Billy Busch targets Bud drinkers with new beer
At opposite ends of the long wooden bar at O’Connell’s Pub, two men work the lunchtime crowd — offering smiles, handshakes and free beer. (more…)
Kenya’s EABL bets on canned beer to beat new rules
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…)
Independence Brewing Co. tugs Texas beer market
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…)
Heineken sparks beer wars with Nairobi office
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 offers $215.94m to EABL to purchase KBL from SABMiller
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…)
Business takes a critical look at climat change challenge
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…)
Malaysia – Carlsberg to produce two more international beer brands locally
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…)
European Union – Malting barley unlinks from other grain markets
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…)
India. City pubs may soon serve freshly brewed beer
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…)
Bulgaria’s first online beer retailer set to launch
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…)