SABMiller plc (SAB.L) today issues its Interim Management Statement for the group’s first quarter ended 30 June 2011. The calculation of the organic growth rates below excludes the effects of acquisitions and disposals. (more…)
SABMiller plc has previously announced that Malcolm Wyman would, with effect from the conclusion of the 2011 Annual General Meeting, retire from the Board. (more…)
In response to an overwhelming demand from its distributor and retail partners, Coast Brands Group, LLC has announced the creation of its Craft Beer Division. Coast Brands, known for its one-of-a-kind Distributor Network and retail authorization services, has already signed two brands to its Craft Beer Portfolio: Crazy Mountain Brewery, located in Vail, Colorado and Hardtail Brewery, the World’s first “Biker” Craft Beer. (more…)
Capital Brewery, one of the state’s largest and oldest craft brewing companies, is being pursued by a group of private investors. (more…)
For decades, Kremlin leaders have been trying to crack down on the consumption of vodka, and its illegal cousin moonshine, in a bid to cut alcoholism and revive life expectancy. Now president Dmitry Medvedev and the state duma are targeting Russia’s favourite ‘non-alcoholic beverage’: beer. (more…)
Fruit-flavoured beer known as “Radler” in Germany or “shandy” in the UK has become a summer hit in Croatia taking up a five to 10 per cent share in beer market sales. (more…)
A feel good economy perks up beer enthusiasts in emerging markets, said an investment report from Swiss bank UBS last year. India’s beer consumption in the peak summer months declined for the first time in eight years probably tracking sober economic mood and steep price hikes in the big guzzling states like Maharashtra. (more…)
If brewers want to entice women to drink more beer, they should stop their sexist adverts aimed solely at men
Women are put off buying beer by the sexism of most adverts. (more…)
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA’s (ABI.BR) U.S. unit said on Tuesday that it plans to raise prices by 3 percent to 5 percent (more…)
FAMILY-OWNED independent brewer Coopers Brewery has strengthened its grip on the high-growth premium beer market, inking a deal last night with Japanese brewer Sapporo to brew and distribute the brand in Australia. (more…)
