Beer

Record Year For Italian Beer Production And Exports

Italian beer production recorded its highest volume to date in 2017 (15.6 million hectolitres), an increase of 7.5% on the previous year. Exports also a...

Moscow Shops Stockpile Beer For World Cup Fans

Moscow's shops are stocking up on beer to satisfy the thirst of World Cup fans after some bars reported shortages. At a branch of Russian supermarket ch...

Craft Sales Help Lift Beer Category In Italy

Beer sales in the large-scale retail distribution channel in Italy grew by 18% in the 2014-2017 period, boosted by the nascent craft- and specialty-beer mo...

Moscow Runs Low On Beer Necessities For Thirsty World Cup Fans

Beer-guzzling soccer fans risk drinking bars and restaurants in the Russian capital dry, with some saying they are running low and having to wait longer th...

World Wide Webb: Beer's Battle Of The Sexes

In a new online only series, ESM senior reporter Ben Webb takes a sideways look at some of the issues affecting the retail and FMCG industries. In this wee...

AB InBev Looking Forward To World Cup Boost

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, has forecast faster growth in the rest of the year, helped by the soccer World Cup, which takes plac...

Carlsberg Introduces New Alcohol-Free Beer In Poland And Bulgaria

Danish brewing giant Carlsberg has launched new alcohol-free beer brand Birell, responding to increasing consumer demand in the category, the company...

Ahold Delhaize Creates Antwerp Craft Beer For Charity

Belgian-Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize has announced a special craft beer brewed in partnership with the Belgian city of Antwerp and local brewery Antwerp B...