Drinks

AB InBev Upbeat On 'Resilient' Beer, China Recovery

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, expressed confidence in China's recovery and the willingness of drinkers to pay higher prices after repor...

EU Antitrust Regulators Scrap Investigation Into Coca-Cola, Bottlers

EU antitrust regulators on Tuesday 28 February scrapped an investigation into potential anti-competitive practices by The Coca-Cola Co and its bottlers Coc...

Drinks Volume Sales Increased In Ireland Last Year, Notes CGA

CGA's on premise measurement (OPM) data has revealed that while the market isn't quite back to pre-COVID-19 levels, in 2022 total drinks volumes sales incr...

Drinks Ireland Responds To Claims Regarding Zero Alcohol Products

Cormac Healy, director of Drinks Ireland, has responded to claims made regarding zero alcohol products.

Bill Gates Buys Heineken Stake, Despite Saying He's 'Not A Big Beer Drinker'

Bill Gates has bought 3.76% stake in Dutch drinks giant Heineken Holding NV, although the billionaire founder of Microsoft has previously said he was &quot...

Heineken Says It Still Plans To Exit Russia, Take €300m Loss

Brewer Heineken still plans to exit Russia and sell its business there at a loss this year, it said on Wednesday 22 February, after a Dutch media repo...

Budweiser APAC Bets On Post-COVID China Thirst For Premium Beer

Budweiser Brewing Co APAC, Asia's largest beer company by sales, said on Thursday 2 March it will expand into more Chinese cities with its premium products...

Nordea's ESG Funds Have Little Thirst For Coke, Pepsi

Some Nordea Asset Management funds are cooling on fizzy drinks makers like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo because of concerns about their plastics and water us...