The German brewer, Krombacher Brauerei, which employs 770 people, has registered an output of 4.83 million hl for 2002 year – 3.7% more than for the previous year and a turnover of EUR 460.5 million ($490.4 million), up 8.1% from 2001, the company said. However, draft beer production fell by 2.3% to 821,000 hls, the company added.

Krombacher is planning major advertising campaigns for Cab, a pre-mix of Cola and beer, and Krombacher Radler brand, with a total marketing budget for 2003 set at EUR 50 million. The company also plans to invest EUR 30 million on upgrading production facilities.

E-malt.com, the global information source for the brewing and malting industry professionals. The bi-weekly E-malt.com Newsletters feature latest industry news, statistics in graphs and tables, world barley and malt prices, and other relevant information. Click here to get full access to E-malt.com. If you are a Castle Malting client, you can get free access to E-malt.com website and publications. Contact us for more information at marketing@castlemalting.com .