Russia. Beer roams the regions
Small breweries are taking away the share of transnational companies, writes the Russian business newspaper Kommersant. (more…)
Japan. Brewer Asahi tries to make splash in big pond
Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings is diving into Europe in hopes of instantly enlarging its presence in an ever-consolidating global beer market.
The purveyor of Super Dry has offered to buy not one but four brewers and beer distributors owned by SABMiller for a total of 2.55 billion euros ($2.85 billion), it said on Wednesday. (more…)
Philippines’ San Miguel names 8 banks for $633 mln preferred share offer
Feb 11 Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp has selected eight banks to help it sell 30 billion pesos ($633 million) worth of preferred shares, a preliminary prospectus released on Thursday showed. (more…)
Greene King enjoys happy Christmas amid surge in beer sales in China
Greene King has said it achieved a strong performance in the last ten months helped by buoyant sales in the festive period and a surge in demand for its beer in China. (more…)
Japan. It’s Miller time for Asahi
You can make the best products in the world, but distributing them to customers is where a consumer company wins big. (more…)
India. Steps to check illicit liquor at jatara in Telangana
Telangana Excise Department is on the vigil to prevent sale and consumption of illicitly distilled liquor during the Medaram jatara in Warangal district which draws lakhs of devotees. (more…)
Kazakhstan allowed selling of draught beer in PET bottles
According to the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (NCE) of Kazakhstan RK Atameken, Kazakhstan allowed to sell draught beer in PET bottles by the legislation. (more…)
Heineken, Carlsberg Forecast Profit Gains as Asia Sales Rise
Heineken NV and Carlsberg A/S, the world’s third- and fourth-largest brewers, forecast higher profit this year as markets such as Vietnam and southeast Asia offset weakness in Russia and China. (more…)
Japan. Asahi offers over 400bn yen for Peroni, Grolsch
Asahi Group Holdings is offering a little over 400 billion yen ($3.48 billion) to purchase two European beer brands from SABMiller, proposing the biggest-ever overseas acquisition by a Japanese beer company. (more…)
These 5 beer makers own more than half of the world’s beer
In 2004, 10 brewers controlled 51% of the global beer market by volume. Ten years later, five beer makers — Anheuser-Busch InBev, SABMiller, Heineken, Carlsberg, and China Resources Enterprise — controlled about the same amount. (more…)