The Czech Republic: Budějovický Budvar brewery planning price hikes in the coming weeks
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Czech Republic’s Budějovický Budvar brewery is planning to increase the price of beer by five to eight percent in the coming weeks, Czech Television reported, citing the company’s management.
Source: E-Malt News
Draught beer will go up by one crown, bottled beer by one to two crowns. The average price increase for packaged beer will be around CZK 1.50.
Other breweries are also upping the price of the most popular alcoholic beverage in the country. Plzeňský Prazdroj announced at the end of August that it would raise the price of its products by around six percent as of October. The reason cited was higher costs of energy, packaging and transport.
Company profile: Plzeňsky Prazdroj a.s., AB InBev Group, Czech Republic, Plzeň
