Global beer consumption rises for 2nd year in 2019: Kirin

Global beer consumption in 2019 rose for the second straight year backed by strong demand in Asia and Africa in tandem with their economic growth, major Japanese beverage company Kirin Holdings Co. said Wednesday.Global consumption edged up 0.5 percent to 189.05 million kiloliters, with people in the Asian and African regions spending more on beer, logging year-on-year gains of 0.7 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively.Asia was the largest consumer of the alcoholic drink for the 12th consecutive year, according to Kirin.By country, China ranked top for the 17th straight year with consumptio…READ FULL ARTICLE