Mexico: Femsa warns Mexican stores are quickly running out of beer amid breweries shutdown

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB, which operates Latin America’s largest chain of convenience stores, said its Oxxo stores in Mexico are quickly running out of beer after the government shuttered breweries ...
Gepubliceerd 30/04/2020 Meer

World: Molson Coors’ Q1 net sales fall by 8.7%

Molson Coors Beverage Co. CEO Gavin Hattersley described the beverage manufacturer's first quarter as a period unlike any other in history. Faced with the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, ...
Gepubliceerd 30/04/2020 Meer

USA, NV: Joseph James Brewing Co. decides to cease operations indefinitely

Joseph James Brewing Co., the Henderson craft brewer, decided to cease operations indefinitely on April 27, Eater Vegas reported. On Facebook, the craft brewer that makes year-round, seasonal, gluten-free, sour, and ...
Gepubliceerd 30/04/2020 Meer

UK: Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I launches Budweiser Zero and Stella Artois Alcohol Free within its no- and low-alcohol portfolio

The AB InBev-owned Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I has announced the addition of two new beers to its no- and low-alcohol portfolio – Budweiser Zero and Stella Artois Alcohol Free. The company ...
Gepubliceerd 28/04/2020 Meer

World: Diageo launces $2.5 bln bond offering

Diageo, the world’s largest spirits maker, launched a $2.5 billion bond offering on April 28, weeks after suspending its share buyback programme in response to the coronavirus crisis, Reuters reported. The ...
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UK: UK supermarket Tesco gives beer range a significant makeover

Tesco has given its beer range a significant makover, drafting in a slew of new brews, The Grocer reported on April 29. The supermarket added some 70 new SKUs this week, ...
Gepubliceerd 28/04/2020 Meer

World: Heineken places EUR1.5 bln Notes

Heineken N.V. announced on April 29 that it has successfully placed €650 million of 13-year Notes with a coupon of 1.25% and €850 million of 20-year Notes with a coupon ...
Gepubliceerd 28/04/2020 Meer

The Czech Republic: State to refund excises on unsold beer

The Czech Republic parliament passed a bill on April 29 that would refund breweries their excise duties on beer that goes unsold because of the coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg Tax reported. The ...
Gepubliceerd 28/04/2020 Meer

UK: Downturn in whisky production could impact demand for malting barley

Farming leaders have raised fears with the Scottish Government that a downturn in whisky production as a result of Covid-19 restrictions will have an impact on demand for malting barley ...
Gepubliceerd 28/04/2020 Meer

India: Brewers seek partial resumption of operations and propose sale of beer through e-commerce

Leading beer companies United Breweries, Bira, Molson Coors, and Carlsberg, led by industry body All India Brewers’ Association (AIBA), have written fresh letters to chief minsters of eight states this ...
Gepubliceerd 28/04/2020 Meer