Vietnam named among world’s top 25 beer guzzlers
Vietnam was among top 25 beer-consuming nations in the world last year, according to the latest report by the research arm of major Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings Co. (more…)
US. Budweiser Falls from the Throne
Coors Light has ousted Budweiser (NYSE:BUD) from its place as the No. 2 beer in America. According to trade publication Beer Marketer’s Insights, this is the first time in nealry two decades that the nation’s top two beer brands have not been under the control of Anheuser-Busch. (more…)
Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar reports 7.8 pct boost in exports to highest level in 116 years
State-owned Czech brewery Budvar, which has been fighting a long legal battle with American brewer Anheuser-Busch over the use of the “Budweiser” brand, says its 2011 exports rose by 7.8 percent to reach a record high. (more…)
Huge demand for EABL’s stake in Tanzania Breweries
* Kenyan brewer raises $76.42 mln in share sale
* Foreign investors show strong appetite for shares
* Locals buy more than half of shares on offer (more…)
Czechs Buying Once Unthinkable Alternative to Pilsner Urquell Beer: Retail
In Pilsen, the Czech city that lent its name to a style of beer, computer programmer Jan Blazek prefers to try something new. (more…)
UK: Heineken takes Desperados back from SHS
The UK arm of Heineken has taken the marketing, sales and distribution of its Desperados Tequila-flavoured beer in-house in the country. (more…)
Belgium’s Two Big Beer Producers Increase Wholesale Prices
One of the top beer drinking capitals of the world is not happy prices are on the rise. (more…)
Belgium to investigate beer price increases
Belgium’s economy minister has asked the country’s competition authorities to investigate the announced price hikes of beer producers Anheuser-Busch InBev and Heineken’s Alken Maes. (more…)
UK’s Cameron favours minimum alcohol price-report
Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered officials to draw up plans to set a minimum price for alcohol to discourage excessive drinking, a British newspaper reported on Wednesday, although the government said no decision has been taken. (more…)
Who brews your beer?
After two centuries of consolidation and closing down of small breweries, a counter-revolution is under way. Fed up with the lack of variety and the control of large brewing holdings over their favorite drinks, beer lovers have taken their beverage back into their own hands. All over the world, new beers and breweries are emerging every day. What started as the micro-brewery movement in the USA has spread to other countries and created a remarkable turnaround in convention. For instance, in Belgium – famed for its influential beer culture – when consolidation threatened the availability of beer varieties, the fastest growing segment in the beer market is now beers brewed by monasteries and ‘abbey-style’ beers. (more…)