Malaysia: Heineken Malaysia’s net profit for the first quarter largely unchanged from a year earlier

Heineken Malaysia Bhd reported a net profit of RM122.15 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (1QFY2025), largely unchanged from RM122.48 million a year earlier, supported by lower ...
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Ethiopia: BGI-Ethiopia appoints new Chief Executive Officer

BGI-Ethiopia, a subsidiary of the Castel Group, announced the appointment of Pierre-Emmanuel Medard as its new Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Monitor reported on May 8. Emanuel is put in charge the ...
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World: European beer makers remain confident about growth potential despite US tariffs

European beer makers remain confident about their growth potential despite U.S. tariffs posing some threat to sales and investors see the companies as a relatively safe haven in an intensifying ...
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World: Malting barley prices steady to higher as dryness concern creeps into markets

Global barley prices are mixed on a regional perspective and especially regarding the spreads between malting and feed barley, RMI Analytics said in their latest report published on May 8. On ...
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EU: Malting barley prices bounce back higher over the last days

From a French market perspective, crop’24 is now mostly a theoretical exercise with only small lots (1-2 thousand tonnes) trading, RMI Analytics said in their early April report. Some late season ...
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Chile: Brewer Compania Cervecerias Unidas reports Q1 2025 results

Compania Cervecerias Unidas (CCU) on May 7 reported first-quarter profit of $60 million. The Santiago, Chile-based company said it had net income of 32 cents per share. The wine, spirits and soft ...
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China: Budweiser Brewing Company APAC sees first-quarter earnings fall on weak China demand

Brewer Budweiser Brewing Company APAC said on May 8 its first-quarter earnings fell 18 percent year-on-year, weighed down by an unfavorable geographic and channel mix in China, The Standard reported. Asia’s ...
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Brazil: Ambev reports strong start to 2025

Brazil’s leading brewer Ambev S.A. reported a strong start to 2025, with first-quarter results showing a 0.7% increase in consolidated volumes and a 6.7% rise in net revenue. The company ...
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The Netherlands: Heineken taking legal action against Jumbo supermarket chain

Brewing giant Heineken is taking legal action against the Jumbo supermarket chain over its “boycott” of the company’s products, DutchNews.nl reported on May 9. Jumbo is part of the Everest purchasing ...
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Singapore: ThaiBev reports 3.2% drop in first-half earnings

Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) has reported earnings of 14.71 billion baht ($580 million) for 1HFY2025 ended March 31, 2025, down 3.2% y-o-y, The Business Times reported on May 9. For 2QFY2025, the ...
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