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…)
India. United Breweries sees beer demand growing 5-7% in 2016
United Breweries Ltd’s fiscal third-quarter profit beat analysts’ estimates by a wide margin on a 13% surge in beer sales in terms of volume. (more…)
Japan. Asahi’s Profit Forecast Below Estimates Amid Slowing Economy
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., the Japanese brewer of Super Dry, forecast 2016 profit that trails analyst estimates as a slowing economy weighs on domestic sales. (more…)
Tuborg Strong, Elephant bring fizz to Carlsberg’s India sales
Strong beer is helping Carlsberg ride out of sluggish beer sales in India. At a time when the overall Indian beer market is growing at about 5% a year, robust sales of brands like Tuborg and Elephant have helped the Danish brewer double its local business every two years. (more…)