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The total sales volume of the brewery for the first half of the year was 442,000 tonnes (2009: 390,000 tonnes), representing an increase of 13.3% over the same period last year, according to a statement.
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Austrian brewer Ottakringer is selling less beer, more sparkling water
The Vienna-based brewery said that sales volume gained almost 100% in the first six months of 2010 -- thanks to the integration of its mineral water company Vöslauer that was acquired last year.
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Businessmen to invest $20 million in Puerto Rico brewery
(beveragemanager.net) - A group of Puerto Rican businessmen invested $20 million in starting up a brewery in the southern city of Ponce intended to compete with the big international brands.
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U.S. beer consumption declines
Last year marked the third consecutive year of diminishing growth rates in the American beer industry, dropping 2.1% to 2.877 billion cases.
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UK alcohol consumption "continues sharp fall"
Britain's consumption of alcohol last year saw the sharpest year-on-year decline since 1948, according to new beer industry research from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).
