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ELLON, SCOTLAND - APRIL 03: Stacks of BrewDog beer cans at their brewery on April 03, 2020 in Ellon, Scotland. Scotland based brewery BrewDog have adapted their production to develop and produce hand sanitizer to donate to various charities across the UK

Bad Dog: The spectacular collapse of a craft beer giant

BrewDog was once the top dog of the booming craft beer market, but over-ambition and claims of a toxic work culture undermined the brash brand it had cultivated, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 8 mins

A can of beer on a table with Innis & Gunn branding

C&C buys Innis & Gunn beer brand for £4.5m

Drinks group C&C Group said today it has bought the Innis & Gunn beer brand from the Scottish company's administrators for £4.5m.

Business • 06 Mar

Anheuser-Busch InBev flags boost from sport in 2026

Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev has beaten forecasts for its fourth-quarter profits, revenues and volumes, saying that major sporting events like the FIFA World Cup could help it grow profits at a faster rate than its main rivals in 2026 in a tough environment for beer.

Business • 12 Feb

Carlsberg's annual profits beat forecasts on Britvic deal

Danish brewer Carlsberg has today reported a forecast-beating 5% rise in full-year operating profit and flagged a possible initial public offering of its Indian operations, sending its shares higher.

Business • 04 Feb

Heineken to raise draught beer prices from next month

Heineken is to increase what it charges publicans for its draught beer products from next month.

Ireland • 27 Jan

Heineken CEO, facing slow sales, steps down

Heineken's chief executive Dolf van den Brink resigned unexpectedly today after six years of leading the Dutch brewer and only a few months after setting its new strategy, as the industry battles to get drinkers buying more beer.

Business • 12 Jan

C&C's half year profits fizz higher, but revenues dip

Drinks group C&C has reported higher adjusted profits before tax for the six months to the end of August, but its net revenue for the half year slowed amid a challenging market backdrop.

Business • 28 Oct 25

Heineken lays out plan to grow beer sales, cut costs

Dutch brewer Heineken today pledged it could deliver more growth with fewer resources as it pitched an updated five-year strategy to investors that will see it focus more heavily on specific brands and markets.

Business • 23 Oct 25

Heineken said its third-quarter sales were hit in particular by weak demand for its beers in Latin America and Europe

Heineken to sell less beer in 2025 on global volatility

Dutch brewer Heineken today warned that its 2025 beer sales would fall as macroeconomic challenges worsened, further downgrading its volume guidance from the previous quarter for which it was punished.

Business • 22 Oct 25

AB InBev saw a 5.1% year-on-year drop in US revenues in the quarter and attributed the decline to fewer selling days, a late Easter and bad weather

Brewer AB InBev's profit surges ahead of forecasts

Anheuser-Busch InBev has today reported a 7.9% rise in first-quarter operating profit, more than double the increase expected by analysts, as the world's biggest brewer boosted its profit margin despite a fall in sales volumes.

Business • 08 May 25

Heineken is the world's second biggest brewer

Heineken beats Q1 sales forecasts, keeps profit outlook

Heineken has today reported forecast-beating first-quarter sales and maintained its annual guidance but warned of ongoing volatility caused by uncertainty about the levels and scope of global tariffs.

Business • 16 Apr 25

Heineken is the the world's second biggest brewer after AB InBev

Heineken shares boosted by profit beat, share buyback

Heineken's shares surged 12% today after the Dutch brewer reported forecast-beating profit, launched a share buyback and predicted more growth next year.

Business • 12 Feb 25

DIGI says that a glass of wine in Ireland incurs an excise tax of 80 cent compared to a cent in France

DIGI calls for cut to 'high' excise tax rate in Budget

The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) has called for a 15% reduction in the country's "high" excise tax rate over the next two years to reduce costs for thousands of rural Irish businesses across the country.

Business • 25 Sep 24

Paddy, Barry (CEO) and Brian O'Neill of O Brother Brewing at Tesco in Greystones, Co Wicklow

O Brother Brewing agrees Tesco beer deal

Family-run craft brewery O Brother Brewing has launched four of its beers in 78 Tesco stores across Ireland this autumn.

Business • 03 Sep 24

Beer continues to be the country's favourite alcohol drink, with a market share of 42.9% last year

Non-alcohol beer sales grew by 18% in 2023 - report

Non-alcohol beer continues to grow in popularity, according to new report from Drinks Ireland|Beer, which shows that non-alcoholic beer sales grew by 18% last year.

Business • 04 Jul 24

Anheuser-Busch Inbev, which brews Bud Light, is the world's largest brewer

AB InBev's shares rise on 'bruise-free' first quarter

Anheuser-Busch Inbev's shares rose more than 5% today, in response to a strong first-quarter performance and anticipated relief from the impact of an ongoing US Bud Light boycott.

Business • 08 May 24

Anheuser-Busch InBev is the world's biggest brewer

AB InBev hikes dividend, but no new share buyback

Anheuser-Busch InBev has today raised its annual dividend by 9%, though analysts warned investors may be disappointed by the absence of a new share buyback and worse-than-expected US sales.

Business • 29 Feb 24

Heineken, the world's second-largest brewer, has today reported a 1.7% rise in its full-year 2023 operating profit

Heineken cautious on 2024 forecast on volatile conditions

Dutch brewer Heineken's 2024 profit could fall significantly below analyst estimates owing to geopolitical and economic volatility, it said today, sending its shares down as much as 6.5%.

Business • 14 Feb 24

Russia took control of the Danish group's eight breweries and 8,400 employees in the country last month

Carlsberg says in the dark over Russian business

Carlsberg was "shocked" by Russia's seizure of its business in the country last month and the brewer is no closer to knowing what might happen next, its CEO said today.

Business • 16 Aug 23

Carlsberg is due to publish a full set of first-half financial results tomorrow

Carlsberg lifts 2023 profit forecast on solid H1

Danish brewer Carlsberg has today lifted its profit guidance for the full year after a "solid business performance" in the first half of the year.

Business • 15 Aug 23

The Belgium-based company makes around a quarter of all beer drank around the world

AB InBev profit jumps as consumers absorb higher prices

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, reported higher than expected first-quarter earnings today as consumers bought its beers at sharply higher prices.

Business • 04 May 23

Lager is the world's most popular beer according to scientists at UCC, with more than 150 billion litres sold annually

Irish scientists help uncover origins of lager beer

Irish scientists have helped uncover the origin of lager beer - which may have come about due to the death of a childless German nobleman.

News Lens • 27 Apr 23

Heineken has maintained its forecast for profit growth in 2023 despite the lower than expected Q1 beer sales

Heineken's Q1 beer sales weaker than expected

Heineken has today reported a steeper than expected decline in first-quarter beer sales, with a sharp decline in major markets Nigeria and Vietnam, but maintained its forecast for profit growth in 2023.

Business • 19 Apr 23

The maker of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois said its drinks volumes fell globally by 0.6% in the final quarter of 2022

AB InBev beats expectations despite selling less beer

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, expanded its profit by slightly more than expected in the fourth quarter as higher prices more than compensated for an overall decline in beer sales.

Business • 02 Mar 23

Carlsberg said sales in the fourth quarter rose by 6% from a year ago

Carlsberg expects lower beer consumption to hit growth

Danish brewer Carlsberg has today forecast organic operating profit growth in 2023 below last year's level as higher beer prices are expected to dent consumption.

Business • 07 Feb 23