Ireland. New report shows marked shift in beer sales from the on to the off trade in 2010
· Overall beer market stabilises but 4% shift to off-licences
· Irish Brewers Association call for supports for pubs, bars, and restaurants (more…)
Russia. Summer, New Brands to Give Beer Market Boost
There’s a hiss, a rush of bubbles, golden liquid fills up the glass, and a good head of foam forms. “This was made just two days ago. It’s fresh,” says Masaru Hemmi, chief brewer of Japan’s Kirin Ichiban, checking the side of the bottle and proffering the glass. (more…)
Calgary soaking up beer’s booming market
Beer is undergoing its own boom in Calgary as business owners seek to satisfy a growing thirst for new brews. (more…)
Exports of Beer from Belarus 2.1 Times Grew for Five Months
Breweries in Belarus exported 2.4 million dal of beer in January-May that 2.08 times more compared with the same period of 2010. (more…)
SABMiller India launches Haywards 5000 and Knock Out in PET bottles in Maharashtra
SABMiller India is launching Haywards 5000 and Knockout beer brands in one litre PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) packs in Maharashtra on a trial basis. (more…)
Plze?sk? Prazdroj announces its financial results
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, Plze?sk? Prazdroj reports income for sales of goods, the company’s own products and services amounting CZK 14.559 billion and profit before tax CZK 4.180 bn*. (more…)
Heineken USA® Selects NMA Group as Agency of Record
Heineken USA®, the premiere beer importer in the United States and subsidiary of Heineken N.V. (Netherlands) and NMA Group, world-class leaders in product integration, promotions and entertainment publicity, today announced that NMA Group has been hired as Heineken’s entertainment marketing Agency of Record. (more…)
Heineken accused of ‘raw deal’ for S&N pensioners
TENS of thousands of pensioners of brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle have blasted its Dutch owner Heineken for abandoning a decades-long policy of providing inflation-linked pension increases. (more…)
Molson Reaching For Foster’s
There has been a rumor that Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE:TAP) is eyeing Australia’s largest brewer Foster’s Group Ltd. Molson Coors is to join with Mexico’s Grupo Modelo for coming out with the joint bid offer to takeover Foster. (more…)
EABL says to buy SABMiller stake in Kenyan brewer
East African Breweries Ltd has agreed to buy a 20 percent stake in its Kenyan unit from South Africa’s SABMiller Africa for about 19.53 billion shillings ($225 million), EABL said on Monday. (more…)