Kenya’s East African Breweries is investing in a beer canning line to tap a growing market of consumers who drink at home after the country introduced tough new restrictions on sale of alcohol in bars, its chief executive said. (more…)
In 2004, Amy Cartwright delivered 650 kegs of beer to Austin-area bars with her Honda Accord. In the last fiscal year, the craft beer microbrewery she and husband Rob Cartwright founded delivered more than 5,000 kegs. (more…)
Global beverage giant Heineken has opened a regional headquarters in Nairobi to help push its brands in the market, setting the stage for a market share war with East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) and SABMiller. (more…)
Diageo’s Kenyan subsidiary East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has secured a loan of KES19.5bn ($215.94m) to buy back its subsidiary, Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), in which SABMiller holds 20% stake. (more…)
During COP17 this week, the South African Breweries Limited (SAB), along with other leading South African corporations, will critically examine the challenge of climate change and how business can make a meaningful impact. (more…)
Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd is looking to produce at least two premium beer brands locally in the next 6-12 months, Managing Director Soren Ravn was quoted as saying by The Star on November, 16.? (more…)
Different from other grains, malting barley prices in the EU have moved slightly higher. Just like crude oil, corn and wheat have reacted on growing concerns of a slowdown of economic growth and the European debt crisis, whereas malting barley has remained stable and even trended higher for some origins and shipment periods. (more…)
Delhiites will no longer have to travel all the way to Gurgaon to enjoy freshly brewed beer. Soon, tipplers in Delhi will have their own ‘micro brewpubs’ to get their beer brewed to the specific taste they prefer in terms of flavour, bitterness, viscosity and other variables. (more…)
Beers.bg, Bulgaria’s first online retail store that sells international craft beers and real ales, will debut on 1 December 2011. The online store is the idea of Philip Walsh and Andy Sowray. (more…)
On 25 November 2011, the Australian Federal Treasurer on recommendation from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB), approved SABMiller’s acquisition of Foster’s and the remaining 50% of Pacific Beverages. (more…)
