Texas Beer Consumption Goes Flat
high unemployment among core beer consumers, tougher drunk driving laws seen (more…)
high unemployment among core beer consumers, tougher drunk driving laws seen (more…)
Ball Packaging Europe has opened a new €35m production line at its Serbian plant in Belgrade, as it seeks to penetrate into “new markets”. (more…)
The General Court annuls the €31.66 million fine imposed on Koninklijke Grolsch NV, subsidiary of SABMiller, for its participation in a cartel on the Dutch beer market, the court said on Thursday. By decision of 18 April 2007, the Commission imposed fines totalling more than €273 million on the main Dutch brewers2, Heineken NV and its subsidiary – Heineken Nederland BV, Bavaria NV and Koninklijke Grolsch NV, for their participation in a cartel on the Dutch beer market from 27 February 1996 to 3 November 1999. (more…)
Heineken today announced the launch of a new global company visual identity that reflects the significant transformation of the Heineken business over the past decade. (more…)
Growth in the world beer market is set to reach around 2.5 percent this year in a “two-speed” recovery driven by emerging markets, while mature economies are set for more meagre advances, industry research group Plato Logic said on Monday. (more…)
Carlsberg Malaysia announced Group half year Profit after tax of RM80.6 million, for the period ended 30. June 2011, a growth of 16.5% compared to the same six month period a year ago with revenue of RM752.7 million an increase of 5.6%. Earnings per share for the half year increased to 26.15 sen, compared to 22.46 sen a year ago. (more…)
* Not sufficient proof of parent company’s liability
* Court ruling may force changes in EU fining policy
* Court had cut Heineken, Bavaria antitrust fines in June (more…)
The Beverage Information Group has reported in its ‘2011 Beer Handbook’ that the US beer industry is showing continuous decline, losing 1.9% to total 2.8 billion cases, for the fourth consecutive year. (more…)
Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings Co plans to issue straight bonds worth 70 billion yen ($912.4 million) as long-term yields decline in a low interest rate environment, the Nikkei business daily reported today. (more…)
UK alcohol consumption in 2010 remains far lower than it was six years ago, with consumption continuing to flat-line – this and a wealth of other key statistics are contained in the latest annual edition of the British Beer & Pub Association’s Statistical Handbook 2011. (more…)