Growth in the world beer market picked up to reach 2.7 percent in 2011 as growth continued to strengthen driven by emerging markets, and is predicted to grow at 2.5 percent this year, industry research group Plato Logic said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Local brewers expand imports of Japanese beers to raise profitability Read the rest of this entry »

It’s hard work growing an economy, and at the end of the day, the only way to unwind after all that hard work is to throw back an icy cold, watered-down macrobrew. Read the rest of this entry »

Miller Brands Ukraine, a large domestic beer producer and subsidiary of international brewing giant SABMiller, sharply cut its losses in Ukraine last year while boosting output by 51.4 percent to 16.4 million deciliters of beer. Read the rest of this entry »

* Expects to find uses for $600 mln in net cash this year
* Co also plans to invest $1.1 bln in capex in 2012 Read the rest of this entry »

US-based hand-crafted, flavored beer producer Boston Beer has reported $17.79m net income for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2011, against $12.17m during the same period the previous year. Read the rest of this entry »

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and other beer brewers are mulling a potential acquisition of StarBev, the owner of Czech lager Staropramen, sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

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