British Columbia’s small breweries no longer face a major tax bill for increasing their sales, says Rich Coleman, the minister responsible for liquor control and licensing. (more…)
While the appeal of standard beer for consumers in Brazil is far from flat with local beer brands now accounting for 19 out of every 20 beers sold in Brazil, new research from Mintel reveals that the premium end of the market may be instigating a change in taste for Brazilian consumers. Indeed, while volumes of standard beer decreased by 2% year on year to 2011, volumes of strong and premium beer grew an impressive 18%. (more…)
Brewery expands as it taps bigger market, tourists (more…)
Heineken and SABMiller have declined to comment on reports that they are separately considering taking a stake in state-owned Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corporation (Sabeco) in Vietnam. (more…)
Bucharest Stock Exchange announced that the shares of Heineken NV will start trading, under the symbol HEIA (more…)
Drinking beer used to be simple. But the exploding popularity of craft beer over the past several years has changed that, giving beer drinkers a new world of possibilities — and a range of hard decisions. (more…)
– SAB Beverages revenue grows 10% to R20.7-billion
– EBITA grows 11% to R3.5-billion
– Interim dividend of R46-million for Zenzele, SAB’s empowerment programme
– Lager volumes grow 1% to 12.44-million hl
– Market share gains were made in the highly competitive beer business
– Soft drinks volumes grow 8% to 7.8-million hl (more…)
How SABMiller won back market share after losing Amstel. And a beer that David abhors. (more…)
Kingway Brewery Holdings Ltd. (124), the Chinese company that has called for bids for its beer business, rose the most in a month in Hong Kong trading after China Resources (291) Enterprise Ltd. said it plans to make an offer. (more…)
The following statement was released by the rating agency (more…)
