UK. Beer sales fall by 3.8% in the first quarter of 2011
Beer sales fell by 3.8% in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, according to the British Beer & Pub Association. (more…)
Beer Drinking and What It Says About China’s Economy
The average Chinese adult drank about a half a bottle of beer in 1961, less than the average resident of Iran. By 1991, consumption topped 27 bottles a year, but still lagged behind 117 other nations, according to the World Health Organization. (more…)
Malaysia. Carlsberg to raise prices slightly
Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd is planning to slightly increase the prices of its beer products in May. (more…)
AB InBev’s New 0%-Alcohol Beer
The 2011 Anheuser Busch-InBev shareholders meeting on Tuesday was never going to generate news. “We’ll have a press conference but you won’t learn anything,” a spokeswoman said. (more…)
MillerCoors to launch limited edition of 64 calorie light beer
US beer maker MillerCoors has plans to launch a limited-edition MGD 64 Lemonade, a 64-calorie light beer with the taste of lemonade. (more…)
Newcastle launches four new limited edition ales
Newcastle Brown Ale, an UK-based brewer has launched four Newcastle Limited Edition brews which are available in select neighborhood pubs/stores throughout 2011. (more…)
Russia. State Duma plans to ban beer in plastic bottles
The Russian Duma plans to ban beer in PET plastic bottles by 2013, which accounts for nearly half of the Russian beer market. Before the second reading in the Russian State Duma the draft of this ban was incorporated in the so-called “beer law “, as reported by Russian media. (more…)
Molson Coors CEO Swinburn Total 2010 Pay Slid 18% To $7.76 Million
President and Chief Executive Peter Swinburn saw his pay fall 18% to $7.76 million in 2010, due in part to a change in pension value and stock awards, the company said in a securities filing late Thursday. (more…)
Kirin To Hike Beer Output During Summer To Make Up For Quake-Damaged Plant
Kirin Brewery Co. is planning to raise beer output to make up for lost output at a quake-damaged brewery in northern Japan during the peak demand summer season, and will decide as soon as this month when to restart the brewery, a company spokesman said Friday. (more…)
CANADA: Dominance of beer as the alcoholic drink of choice is declining
Beer and liquor stores and agencies sold $19.9 billion worth of alcoholic beverages during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, up 2.8% from the previous year. Beer remained the alcoholic drink of choice for Canadians, Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday. (more…)