Nigeria: Heineken could soon launch full takeover bid for minority shares in Champion Breweries - report

Heineken B.V, the majority core investor in Nigerian Breweries Plc and Champion Breweries Plc, may soon launch a full takeover bid for minority shares in Champion Breweries after the global ...
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Ethiopia: Boortmalt to double number of contracted malting barley growers in Ethiopia

Boortmalt is planning to double the number of its local malting barley growers from 20,000 to at least 40,000, the New Business Ethiopia reported on January 12. “Currently we are using ...
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Vietnam: AB InBev receives approval to merge Vietnam's SAB Beer

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer maker, has merged Vietnam's SAB Beer after having received the approval from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, state media reported. Vietnam, with a population ...
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India: Beer set to get cheaper in Uttar Pradesh

Beer is set to get cheaper in Uttar Pradesh with the government on January 9 announcing an excise duty slash on the brew in the next fiscal. From 280%, the ...
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Japan: Kirin estimated to have ranked Japan’s top brewer for the first time in 11 years

Kirin Holdings Co. is estimated to have ranked top in sales of beer and beer-like drinks last year, overtaking Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. for the first time in 11 years, ...
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Japan: Suntory unveils business strategy for 2021

In Japan, the beer market is expected to have shrunk around 9% from the previous year in volume, according to Suntory. Declines are expected to continue in 2021, albeit at ...
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Ukraine: Beer and malt output decline in 2020

Ukraine’s beer production totalled 17.97 mln hl last year, down 0.4% versus 2019, Ukrpivo reported on January 13. The trade association does not include in its statistics zero-alcohol beer and beer ...
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Hungary: Heineken awarded HUF270 mln grant to support upgrade of Sopron brewery

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on January 12 awarded the local unit of Heineken a HUF 270 million grant to support a HUF 540 mln upgrade ...
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Mexico: Beer production, exports decline in January-October last year

Mexico’s beer output over the first ten months of 2020 totalled 96.6 mln hl – 8.4% less than over the same period in 2019, local media reported. The first drop in ...
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USA, CA: Ghost Town Brewing planning second location in Oakland

In a time when many businesses are struggling, West Oakland’s Ghost Town Brewing is expanding. Last month, the craft brewery acquired a 10-year lease to property at 3506 MacArthur Blvd. ...
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