Beer moves

During the first nine months of the year, the year-on-year increase in the volume of sales amounted to 1.2%. "The sector placed 8.5 million hectoliters of beer on the market in the third quarter," said Nico Nusmeier, who is the president of both Grupa Żywiec brewery and the Brewery Industry Employers' Union (ZPPP). According to ZPPP the lower growth of beer sales was caused by a cold summer this year. Brewers are still worried about the results of Poland accession to the EU and the consequent opening of its borders to cheaper foreign beer. (Poland A.M.)