World: Diageo set to post higher half-year profits despite US whisky tariffs implementation

Spirits giant Diageo is set to post higher half-year profits and sales as investors wait to learn the impact of US tariffs on its whisky brands, Yahoo! Finance reported on ...
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Russia: Beer production down 0.1% in 2019

According to the latest report by state statistics service Rosstat, Russia’s beer production in 2019 dropped by 0.1% to 77.1 mln hl. In December 2019 alone the nation produced 4.8% more ...
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Australia: CUB’s Cascade Brewery switches to canning free drinking water to help communities affected by natural disasters

CUB’s Cascade Brewery has produced 360,000 cans of free drinking water to date, for distribution to communities around Australia whose water supplies are affected by natural disasters, Food & Drink ...
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China: Beer industry reports production increase in 2019

The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released data showing that the beer industry in China has posted a strong growth in the earlier year 2019 with high production and ...
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Brazil: Heineken denies report saying Coca-Cola Brasil filed lawsuit to annul its acquisition of Brasil Kirin

Heineken, the world's second largest brewer, denied on January 26 a Brazilian newspaper report, which said that Coca-Cola Brasil had filed a lawsuit seeking to annul Heineken's 2017 acquisition of ...
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India: United Spirits report 35% increase in net profit for quarter ended December 2019

United Spirits Ltd (USL) on January 27 reported a 35% increase in net profit for quarter ended December, helped by premium portfolio, savings in operating costs and lower marketing reinvestment ...
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Nigeria: Struggling economy making Nigerians turn to traditional brew

Government worker Iorliam Shija sits in one of the ramshackle bars along the banks of the Benue river in central Nigeria sipping from a gourd filled with frothy burukutu, France ...
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UK: Alcohol consumption down in Scotland since introduction of minimum price law

The amount of alcohol bought in shops in Scotland has dropped since the introduction of minimum unit pricing, research indicates, insider.co.uk reported on January 28. Analysis of off-licence sales over the ...
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Japan & UK: Suntory buys 10% of owner of The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse whisky brands

Japanese drinks group Suntory has bought 10% of the shares in Edrington, the owner of whisky brands including The Macallan, Highland Park and The Famous Grouse, for an undisclosed sum, ...
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Ireland: Boortmalt’s new malting plant up and running

Boortmalt’s new maltings plant is up and running, AgriLand reported on January 28. The new Buhler maltings, which will produce 40,000 tonnes of malt per year, began production last week. The ...
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