Brewers Association Reports 2011 Mid-Year Growth for U.S. Craft Brewers
Dollar growth up 15% in first six months of 2011; U.S. sees rapid growth in breweries in planning (more…)
Kirin Holdings reports sales down 1%, net profit up 151% in H1 2011
Japan’s Kirin Holdings Company on Friday reported the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake, which struck on March 11, continued to place downward pressure on the Japanese economy during the first six months of this year, especially in production. Despite the harsh conditions continuing though, constraints on the supply side have been gradually easing and consumer spending is bottoming out, the company said. (more…)
Ceres buys Anheuser-Busch InBev grain storage and malting facility
Ceres Global Ag Corp’s subsidiary, Riverland Ag Corp, has acquired the Manitowoc grain storage and malting facility from Anheuser?Busch InBev of Leuven, Belgium, effective July 29, 2011. (more…)
Molson Coors to refresh beer market with Carling revamp
Molson Coors has unveiled details of a 7.3m relaunch of its flagship Carling brand with new positioning, packaging and a sub-brand as it looks to shore up its share of a declining market. (more…)
The first Pilsner Urquell Original Restaurant in Asia will open in Vietnam
A chain of brand restaurants Pilsner Urquell Original Restaurant (PUOR) is growing and is now reaching other continents. The first Pilsner Urquell Original Restaurant in Asia opened its doors to guests in Hanoi, in the capital city of Vietnam. Pilsner Urquell has already a lot of fans in Vietnam, and only in 2010 Plze?sk? Prazdroj exported here over 1,500 hectolitres of the lager from Plze?, that is a third more than the previous year. For many years it exported only
cans, however this year Vietnam will receive beer barrels. (more…)
Budvar praises ruling in Anheuser-Busch case
State-owned Czech brewery Budejovicky Budvar, which has been fighting a long legal battle with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over the Budweiser brand, said Thursday it has won the latest round in Bulgaria. (more…)
More British breweries than since the Blitz
Britain now boasts more than 800 breweries; a higher total than at any time since the Second World War, according to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). (more…)
US. OBP brewery opening in Orlando by 2012
Fans of Orange Blossom Pilsner (OBP), Toasted Coconut Porter and Orange Blossom Pilsner Squared, will be happy to hear the creator of those brews, Tom Moench, will be opening a brewery in Orlando at the beginning of next year. (more…)
China. Tsingtao Brewery Fails To Acquire Xihu Beer
Tsingtao Brewery (600600, 0168.HK) failed in its bid to take over Hangzhou Xihu Beer Asahi, as China Resources Breweries yesterday completed the acquisition of the Hangzhou-based brewer, paying 270 million yuan to acquire the remaining 55 percent stake it does not own, reports China Business News. (more…)
Russia. Baltika Breweries Completed Share Buyback
On 22 July 2011 the share buyback by Baltika Breweries completed. (more…)