SABMiller suffers setback in China
SABMiller has suffered a setback in China after its plans to buy a stake in the country’s eighth-biggest brewer were scuppered by the controlling shareholder. (more…)
Carlsberg to upgrade flagship brand
Carlsberg Group has announced a major upgrade of all key elements of its flagship brand, Carlsberg. (more…)
BrewDog to open third craft beer bar in August
Controversial Scottish microbrewer BrewDog is to open its third craft beer bar in August, with the site chosen by a BrewDog fan in a competition run the company. (more…)
Heineken Outbids Breweries for Bedele with $85.2m
Brewery is only one part of PPESA’s larger attempt to privatise state held enterprises (more…)
US. Baxter Brewing Company Plans to Double Capacity
Baxter Brewing Company, Maine’s newest microbrewery and the only New England brewer to ship all its beer only in metal packaging (cans and kegs), announced plans today to double its current production capacity after only ninety days of operations. (more…)
Chile Beverage Company CCU Aims To Invest $914 Million In 2011 2014
Chilean beverage company Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA (CCU, CCU.SN) plans to make investments of 433.9 billion Chilean pesos ($914 million) in the 2011-2014 period, the company said. (more…)
SABMiller plc To Bid On Brewer
The Sunday Time has reported that SABMiller plc may bid for Brazil’s Schincariol. (more…)
Kingway says controlling shareholder to up stake, CRE bid blocked
* Controlling shareholder blocks bid from China Resources
* Stake in Kingway will rise to 73.82 pct from 52.45 pct (Add details, update stock price) (more…)
Anadolu Efes’ net profit rises 19% in 2010
Anadolu Efes on Tuesday announced its total sales volume increased notably by 14% to 8.8 mhl in 4Q2010 year-on-year, the highest quarterly growth achieved during 2010 (more…)
Sapporo reopenes Chiba brewery after earthquake
Since the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, the Chiba brewery of Sapporo was closed. Now the Japanese brewer “estarted to produce beer, though not 100% in operation,” a Sapporo spokesperson said. (more…)