Vietnam: Little and no alcohol content beers gaining popularity

Vietnam imbibes more beer than any other country in Southeast Asia, but increased health awareness is creating a market for alternative brews with little or no alcohol content, the Nikkei ...
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Malaysia: Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia warns of consequences of sales and service tax implementation

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd is expecting the implementation of the sales and service tax (SST) on Sept 1 to impact consumer spending on beer negatively, The Star Online reported on ...
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Hungary: Craft beer production set to rise by up to 30% this year

Output of Hungarian craft breweries is set to climb by as much as 20-30% this year, Ádám Dudok, the head of the countryʼs Craft Beer Association, was cited as saying ...
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China: China Resources Beer posts 29% rise in H1 net profit

China Resources Beer (Holdings) Co Ltd on August 17 posted a 29 percent rise in first-half net profit thanks to an increase in average selling prices and improved sales of ...
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Ukraine & Saudi Arabia: Ukraine’s barley exports to Saudi Arabia up 55% in July

Ukraine's barley exports to Saudi Arabia jumped by 55 percent in July from a year earlier to 464,000 tonnes thanks to a decrease in barley production by the main producing ...
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UK: Spring malting barley harvest to produce enough quality grain for maltsters

The spring malting barley harvest is set to produce enough quality grain for the maltsters despite lower yields due to a shortened growing season in the UK, the Farmers’ Weekly ...
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South Korea: Brewers releasing more mini-size beers as more Koreans eat and drink alone

As more Koreans are starting to eat and drink alone, brewers and distillers are rushing to introduce smaller-size products, according to industry officials on August 15. When releasing its Cass beer ...
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Thailand & Vietnam: ThaiBev’s Q3 profit plunges by 61%

Crippling market conditions continued to weigh in on ThaiBev after profit plunged by 61% YoY to $247.72 mln (THB5.99 bln) in Q3, according to its financial statement. Earnings in the spirit ...
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China & Australia: China buys 512,181 tonnes of Australian barley and sorghum in June

China was again Australia’s major coarse grains customer in June, taking 512,181 tonnes of barley and sorghum in total of the 658,656 tonnes shipped for the month, according to the ...
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World: Carlsberg raises full-year profit guidance

Carlsberg A/S raised its full-year profit guidance amid soaring demand for Tuborg beer in Asia, Bloomberg reported on August 16. Sales volume for the label, one of the top foreign brews ...
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