World: AB InBev announces pricing of USD6 bln notes

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 1 announced that its subsidiary Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. (ABIWW) completed the pricing of USD 6,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of bonds, marketscreener.com reported. The issuance is ...
Опублікований 02/04/2020 Далi

South Korea: Hite Jinro’s new low-malt beer FiLite enjoying soaring popularity

Hite Jinro is enjoying soaring popularity with its low-malt beer FiLite from consumers who prefer to drink at home, the company said on April 2. Ever since the company launched FiLite ...
Опублікований 02/04/2020 Далi

World: Carlsberg expands cost-cutting programme and suspends outlook

Carlsberg said on April 2 it has expanded its cost-cutting programme and suspended outlook as beer drinkers under lockdown in key European markets opt for cheaper beers, Reuters reported. The world’s ...
Опублікований 02/04/2020 Далi

USA: Alcohol sales up 55% yoy in the week to March 21

Alcoholic beverage sales in the US increased 55% year-on-year during the week to March 21 as shoppers stocked up ahead of a long coronavirus lockdown, the Drinks International reported on ...
Опублікований 02/04/2020 Далi

Australia & Japan: Asahi wins conditional approval for acquiring AB InBev’s Australian unit

Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings Ltd won conditional approval from Australia’s competition regulator for its $11 billion purchase of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s domestic operations after agreeing to sell five beer and cider ...
Опублікований 31/03/2020 Далi

Kenya: Ban on social gatherings leads to decline in beer sales

The directive on social distancing to stop the spread of coronavirus disease, and the subsequent drop in the consumption of alcohol, has proved that drinking has little to do with ...
Опублікований 31/03/2020 Далi

Thailand: Sakon Nakhon province bans sale of alcohol until at least April 16

As Thailand seeks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, a crackdown on the sale of alcoholic beverages has become one option, after a province of more than 1 ...
Опублікований 31/03/2020 Далi

World: China increases purchasing of Australian feed barley

China’s appetite for Australian feed barley appears to have been stoked in recent weeks with as many as six cargoes booked by the Middle Kingdom for nearby delivery, Grain Central ...
Опублікований 31/03/2020 Далi

Nigeria: Lockdown could make people turn to dangerous illicit brews

Disruption to supplies of alcohol in Nigeria due to coronavirus risks spurring the consumption of dangerous illicit brews, The Africa Report said on March 31. On Sunday, March 29 President Muhammadu ...
Опублікований 31/03/2020 Далi

UK: Diageo to keep its Wee County sites running amid Covid-19 lockdown

Diageo will keep its Wee County sites running during the coronavirus lockdown, arguing that alcohol production is an "essential service", alloaadvertiser.com reported on April 1. The drinks company denied any claim ...
Опублікований 31/03/2020 Далi