You would think that when it comes to Japanese alcoholic beverages, the more traditional sake would be the first one I wrote about here. But no, after sampling some of its finest whiskies some columns back, I found myself once more trying out a non-sake Japanese product – beer this time. (more…)
Kirin Holdings Co. (2503.TO) said Thursday that its net profit for 2010 tumbled 77%, due to amortization of goodwill related to M&As in 2007. (more…)
Supervalu, Walgreens and 7-Eleven are among the contenders who are pushing their own brew brands. (more…)
SABMiller has called on the UK government to rebalance alcohol duty to encourage consumers towards lower-strength alcohol products. (more…)
Japanese beverage giant Asahi Breweries has taken itself out of the running to buy Foster’s beer arm in the lead up to the historic $11 billion demerger of the Australian brewer. (more…)
The past 40 years have seen enormous innovation and change in American businesses. One of the industries that has completely reinvented itself is the beer business. (more…)
Suntory Holdings Ltd. plans to spend up to 200 billion yen on corporate mergers and acquisitions in Southeast Asia as it seeks a bigger slice of the market there, according to Suntory President Nobutada Saji. (more…)
The beer world is always changing, with new brands coming on the market and big breweries merging with others. But few beer icons have remained as constant as classic Budweiser lager. Original Bud and its sibling Bud Light remain the world’s best-selling beers. Those beers serve a huge market, and the Bud name is the most precious asset of Anheuser-Busch. (more…)
Private label specialist Supervalu is taking on brewing heavyweights Anheuser-Busch InBev and MillerCoors by launching a cheaper alternative to the likes of Bud Light and Coors Light. (more…)
The Brewers Association, Boulder, Colo., announced its board of directors voted to change its definition of “craft brewer.” The term “craft brewer” now includes any independent brewery that produces up to 6 million barrels of traditional beer. (more…)
