date:Jul 18, 2012
in rivals (in order of market share) include ABI, Heineken, Efes and SAB Miller.
However, Russia is not the stellar beer growth prospect it once was, due to a combination of stiff tax increases in recent years, and a sales ban on beer from street kiosks and stores outside after 11pm from 2013; the Russian government is also poised to tighten rules on alcohol advertising.
During Carlsberg's Q1 2012 results announcement on May 9, CEOJrgen Buhl Rasmussen noted aflattish Russian market and a sligh