Herb and fruit infused beers are set to become a major growth
category for brewers facing dwindling sales of ale, according to
the manufacturer of a new range of natural flavours.
Anheuser Busch yesterday denied claims by environmental
organisation Greenpeace that batches of its beer, including the
flagship brand Budweiser, contain genetically modified (GM)
materials.
Novozymes has reported a strong set of results for first half 2007
and is set to achieve targets for the year as it keeps its ear to
the ground and develops new enzymes to serve trends and help
producers overcome difficulties.
The sky is the limit when it comes to beverage innovation, so long
as consumers continue to trust the claims made by manufacturers,
according to an interesting seminar at yesterday's FiE show in
Paris.
A deal with Britain's Diageo group to begin licensed production of
the Guinness stout brand in Russia was the highest profile
announcement by Dutch brewer Heineken last week, but with moves to
consolidate its position in China...
Britain's biggest brewer Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) is to
combine its Indian brewing assets with those of United Breweries,
the largest beer maker on the sub-continent, to form a group
accounting for more than 50 per...
Australian beer giant Foster's has teamed up with Russia's leading
brewer to become the latest contender for riches in the Russian
beer market gold mine, but the competition is strong, writes
Chris Mercer.
The recent move to ban beer advertising in Russia is just one of a
number of challenges facing brewers there, but a recent survey of
the country's leading operators suggests that most of them are
relishing the challenges to come....
Russian brewers, facing the impact of a recent ban on advertising
their products, are hoping to keep consumer awareness high through
new product launches, including premium beers, reports Angela
Drujinina.
It is over a month since the Russian authorities clamped down on
beer adverts, and the impact is already being felt. But there is
worse still to come for Russia's brewers, with the legislators
preparing more rules which will...
Three major European brewing companies are competing to purchase a
small brewery in the previously unexplored region of Russia's far
east, as the scrap to profit from one of the world's
fastest-growing beer markets hots...
Plzenský Prazdroj, the leading Czech brewer, has completed the
first stages of an upgrade to its Plzen brewery as part of aims to
boost the production of its Pilsner Urquell beer to export markets.
Cargill has
confirmed that it has started the construction of two additional
plants at its Efremov facility in the Tula oblast, 200km south of
Moscow, adding to the company's growing presence in the region's
ingredients...
Germans have a reputation as Europe's beer-drinking heavyweights,
but an increasing lack of interest in beer among young consumers
there means that German brewers may have to look to other western
European nations such as Italy...
Baltika has reported that its sales for the quarter April to June
have improved by a healthy 61 per cent, to 5.5 million hecolitres.
This led to a jump in revenue to RUR 7.5 billion (€210m) for the
same period, although the company...
Brewers targeting the Russian beer market are increasingly shifting
their focus to premium lager, despite the fact that large numbers
of Russian consumers still cannot afford to buy it - an indication,
above all, of the strength of...
Carlsberg has confirmed that the Investment Fund for Central and
Eastern Europe (IFCEE) has become a shareholder in its Serbian
brewery, Pivara Celarevo, in a move that is expected to free up
further capital.
Central European Distribution Corporation, which is rapidly
becoming one of the biggest distributors of alcohol in the Polish
market, has announced that it has completed its eleventh
acquisition with the purchase of Miro, a strategic...
Quality is key to the future success of the UK on-trade if it is to
emerge from the shadow of a buoyant take-home market and generate
new momentum for beer sales, according to a new assessment of the
sector by the UK arm of brewing...
Britain's drinks industry has warned that an increase in beer duty
and the ongoing threat of tax stamps designed to cut down on duty
evasion, both announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown yesterday, will
simply increase the cost...
A warm glow from a regular pint at the pub might not be the only
benefit to the health as a small study finds moderate beer
consumption could help prevent osteoporosis through the
bioavailability of silicon rooted in the beverage.
The Russian-owned Detroit Brewing Company has confirmed that it is
about to move into the Belarusian market after taking over control
of the Bobruisk factory from Pivoraren Ivan Taranova and is now
planning a major investment programme.
Carlsberg's high profile - and somewhat unexpected - acquisition of
Holsten, unveiled earlier this week, was not the first major
takeover in the German beer market, but it certainly will not be
the last, either.
As the days of blindingly fast growth in the Russian beer industry
begin to ebb away the market is starting to show signs of maturity.
In turn it is the premium and super premium sectors that are
increasingly showing signs of promise...
Major investment is starting to show dividends for the Russian
brewery and restaurant group Tinkoff, after the company announced
that turnover had increased from $8.3 million in 2002 to $33
million in 2003. The ever-increasing wealth...
Beer sales in most of western Europe rose strongly last year as
consumers across the Continent looked for any means possible to
cool down during the heatwave in July and August.
Carlsberg Breweries has again increased its shareholding in
thePolish brewer Carlsberg Okocim through the acquisition of a
further 6 per cent of its share capital.
Czech brewers, backed by the Czech Association of Small Independent
Breweries (CSMNP), are readying to increase their presence in the
significant Polish beer market. The move is the first big drive on
to the market in 10 years and...
With several of the world's biggest drinks group accused last month
of deliberately promoting their brands to under age drinkers, the
issue of drinks advertising has never been hotter.
The consolidation of the German beer market continued this week
with Belgium's Interbrew strengthening its position as the
country's leading foreign player, adding the Hannover-based Gilde
brewery to its Beck's and...
Carlsberg's head of supply chain, Jette Knudsen, is to leave the
group in December after a disastrous summer season which saw the
company recall millions of cans of sour-tasting beer from the
domestic market.
Belgium's Interbrew has acquired the US rights to its Bass Ale
brand, bringing a premature end to an earlier agreement with
Diageo. The comapny also reported a slide in profits in the first
half, despite some good performances...
A scientist from Russia has developed a recipe for bifidobeer - a
beer that contains bifidobacteria. There is evidence to suggest
that bifidobacteria contained in beer can perform several functions
at the same time - beer quality...
Philip Morris, the tobacco-to-food group, has agreed to sell its
Miller brewing unit to the London-listed South African Breweries, a
move which will turn SABMiller into the world's second largest
brewer.
Advanced Technology Industries Inc. has formed a wholly owned
subsidiary, RESEAL Ltd., to commercialise its proprietary
"RESEAL-able" packaging systems technology.
China is now the world's largest beer producer, however its output
of barley has dropped and barley's price has risen by a margin of
10 per cent in one year.
Figures released on July 11 showed that Kirin Brewery and Asahi
Breweries, the two largest Japanese brewing companies, were
neck-and-neck in beer market share for the first half of the year.
Miller Brewing Co. and Royal Grolsch NV agreed on a alliance
regarding the brewing, bottling, sales, marketing and distribution
on Miller Genuine Draft in several Western European countries.
Beer, our ertswhile companion, apparently contains powerful
anti-oxidants thatmay reduce the risk of cataracts and heart
disease, according to two newstudies....
