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Heineken profits up as drinkers swallow higher prices
Dutch brewer Heineken reported higher profits for the first half of the year as drinkers returned to bars despite increased prices.
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Heineken and Lagunitas beer is pictured on May 4, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (AFP/Getty Images/Scott Olson)
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utch brewer Heineken reported higher profits for the first half of the year on Monday as drinkers returned to bars despite increased prices.
The maker of Heineken, Amstel and Sol beers and Strongbow cider warned, however, of an "uncertain outlook" due to inflation.
The world's second biggest brewer after AB Inbev reported net profit for the first six months of 2022 of 1.27 billion euros ($1.29 billion), up 22.3 percent year on year.
Chief executive Dolf van den Brink said Heineken had benefitted from the recovery in Europe and Asia "as consumers returned to the bars, with demand resilient until now despite mounting inflationary pressures on consumers' disposable income."
Sales for the first half of the year stood at 16.4 billion euros, an increase of 37 percent, the company said.
Beer sales overall grew 7.6 percent while premium beers grew 10.2 percent.
Countries worldwide have faced soaring inflation as economies emerged from the Covid pandemic, with prices of energy and food rising further since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
Heineken warned of an impact from the "unprecedented price levels and availability of natural gas", especially in Europe, the company's biggest region.
"We continue to face an uncertain outlook for consumers and businesses alike," said van den Brink.
