Budweiser Budvar is launching non-returnable KeyKeg barrels on the market
Budweiser Budvar has launched 20 and 30 litre non-returnable kegs for draught beer on the market, which are quite unusual in Czech circumstances. (more…)
Budweiser Budvar has invested CZK 140 million into the modernization of its bottling room
Budweiser Budvar is putting into operation a modernized bottling line. The machinery equipment worth CZK 140 million is going to increase the performance of the bottling line (more…)
CHINA: Chongqing Brewery’s net profit almost doubles in 2010
Chongqing Brewery on Friday announced yesterday that its net profit increased by 99.42% in 2010 compared to previous year to RMB 360 million. (more…)
Sweetwater Brewing Plans to Expand
Atlanta-based Sweetwater Brewing Co. plans to quadruple its beer-making capacity to 400,000 barrels a year with a combination of new construction and the purchase of an existing building. (more…)
South Korea Orders Recall of German Draft Beer
South Korea’s food safety authorities said Friday that they ordered the recall for two brands of German draft beer contaminated with sodium hydroxide. (more…)
CHINA: Snow boosts China Resources Enterprise FY results
SABMiller JV sees beer sales rise by 14% to HK21.5bn (US$2.7bn)
Group net sales up by 35%
Net profits up by 25%
Eyes more acquisitions (more…)
Sarmat renamed Miller Brands Ukraine
CJSC Sarmat, one of the four largest beer producers in Ukraine, has been reorganized as a private joint-stock company and renamed Miller Brands Ukraine, according to a company press release. (more…)
King Beverage to bring Canada’s Russell Beer to US
Russell Breweries, a producer of premium craft beer in Western Canada, has entered into partnership with King Beverage, a beer distributor in the Pacific North West US, for distributing its beer in the Spokane area in the US. (more…)
Tap It Brewing Co signs distribution agreement with Pacific Beverage Co
Tap It Brewing Co, a microbrewery located in San Luis Obispo County, California, has signed a distribution agreement with Pacific Beverages Co, a subsidiary of Jordano’s, a beer wholesale operation servicing California’s Central Coast region. (more…)
Stella Artois Introduces New ‘Chalice’ Can
Stella Artois, the world’s best-selling Belgian beer, will be available for the first time in a unique 440ml (14.9-ounce) aluminum can, beginning April 1. (more…)