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Global Beer Consumption Rises for 2nd Year in 2019: Kirin
Cans of beer (from left) of Asahi Breweries Ltd., Sapporo Breweries Ltd., and Kirin Co. sit on a shelf of a supermarket store in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2019. / Kyodo
By Kyodo News 24 December 2020
TOKYO—Global beer consumption in 2019 rose for the second straight year backed by strong demand in Asia and Africa in tandem with their economic growth, major Japanese beverage company Kirin Holdings Co. said Wednesday.
Global consumption edged up 0.5 percent to 189.05 million kiloliters, with people in the Asian and African regions spending more on beer, logging year-on-year gains of 0.7 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively.
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