Beer

Italian Beer Sales Up Despite Unfavourable Summer

Beer sales in Italy grew by 2.7% in value terms in the period from January to November 2018, according to IRI’s latest report on the Italian beer mar...

East African Breweries' To Jumpstart Growth In Bottled Beer In Kenya

East African Breweries aims to jumpstart growth in sales of bottled beer in Kenya, as its biggest market's economy recovers and the government looks set to...

Brewer Greene King Sees Mixed Performance For Beer Volumes

UK brewer Greene King has said that total beer volumes in its Brewing & Brands division are up 1.8% in the 36 weeks to 6 January. However, own-b...

Peroni Nastro Azzurro Launches Alcohol-Free Beer

Asahi Group-owned Peroni Nastro Azzurro has announced the launch of its first alcohol-free beer – Peroni Libera 0.0%. The beverage will be exclusi...

Heineken Announces Supervisory Board Changes

Heineken has announced that Hans Wijers, chairman of the brewer's supervisory board, is to resign from his position on 25 April next, following the conclus...

Beer Category Helping To Lift Italian Retail Sector, Study Finds

Beer is one of the fastest-growing categories in the Italian food and beverage sector, with growth of 18% between 2014 and 2017, compared to 3.2% for the w...

Beer Brand Corona Tackles Waste With Plastic-Free Six Pack Rings

Beer brand Corona has announced it is to pack its products in ‘plastic-free’ six pack rings in order to improve its environmental footprint....

France Slakes EU Brewers' Thirst After Drought Hits Barley Crop

A big barley harvest in France has rescued Europe's beer brewers from supply shortages after parched conditions across the continent this summer ravaged cr...