Dr Cooper said
total beer volumes had risen by 2.9 per cent to a record 83.8 million at Coopers, continuing a record run of 24 years of consecutive increases in volumes.
Not exact matches
Constellation's
beer business represented 45 % of
total beer industry
volume growth during the second quarter, boasted its CEO Rob Sands.
Within
beer, craft producers now control about 12 % of
volume and are posting growth that far exceeds the
total category.
In 2011,
total beer sales fell by 1.3 % by
volume in the U.S. Craft
beer sales, however, rose by 13 %.
Traditional: A brewer that has a majority of its
total beverage alcohol
volume in
beers whose flavor derives from traditional or innovative brewing ingredients and their fermentation.
Mid-strength
beer currently represents about 24 per cent of the
total market by
volume and the category is growing at just above 6 per cent per annum.
Arch rival Lion took on Corona, which is the No 1 imported
beer in Australia and has 5.9 per cent of the
total market by
volume, and Stella Artois.
As competition intensified and the
total New Zealand (NZ)
beer market saw a decline of 3.1 per cent for the first quarter, Lion's
beer, spirits and wine division in NZ saw a
volume decline of 5 per cent when compared to the same period in 2012.
The
beer decline weighed down the performance of
total beverage alcohol, where the growth of spirits (2.3 percent) and wine (1.3 percent) were unable to make up the difference in
volume.»
Lion, owned by Japan's Kirin Corporation, has held the licence to sell Corona in Australia since 2012 when it took over the rights to the brand, which has 5.9 per cent by
volume of the
total beer market in Australia in its own right.
Traditional — A brewer that has a majority of its
total beverage alcohol
volume in
beers whose flavor derives from traditional or innovative brewing ingredients and their fermentation.
Winners were then selected in four categories including
beer, wine, spirits and non-alcohol beverages, categorized by
total annual case
volume.
In Ontario this is regulated by the Liquour Control Act Regulations, R.R.O. 1990, Reg.717, s. 2.1.1 (b): «the alcohol described in clause (a) increases the
total alcohol content of the
beer by more than 0.5 of 1 per cent by
volume.»