Carlsberg Group has missed half-year profit and volume forecasts, with shares down 5.8%, falling to 6.7% at their steepest.  The brewer announced a 1.7% decrease in organic volume development and a 0.3% decrease in organic revenue development.  Meanwhile, organic operating profit growth increased by 2.3%, less than expected.  CEO Jacob Aarup-Andersen pointed to the difficult consumer environment, which he…

Brooklyn Brewery has been named the official beer partner of Pride in London 2025.  The 2025 partnership marks the first year of a three-year agreement, which will see Brooklyn’s branding featured across Pride in London events. The brewery will also hold pouring rights.  The official beer for the event will be the Stonewall Inn IPA, named in honour of the 1969 Stonewall…

Danish brewer Carlsberg has agreed to acquire J2O owner Britvic in a deal worth £3.3 billion. The deal follows a rejected bid in late June, for £3.1 billion. The brewer, which will form a UK company called Carlsberg Britvic, said the acquisition will be transformative for Carlsberg’s UK business creating “considerable…

Soft drinks producer Britvic has rejected two takeover bids from Danish brewer Carlsberg. The Robinsons squash owner said in a statement today that the first bid, for 1,200 pence per share, was rejected on June 6, while a subsequent offer of 1,250 pence per share was unanimously rejected by the Britvic board on June 17. The company said the offer “significantly undervalues Britvic,…

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has renamed Kronenbourg 1664, in a move that sees the word Kronenbourg minimised on packaging. The beer will now be called 1664 Bière, and the news follows CMBC’s acquisition of the brand rights from Heineken last year. Brewing and packaging for 1664 in the…

Carlsberg is to launch a new global brand campaign, centred around curiosity. The activation, Do the best things begin with curiosity? Probably, will roll out in the UK next month. The launch marks the first time Carlsberg will run a global campaign across all 120 markets, with launches in the UK, Asia, South America and Europe throughout 2024 and into 2025.

Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced plans to close its Ringwood Brewery and shop. The Hampshire site will shutter from January, after CMBC failed to secure a sale. Production of the Ringwood brands will move to other breweries in the CMBC network – brewing for the cask variants of Razorback, Fortyniner and Boondoggle will…