Asahi Brewing
Leuven, Belgium based AB InBev is selling five eastern European brands to Asahi.
Five brands are involved in the deal, including Pilsner Urquell (Czech Republic), Tyskie and Lech (Poland), Dreher (Hungary), and Ursus (Romania).
Each of the brands were owned by SABMiler Continue Reading →
CVC Capital Partners Ltd, a British private equity firm that owns Formula One is currently considering the sale of StarBev. StarBev is based in the Czech Republic, and brews 16 brands including Staropramen. Three big beer players have Continue Reading →
Asahi Brewing is helping out the Japan build the best way they know how. With beer. The brewery has commissioned a beer wagon to drive around to festivals & rebuild sites this summer and give out cold beer.
Akiyoshi Koji, managing Continue Reading →
Beer is the last thing Japan needs to be worrying about right now. However beer, like car manufacturing bears economic importance. Total shipments of beer in March 2011 fell 10.9%. Breweries like Asahi, Kirin, & Kiuchi (Hitachino) have had Continue Reading →