World: Global alcohol volume set to decline further in 2025

Global beverage alcohol volume is set to decline further in 2025 than expected, according to the mid-year forecast update issued today by IWSR. The primary cause for the lowered projection is ...
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World: Premium-and-above beer shrink in the first six months of 2025

Global sales of premium-and-above beer shrank in the first six months of 2025, as key markets such as the US, China and Brazil were buffeted by headwinds including ongoing macroeconomic ...
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UK: Diageo invests in restoring up to 3,000 hectares of degraded peatland across Scotland

Diageo has announced a £5 million investment over the next five years to restore up to 3,000 hectares of degraded peatland across Scotland, Foodbev Media reported on November 13. The initiative, ...
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Japan: Asahi sees double-digit sales drop in October after cyberattack

Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings says it suffered a double-digit drop in sales in October, the month after a cyberattack shut down its systems, NHK World reported on November ...
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Malaysia: Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia reports higher Q3 earnings

Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd (Carlsberg Malaysia) remains cautious as it navigates an uncertain macroeconomic landscape amid external headwinds and subdued consumer sentiment, The Star reported on November 13. In a filing ...
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Australia: Australia looking at another large barley export program

Australia’s 2025/26 barley harvest is underway and early expectations for a record should see the country as an active participant in the world export market going forward, the Western Producer ...
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Ireland: Diageo to invest additional €257.5m to double production capacity of Littleconnell brewery

Guinness producer Diageo is set to spend an estimated additional €257.5m on its new plan to double the brewery capacity of its €200m state-of-the-art carbon neutral brewery at Littleconnell, Co ...
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Thailand: Carabao Group preparing to produce Tsingtao beer in Thailand

SET-listed Carabao Group Plc is preparing to produce Tsingtao beer as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in Thailand, The Bangkok Post reported on November 14. Sathien Sathientham, chief executive of Carabao ...
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Japan: Three major brewers see sales jump 18% in October

Combined beer sales at three major brewers in Japan excluding Asahi Breweries Ltd. jumped 18 pct year on year in October, an industry estimate has shown, Nippon.com reported on November ...
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South Korea: HiteJinro’s operating profit falls 22.5% in the third quarter

South Korea’s HiteJinro said on the 14th of November that operating profit in the third quarter of this year fell 22.5% from a year earlier to 54.4 billion won. Revenue in ...
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