Beer market: 2015 was a good year

The Association of Hungarian Brewers reported that 6.5 million hectolitres of beer was sold in 2015 by the four leading beer companies, Borsodi Brewery Kft., Dreher Breweries Zrt., Heineken Hungária Zrt., Pécsi Brewery Zrt. and first-time data provider Carlsberg Hungary Kft. Sales of premium category beers improved further (super premium: +12 percent, premium: +10 percent) and the economy category expanded by 8 percent. Medium category and flavoured beer sales dropped by 3 percent each – informed Dr Attila Schillinger, the association’s director