Lager beer volume was up by 31% on prior year. The volume achieved was at par with the historical peak of F13. This was achieved through stable pricing,steady production output and extensive distribution.
The last year was a tale of two trading halves. The first half which covered the pre- and post-election period, was characterised by initial positive consumer sentiment, and fiscal policies that drove consumer spending. The shortage of foreign currency became more pronounced in the second half, thus compromising product supply.
Sorghum beer achieved a volume growth of 5% above prior year as demand for the category remained firm despite the cost pressures on imported packaging materials, spares and the repricing of agricultural cereals in the fourth quarter.
African Distillers Limited is a public quoted company whose core business is the manufacture, distribution and marketing of branded wines, spirits, liqueurs and ciders for the Zimbabwean market. The entity became a subsidiary from November 2018.
National Breweries Plc is the Zambian based producer of traditional African beer under the banner of Chibuku which is sold as Chibuku Shake Shake in the carton pack and Chibuku Super, a pasteurised, longer shelf life product that is sold in PET.
United National Breweries (SA) (UNB), is the leading manufacturer of Traditional African Sorghum Beer (Umqombothi) in South Africa. Umqombothi is the core business of UNB. It produces and distributes Umqombothi from 6 Breweries …
| REVIEW OF OPERATIONS ITEM TITLE | READ REVIEW | DATE | categories_hfilter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 REVIEW OF OPERATIONS-NATIONAL BREWERIES PLC ZAMBIA |  | December 30, 2019 | op-lager-business operations-update |
| 2019 REVIEW OF OPERATIONS SORGHUM BEER BUSINESS |  | November 29, 2019 | operations-update op-sorghum-beer |
| 2019 REVIEW OF OPERATIONS – LAGER BEER BUSINESS |  | December 13, 2019 | op-lager-business operations-update |
| 2018 REVIEW OF OPERATIONS: SORGHUM BEER BUSINESS |  | November 3, 2018 | operations-update op-sorghum-beer |
| 2018 REVIEW OF OPERATIONS: AFRICAN DISTILLERS LIMITED |  | December 4, 2018 | op-lager-business operations-update |
| 2018 REVIEW OF OPERATIONS : LAGER BEER BUSINESS |  | November 23, 2018 | op-lager-business operations-update |
| 2017 REVIEW OF OPERATIONS:LAGER BEER BUSINESS |  | November 7, 2017 | op-lager-business operations-update |
| 2017 REVIEW OF OPERATIONS: SORGHUM BEER BUSINESS |  | December 7, 2017 | operations-update op-sorghum-beer |
| 2017 REVIEW OF OPERATIONS: AFRICAN DISTILLERS LIMITED |  | November 11, 2017 | african-distillers op-lager-business operations-update |