date:Mar 12, 2013
in February.
U.K. alcohol consumption fell to the lowest since 1998 last year, according to the British Beer Pub Association. Carlsbergs results in 2012 were hurt by bad weather, Slay said, and the effect of longer-term government tax increases on beer. Even so, the brewers volumes fell less than the market.
The companys U.K. volumes declined 3 percent as Carlsberg won share in pubs and bars while suffering a slight decline in drinks to take home. The overall U.K. beer and cider market fell 5