Beer

Heineken Spain Invests €1 Million To Reduce Water Consumption

Heineken has invested €1 million in its four factories in Spain, located in Madrid, Seville, Valencia and Jaén, with the specific goal of reduc...

Drinks Consumers Want Better Definition Of What Is Meant By 'Craft Drinks' - Mintel Study

New research from Mintel highlights strong demand for alcoholic drink companies to define what is meant by the term 'craft drinks'. The study has reveal...

China Resources Beer Misses Estimates As Sales Slow

China Resources Beer Holdings Co., the maker of the world’s best-selling beer, reported earnings that missed analyst estimates as sales slowed amid a...

Carlsberg Boosts Dividend Pledge As Brewer Sets Out Strategy

Carlsberg A/S, the world’s fourth-biggest brewer, pledged to pay more of earnings in the form of dividends as its new chief unveiled his strateg...

Italian Craft-Beer Consumption Tripled Since 2012

Craft-beer consumption in Italy has tripled since 2012, reaching 17.5 million hectolitres in 2014, according to figures published by the Brewers' Union (Un...

German Beer Purity Under The Microscope As Weedkiller Found

German beer brewers, who pride themselves on using nothing but water, hops, malt and yeast to deliver a level of purity enshrined in a 500-year-old law, re...

AB InBev Earnings Miss Analysts’ Estimates On Volume Drop

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV reported fourth- quarter earnings that missed analysts’ estimates as sales volume dropped, underlining the need for the brewe...

Portugal To Increase Tax On Beer By 3 Per Cent In 2016

The Portuguese government has proposed a 3-per-cent increase on the tax applied to beer, spirits and wine liqueurs, in the draft state budget for 2016, del...