date:Oct 25, 2012
en maintained its forecast that 2012 net profit would be similar to that of last year on a like-for-like basis, with subdued demand in Europe, growth elsewhere and higher packaging costs.
The world's second-largest brewer SABMiller, with some 70 percent of earnings in emerging markets, notably Africa and Latin America, last week reported a 4 percent rise in first-half beer volumes.
World number one Anheuser-Busch InBev reports third-quarter earnings on Oct 31 and fourth-ranked brewer Carlsberg