World: Heineken reports 1.7% rise in organic operating profit surpassing analysts’ expectations

Dutch brewer Heineken has forecast low- to high-single digit percentage growth in operating profit in 2024, citing volatility in geopolitics and economic conditions, which could deliver a result below market ...
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Australia: Malting barley shipments up 31% in December

Australia exported 1,298,659 tonnes of barley and 10,944t of sorghum in December, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Grain Central reported on February 14. Feed barley ...
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Kenya: Kenya Breweries rolls out new technology platform enabling retailers to place orders online

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) is scaling up the rollout of a new technology platform to enable retailers to place orders online, ensuring they make timely orders for products they need ...
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Australia & China: Australia’s booming barley trade with China ringing alarm bells for some

China has become the number one market for Australian barley again, but the booming trade is ringing alarm bells for some, ABC reported on February 14. Since tariffs on Australian ...
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Japan: Sapporo considering real estate sales to pour resources into beer making

Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings will consider unloading some of its real estate holdings in central Tokyo as the company seeks to refocus the business on beer making, Nikkei Asia reported ...
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Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: ThaiBev sees 5.9% drop in first-quarter revenue

Singapore-listed Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) on February 14 posted a 5.9 per cent drop in first-quarter revenue from sales, as the company's beer-making division took a hit amid macroeconomic challenges, CNA ...
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UK: British Beer and Pub Association urges government to address inflation and reduce beer duty

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called on the government to focus on reducing inflation and beer duty ahead of next month’s spring budget announcement, the Drinks Retailing ...
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South Africa: Brewers call for 4.9% increase in excise duties to cushion them against projected inflation increase

South African beer brewers are cautioning against an escalation in sin taxes for beer and have called for a 4.9% increase in excise duties for alcoholic beverages manufactured by Heineken, ...
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USA: US Beer Wholesalers January data paints uninspiring early start to 2024

The January 2024 data from the US Beer Wholesalers paints a rather uninspiring early start to 2024, with the overall Index remaining below the growth level of 50 (although the ...
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USA, NJ: Flying Fish Brewing Co edges closer to liquidation

New Jersey brewery Flying Fish’s remaining assets have been auctioned off with the business rumoured to being nudged towards liquidation, The Drinks Business reported on February 14. The beer company highlighted ...
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