E-Malt.com News article: Hungary: Beer sales up 2% last year owing to increase in demand for premium brands

Domestic sales of Hungarian breweries increased by 2% reaching 5.8 million hectolitres last year, Attila Schillinger, head of professional association MSSz, was quoted as saying by Budapest Business Journal on April 2.

Sales of premium beer climbed almost 23% and sales of the cheapest beer rose close to 6%, while sales of mid-range product dropped 4%.

The data are based on sales of Hungaryʼs top four breweries: Borsodi, Dreher, Heineken, and Pécsi. Including exports, their combined output reached 6.2 million hectolitres last year.


03 April, 2015