In fresh trouble, B9 Beverages gets legal notice from HNGILCraft beer maker Bira 91 faces a new legal challenge. Hindusthan National Glass & Industries has issued a notice alleging over ₹8 crore in ...
08 May, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
Diet coke runs dry in Indian cities as Iran war triggers aluminium can shortageDiet Coke is disappearing from shelves across major Indian cities. A global shortage of aluminium beverage cans, exacerbated by the Iran wa...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Beer maker Medusa raises Rs 56 crore in series A roundBeer maker Medusa Beverages has raised Rs 56 crore in a series A funding round led by investors Amal N Parikh and Ashwin Kedia. The funds w...
24 Jan, 2025, 02.21 PM IST
Bira91 maker brews plans to tap capital market in 2026The development comes amid supply shortages of Bira91 over the past few quarters across some of India's largest spirits markets including D...
18 Jul, 2024, 12.45 AM IST
Japanese Co Kirin to invest $25m more in B9 beveragesThe transaction, made through purchase of fresh shares, will boost Kirin's holding in B9 Beverages beyond the current nearly 20%, the execu...
19 Feb, 2024, 04.32 PM IST
Bira91 parent plans a Rs 400-crore fund shot for expansion plansThe fresh fundraise comes at a time when the Indian beer market is forecast to almost double to $10 billion in a decade. This is expected t...
05 Dec, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
Bira 91 raises $10 million from Japan's MUFG BankPresently with a market share of 5% across key regions in India, Bira 91 has tripled its pre-COVID numbers.Brewer refrained from disclosing...
09 Mar, 2023, 08.44 PM IST
Bira 91 raises $70 million in Kirin-led funding roundBira did not say what its valuation or Kirin's stake would be after the funding round, but said it would use the funds to build new breweri...
22 Nov, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
Japan's Kirin in talks to triple investment in Indian craft beer maker Bira, say sourcesKirin, which first invested $30 million in Bira for an under 10% stake last year, is set to pump in the additional funds at an equity valua...
20 Sep, 2022, 03.32 PM IST
Summertime sadness: Is it time to allow home delivery of beer?The craft beer industry saw exponential growth before the pandemic almost washed it away. As microbrewers try to get back on their feet, th...
14 Sep, 2021, 08.46 AM IST
Japan's Kirin to invest USD 30 million in maker of Indian craft beer BiraThe Japanese brewer will acquire a stake of under 10% in B9, the maker of India's popular craft beer Bira, a Kirin spokesman and Bira CEO A...
04 Jan, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
Anheuser Busch InBev slash prices of its premium brands-Hoegaarden and Corona by 26-57%These brands were imported until recently but are now being made in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Within the imported beer segment, Mexican pa...
02 Dec, 2020, 07.34 AM IST
Goa’s Latambarcem Brewers launches bottled craft beer to cash in on the maturing bespoke beer market“India is fast becoming a mature market even for craft beer with many breweries experimenting with producing quality beer. The time is just...
08 Oct, 2020, 09.22 PM IST
Medusa Beverages diversifies into fashion retail to engage with customers beyond beerThis is not the first time a beer maker has diversified into fashion apparel to build its brand in a market where liquor advertising is ban...
15 Jul, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
Gau rakshaks find unlikely allies in beer companiesTop breweries like AB InBev, UB and craft beer makers supplying spent grain as cattle feed for nominal fee.
23 Mar, 2019, 01.05 PM IST
How America became the craft beer capitalCraft beer is expected to have character, unlike the homogenous ones that big companies often produce.
03 Feb, 2019, 12.50 AM IST
Mumbai-based craft beer maker White Owl Brewery raises Rs 10 crore from angel investorsA graduate of Harvard Business School, Murad launched White Owl with his friend Kunjan Chikhlikar, a graduate of Wharton School.
20 Oct, 2015, 10.46 AM IST