Greene King enjoys happy Christmas amid surge in beer sales in China
Greene King has said it achieved a strong performance in the last ten months helped by buoyant sales in the festive period and a surge in demand for its beer in China. (more…)
Japan. It’s Miller time for Asahi
You can make the best products in the world, but distributing them to customers is where a consumer company wins big. (more…)
India. Steps to check illicit liquor at jatara in Telangana
Telangana Excise Department is on the vigil to prevent sale and consumption of illicitly distilled liquor during the Medaram jatara in Warangal district which draws lakhs of devotees. (more…)
Kazakhstan allowed selling of draught beer in PET bottles
According to the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (NCE) of Kazakhstan RK Atameken, Kazakhstan allowed to sell draught beer in PET bottles by the legislation. (more…)
Heineken, Carlsberg Forecast Profit Gains as Asia Sales Rise
Heineken NV and Carlsberg A/S, the world’s third- and fourth-largest brewers, forecast higher profit this year as markets such as Vietnam and southeast Asia offset weakness in Russia and China. (more…)
Japan. Asahi offers over 400bn yen for Peroni, Grolsch
Asahi Group Holdings is offering a little over 400 billion yen ($3.48 billion) to purchase two European beer brands from SABMiller, proposing the biggest-ever overseas acquisition by a Japanese beer company. (more…)
These 5 beer makers own more than half of the world’s beer
In 2004, 10 brewers controlled 51% of the global beer market by volume. Ten years later, five beer makers — Anheuser-Busch InBev, SABMiller, Heineken, Carlsberg, and China Resources Enterprise — controlled about the same amount. (more…)
India. Anti-liquor meet in Tiruchi on February 14
Makkal Adhikaram, an organisation fighting for the closure of Tasmac outlets across the State, will organise an anti-liquor conference here on February 14 to demand closure of liquor shops. It has extended invitation to all sections of the society including college students who wished the closure of liquor shops. (more…)
Russia. Baltika lost market share
As it was expected, according to the company estimates, in 2015 the Russian beer market declined by about 10% and approximately by 9% in Q4 2015. The volume market share of Baltika in 2015 amounted to 34.7%, while the value market share made up 35.6%*. (more…)
Following the results of 2015, the interest in Chinese beer in foreign markets remains unabated
In 2015, exports of the Chinese beer amounted to 265.3 million litres, which is 2.9% more than last year. Totally, 257.9 million liters of beer were sold abroad in 2014. In December 2015, the beer export volumes from China increased by 22.2% and amounted to 26.1 million litres. (more…)