Mexico’s Grupo Modelo sees recovery in beer sales
* Q1 net 2.16 bln pesos vs year ago 2.09 bln pesos
* Revenue up 9.6 pct (Adds CFO comments, share movement, details on prices) (more…)
Molson Coors CEO Swinburn Total 2010 Pay Slid 18% To $7.76 Million
Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP) 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…)
Ukraine. “Lvivske” beer will be sold in the new PET-bottle
“Lvivske” beer prepared a nice gift for its fans. From now onward the favorite drink is available in the convenient new PET-bottle of 1.5 l. The buyers who purchase “Lvivske 1715” and “Lvivske Svitle (Light)” in the new packaging during the promotional period save 20% of its cost. (more…)
US. Illinois Craft Brewers One Step Closer to Settling Dispute
An Illinois Senate committee today advanced legislation to ensure that craft brewers can get their beers in the hands and homes of consumers without violating the state’s liquor laws. (more…)
Carlsberg appoints new head of Group Supply Chain
Carlsberg on Thursday announced that, as of June 1 2011, Peter Ernsting will be joining the company as Senior Vice President, Group Supply Chain, and be a member of Carlsberg’s Executive Committee. Peter Ernsting takes over from Kasper Madsen who has decided to pursue his career outside the company. (more…)
Rexam’s two-piece, one litre beer can hits Western Europe
Carlsberg has released a new king size beer can in Germany that brings Rexam’s two-piece one litre can into Western Europe for the first time. (more…)
US. Brewers Association Releases 2010 Top 50 Breweries Lists
The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group that tabulates production statistics for U.S. breweries, released its annual lists reporting the top 50 brewing companies in the country, based on 2010 beer sales volume. (more…)
Japan. March Beer Shipment Down 11% With Breweries Damaged By Quake
Overall beer shipments for Japan’s five top brewers in March plunged 10.9% from a year earlier, their first double-digit decline in 14 months, due to lost output at quake-damaged breweries, according to beer shipment data released Tuesday by the companies. (more…)
China. Kingway Brewery’s parent exercises right to buy stake from Heineken-APB China
The board of directors of Kingway Brewery Holdings Limited said it has been informed by GDH Limited (GDH), the controlling shareholder of the company, that GDH has decided to exercise the pre-emption right in respect of the whole of the relevant shares on the same or equivalent terms as those Heineken-APB China (HAPBC) (more…)
Japan. Kirin plans to restart operations at its Sendai brewery
Japanese Kirin Brewery Company aims to restart operations at its facility in Sendai, that is located in the prefecture hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami in March by September or October this year, Koichi Matsuzawa, the company’s president, said at a news conference last week. (more…)