Beer brewing company Molson Coors Brewing Co. may have one of the best stock symbols in the beverage sector or even the entire market. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2011, the world harvested an estimated 132.35 million metric tons (MT) of barley for all uses, including not just brewing, but also animal feed and human food. This estimate is virtually the same as the yield recorded in 2002, when 134.6 million MT of barley were harvested worldwide. The world’s malting and brewing industry, which currently produces some 1.8 billion hectoliters (hl) of beer a year—and which has grown an average of 2.8 percent annually during the past decade—requires only about one quarter of the global barley harvest, or less than 35 million MT. Read the rest of this entry »

SABMiller plc today issues its interim management statement for the group’s third quarter ended 31 December 2011. The calculation of the growth rates in this update excludes the effects of acquisitions and disposals on volumes and revenues, unless otherwise stated. Read the rest of this entry »