India. SABMiller likely to be back in black this year

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SABMiller India, the country’s second largest beer company, expects to book profits in the current fiscal after two years of successive losses. It also hopes to increase market share in profitable states and grow in Andhra Pradesh, the largest beer market in India. (more…)

China. Anheuser snags Henan brewer

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Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has acquired China’s Weixue Beer Co, the second largest brewery in Henan Province, a move analysts said shows AB InBev’s clear-cut strategy for expanding its presence in the world’s largest beer market. (more…)

$62.5 million Commonwealth Brewery IPO details revealed

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With $8.33 a Bahamian can participate in the $62.5 million initial public offering (IPO) of Commonwealth Brewery Limited (CBL), and benefit from the company’s policy, rarely observed by equity issuers, of paying 100 percent of net income out as dividends. (more…)

US. Brew Master: The Craft Brewing Renaissance

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In 1976, there were two craft breweries in America. Today, that number is closer to 1,600. This phenomenon has been dubbed “The American Craft Brewing Renaissance.” (more…)