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Cold weather knocks AB InBev beer sales in Europe

30 Apr 2013 | By Jon Yeomans

Brewing giant AB InBev blamed poor weather for a 3.5% year-on-year fall in global first-quarter profits today, as volumes declined in the UK and Western Europe.

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AB InBev reports strong sales and profits growth but UK market remains weak

27 Feb 2013 | By Matthew Wright

Brewer AB InBev has reported robust sales growth of 7.2% for the full year 2012 to a total of $39.8bn (USD). Sales rose 8.8% in the fourth quarter, and profit for the year grew 12.9% to $7 28m.

Stella Pear Cidre sales boosted by Facebook Slingshot button

Stella Pear Cidre sales boosted by Facebook Slingshot button

14 Dec 2012 | By James Halliwell

AB InBev claims sales through its Stella Pear Cidre Facebook page have rocketed since adding Slingshot in August…

Inge Plochaet and James Watson of AB InBev

Stella confounds sceptics with 32 million-pint Cidre

16 Jun 2012 | Updated: 18 Jun 2012 | By Vince Bamford

The cynics who doubted Britain’s number one lager brand could stretch into cider have been eating their hats in droves.

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The fight for the nation's livers is certainly not over yet

23 Mar 2013 | By Ronan Hegarty

Ed Miliband cheekily asked David Cameron what, if anything, “he could organise in a brewery?”…

Duty fraud: we need legislation to help stamp it out Subscription

16 Mar 2013 | By Steve Parfett

With the Budget days away, I will illustrate the imbalance in importance of anti-duty fraud measures proposed by HMRC…

Alcohol minimum pricing will hit the responsible Subscription

02 Feb 2013 | By Miles Beale

The WSTA is leading the Why Should Responsible Drinkers Pay More? campaign against minimum pricing…

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Quality to the fore in wine

04 May 2013 | Updated: 07 May 2013

We read with interest your coverage highlighting the increase in demand for fine wines and the likely demise of under-£5 wines…

Rethink by PM on minimum pricing would be welcome

16 Mar 2013

Reports suggest the PM is reconsidering plans to hike up the cost of alcohol…

Scotland alcohol warning

09 Feb 2013

James Lowman’s feature on the alcohol ‘access’ debate is very timely…

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