heineken NV will start trading, under the symbol HEIA (more…)
Drinking beer used to be simple. But the exploding popularity of craft beer over the past several years has changed that, giving beer drinkers a new world of possibilities — and a range of hard decisions. (more…)
– SAB Beverages revenue grows 10% to R20.7-billion
– EBITA grows 11% to R3.5-billion
– Interim dividend of R46-million for Zenzele, SAB’s empowerment programme
– Lager volumes grow 1% to 12.44-million hl
– Market share gains were made in the highly competitive beer business
– Soft drinks volumes grow 8% to 7.8-million hl (more…)
How SABMiller won back market share after losing Amstel. And a beer that David abhors. (more…)
