14 were worth more than $1,000m, led by UK-based SABMiller’s $10,200m purchase of Australian brewer Foster’s, which was completed in December.
Beer featured in three of the top five for manufacturers, which added up to $19,830m.
The top five for industry suppliers amounted to an even higher $23,000m and were dominated by packaging in the US.
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Richard Hall is chairman of Zenith International. You can also read his blog at BevBlog.
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