World: AB InBev reports 17.1% volume drop in Q2 but sales in June were higher than in June 2019

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, said on July 30 it sold more beer in June than a year earlier as drinkers celebrating the easing of lockdowns helped soften the impact ...
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Brazil: Ambev's Q2 profit falls to 1.27 bln reais

Ambev SA's profit fell in the second quarter as bars and restaurants remained closed around much of Central and South America during the period because of coronavirus-related social distancing measures, ...
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Argentina: Reduced planting challenges wheat, corn, and barley production in 2020-21

Reduced planting challenges Argentina’s wheat, corn and barley production for the 2020-21 marketing year, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture. Argentina’s wheat ...
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UK: Alcohol consumption during lockdown period drops by almost half

Brits consumed 1.3 billion litres of alcohol during the UK’s lockdown period, which was almost half the 2 billion litres recorded during the same period last year, according to data ...
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Ireland: Beer consumption drops to just over 4 mln hl in Q2 2020

According to Ireland tax body's provisional figures, beer consumption dropped from 4.9 million litres in the second quarter of 2019 to just over 4 million in the same period this ...
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Kenya: East African Breweries Ltd.’s profit for the year through June falls 39%

Diageo Plc’s Kenyan arm saw annual profit plunge after bar closures and alcohol sale curbs were imposed in two East African nations to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Bloomberg ...
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Vietnam: Sabeco's first-half post-tax profit falls 31% yoy

Vietnam’s largest brewer Sabeco saw its H1 post-tax profit fall 31 percent year-on-year to VND1.93 trillion ($83 million) over Covid-19 pandemic impacts, VnExpress reported on July 30. Revenues fell 35 percent ...
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The Philippines: San Miguel Food and Beverages have started to recover with the gradual re-opening of the economy

Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation reported that its food and beverage businesses under San Miguel Food and Beverages have started to recover with the gradual re-opening of the economy, the ...
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South Africa: Heineken shuts down production, halts R6bn expansion plans for North Coast

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the collapse of the restaurant and bar trade, Heineken South Africa has been forced to shut down production entirely, the North Coast ...
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Zimbabwe & South Africa: Delta Corporation sees beer volumes dip, soft drinks increase in Q2 this year

COVID-19 restrictions and the economic crisis combined to cause a dip in the consumption of beer for Delta Corporation, but soft drink are up, The Zimbabwe Mail reported on July ...
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