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Heineken to buy FIFCO businesses in Central America push

Dutch brewer Heineken said it will buy the beverage and retail businesses of Costa Rica's Florida Ice and Farm Company for $3.2 billion in cash, boosting its presence across Central America.

Business • 23 Sep

Heineken left its full-year guidance unchanged at 4% to 8% annual profit growth, saying that the impact of US tariffs had grown

Heineken cheers EU-US trade deal as tariff problems grow

Dutch brewer Heineken has today welcomed an EU-US trade deal and said it was weighing all options to deal with growing tariff challenges long-term, including shifting manufacturing.

Business • 28 Jul

Heineken loses operational control of facilities in Congo

Heineken has lost operational control and withdrawn its staff from its facilities in conflict-affected areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Dutch brewer said today.

Business • 20 Jun

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

Carlsberg is the world's third largest brewer behind Anheuser-Busch InBev and Heineken

Carlsberg maintains its full-year outlook

Danish brewer Carlsberg has today reported a "solid" start to the year in China and said it had not seen significant changes in consumer habits across other markets but warned of volatile sentiment.

Business • 29 Apr

Carlsberg sees higher than expected 2025 growth

Carlsberg has today reported annual operating profit growth at the top of its guided range and forecast higher than anticipated growth for 2025, sending the Danish brewer's shares 6% higher.

Business • 06 Feb

Carlsberg said its beer sales volumes fell by 1.3% in the third quarter with declines in China, France and the UK

Carlsberg maintains profit forecast despite lower volumes

Brewer Carlsberg is shifting some of its marketing focus to cheaper brands, it said today, as consumers in major markets bought cheaper beer and in reduced quantities.

Business • 31 Oct 24

Anheuser-Busch InBev is the world's largest beer maker

Brewer AB InBev softens Q3 miss with share buyback

Anheuser-Busch InBev has today reported third-quarter profits, revenues and volumes all well behind forecasts, but looked to soften the blow with a $2 billion share buyback.

Business • 31 Oct 24

Heineken has today kept its full-year guidance unchanged

Heineken quarterly revenue slightly ahead of forecasts

Dutch brewer Heineken's third-quarter sales figures has beaten forecasts, buoyed by higher priced and non-alcoholic beers, but full-year guidance was left unchanged.

Business • 23 Oct 24

Anheuser-Busch InBev saw its revenue fall 0.6% in its key US market, where the boycott of Bud Light knocked the brewer from its top spot as the nation's best-selling beer last year

AB InBev outshines peers as profit growth beats forecasts

Beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev has today reported forecast-beating core profit for the second quarter as cost cuts offset weaker sales.

Business • 01 Aug 24

Carlsberg said sales of premium beer brands grew 8% between January and March

Carlsberg says price increases gave solid start to 2024

Danish brewer Carlsberg sold more of its premium beer brands and saw price increases in all its main markets during the first quarter, its CEO said today as the company reported sales slightly above expectations.

Business • 30 Apr 24

Carlsberg is the Western brewer most exposed to the Russian market

Carlsberg seeing interest in its Russian business

Danish brewer Carlsberg said today it was difficult to say what price it could achieve for the Russian business it put up for sale last month and there were attendant risks, but it was seeing buying interest.

Business • 28 Apr 22

The maker of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois said its EBITDA would rise by between 4% and 8% this year

AB InBev beats expectations with Q4 profit

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, today forecast that its profit would increase in 2022, in line with its medium-term growth range, after ending 2021 with stronger results than expected.

Business • 24 Feb 22

The Dutch brewer makes Heineken, Tiger and Sol lagers and Strongbow cider

Heineken sees 2019 profit growth at same pace of 2018

Heineken, the world's second-largest brewer, said higher beer sales and consumers trading up to more expensive drinks will boost earnings in 2019 after reporting growth in every region last year.

Business • 13 Feb 19

SABMiller and AB Inbev shareholders back takeover deal

SABMiller shareholders back AB InBev takeover deal

SABMiller shareholders today backed the brewer's $100-billion-plus takeover by rival Anheuser-Busch InBev, paving the way for one of the biggest corporate mergers in history.

Business • 28 Sep 16

Anheuser-Busch InBev hit by crisis in Brazil

AB InBev sees weak start to year as Brazil slumps

Anheuser-Busch InBev today reported lower than expected earnings in the first three months after one of its most challenging quarters in crisis-hit Brazil in years.

Business • 04 May 16

SABMiller yesterday received a $100 billion plus takeover bid from industry leader Anheuser-Busch InBev

Pricey beers lift SABMiller's quarterly sales

Demand for higher-priced beers helped SABMiller to report a pick-up in quarterly underlying sales despite currency headwinds.

Business • 12 Nov 15

A combined Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller would account for almost one third of beer consumed worldwide

SABMiller rejects AB InBev's improved takeover bid

SABMiller, the world's second largest brewer, has promptly rejected an improved offer from bigger rival Anheuser-Busch InBev, saying that its £68 billion valuation was insufficient.

Business • 07 Oct 15

A merged group would have a combined market value of around $270 billion

AB InBev to make an offer for rival SABMiller

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, has told rival SABMiller that it intends to make an offer to acquire the British firm, although no proposal has yet been forthcoming.

Business • 16 Sep 15

SABMiller's earnings after tax rose 15% to $1.97 billion in the six months to September

SABMiller's net profits boosted by disposals

SABMiller said today that the sale of its stake in South African leisure unit Tsogo Sun boosted first-half net profits but warned over "challenging" trade.

Business • 13 Nov 14

SABMiller's annual profit after tax increased to $3.381 billion

SABMiller posts small rise in annual profit

SABMiller today announced a 4% rise in annual net profits as growth in emerging markets offset sliding beer sales across Europe.

Business • 22 May 14

The maker of Budweiser and Corona has warned about higher input and marketing costs

AB InBev sees return to growth in Brazil, Mexico

Anheuser-Busch InBev has forecast that the Brazilian and Mexican beer markets would return to growth this year due to the soccer World Cup and stronger economies.

Business • 26 Feb 14

SABMiller boosted by emerging markets

SABMiller met expectations with a 12% rise in first-half profit, and said strong growth in Africa and Latin America should continue during its second half.

Business • 22 Nov 12

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