Smaller, lower quality barley crop in west Europe
* Feed wheat replacing barley in German livestock rations
* Maltsters may have to accept lower quality supplies (more…)
* Feed wheat replacing barley in German livestock rations
* Maltsters may have to accept lower quality supplies (more…)
* SABMiller prepares to publish formal bid
* Foster’s shares below SABMiller bid price
* Foster’s says SABMiller claim “frivolous and petty”
* SABMiller says pleased has clarity on Foster’s debt
* Foster’s books deferred tax asset of A$447.5 mln (more…)
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) pledged to remain a publicly traded company, a day after President Ramon Ang said it was considering going private because disclosure requirements were hampering acquisition plans. (more…)
Diageo, makers of famed stout brand Guinness, is trying to make a big splash in the jam-packed US beer market with the entry of its latest product, Guinness Black Lager. (more…)
* Seeks to upgrade Bralima brewery, build new one
* Sees strong growth potential in Congo beer market (Adds quotes, details) (more…)
Renaissance Capital is bullish about the future of the beer industry in Zimbabwe, and has advised investors to buy the shares of Delta Corporation, the country’s largest brewer. (more…)
Carlsberg Malaysia Brewery Bhd doesn’t expect an excise duty hike for the beer industry this year, but warned that it may have to raise product prices next year on the back of skyrocketing raw material costs. (more…)
SABMiller-China Resources Enterprise JV, China Resources Snow Breweries (CR Snow), has plans to bid for Shaoguan Huoli Beer Co, a Guangdong-based brewery, in the process of its expansion in the southern province. (more…)
The Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting was conducted on 1 September 2011 by absentee ballot. Baltika’s shareholders approved the conversion of preference shares to ordinary shares. (more…)
Halewood International, a producer and importer of fine wines, spirits and speciality drinks in the UK, will launch new Lambrini Cider to both the Off-Trade and On-Trade on 28 September, targeting female consumers. (more…)