Thanks to a strong showing in eastern Europe, the Danish brewery giant Carlsberg has unveiled a financial result for the first quarter that has outperformed expectations.
According to Carlsberg, turnover increased organically by 10 percent thanks to a stronger ruble and a Russia that has been consuming less, but more expensive beer.
“With 4 percent organic net revenue growth, we delivered a solid start to 2017 in the seasonally small first quarter,” said Carlsberg chief executive Cees ‘t Hart.
“The execution of ‘Funding the Journey’ is progressing well and we’re on track to deliver on our 2017 commitments. We’re maintaining our full-year outlook.”
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Source: The Copenhagen Post
