Rabobank identifies new wine markets
23 November, 2012
Rabobank, the Dutch bank which focuses on the wine trade, has identified Mexico, Brazil, Poland and Nigeria as future growth markets for wine consumption.
Africa: Diageo to invest £225m in brewing ops
25 July, 2011
Africa: Diageo’s Guinness Nigeria has committed £225million (NGN 55 billion) to expand its brewing operations. The company has said this will create 200 permanent jobs for Nigerians.
Africa: Heineken acquires additional brewing capacity
12 January, 2011
Africa: Heineken has announced the acquisition of two holding companies from the Sona Group. The two acquired businesses have controlling interests in each of the Sona, IBBI, Benue, Life and Champion breweries in Nigeria.
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Ben Branson
Ben Branson: Why non-alcoholic pricing is right
The pricing structure of non-alcoholic spirits has a high level of elasticity - there’s already a broad spectrum of price points which consumers are trying to navigate.
